LITIGATION SUPPORT

The core of QSI's business is centered on its substantial experience with dispute resolution and litigation support. Because interconnected carriers and networks often require complex arbitrations or the courts to settle major disputes, QSI provides its clients some of the most talented and experienced expert witnesses and litigation-savvy analysts. With over 80 years of combined industry experience, QSI's executive team alone has testified in over 500 cases in front of federal and state regulatory commissions, legislative committees and courts. QSI's Litigation Support services include:

• Complex issue analysis based on business plans (engineering, economics, finance, accounting, network integration, public policy, convergence of technologies, social policy restructuring, competitive analysis, etc.)
• Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Proven expertise in working with municipalities, utilities and government entities in resolving franchise issues
• Development of expert testimony and/or affidavits
• Defense of testimony or studies in court, legislative, municipal or administrative hearings
• Witness selection and training (both basic and advanced witness training courses; testimony development course; mock cross)
• Management of complex discovery (drafting and responding to interrogatories and data requests; preparing for depositions; sophisticated management of the information derived from the discovery process, etc.)
• Development of strategic cross examination of opposing witnesses
• Damages calculations
• Key legal and technical support for anti-trust litigation
• Technical support for interconnection rights, tariff disputes and breach of contract lawsuits
• Econometric and statistical analysis techniques and proprietary models

QSI provides its clients with a variety of general external relations services in addition to litigation support. Because network-based firms (e.g., telecommunications, cable, power, gas, wireless, etc.) are generally regulated by a varied group of municipal and governmental organizations (e.g., the FCC, local municipalities, state utility commissions, state security and emergency organizations, state legislatures, etc.), QSI assists its clients not only in navigating a labyrinth of regulations but also in impacting the development of local, statewide and national policies, rules, and laws that are likely to impact their business. Almost half of QSI's team of consultants has worked for state utility commissions in roles that required them to develop rules and policies for the industries regulated by the commissions. QSI's array of contacts with key personnel in government organizations across the country allows it to provide clients with invaluable insight into current and anticipated policies.