Laurent Samuel

Laurent Samuel coheads Cornerstone Research’s energy and commodities practice and specializes in matters involving financial markets, trading conduct, investments, and corporate and asset valuation. Mr. Samuel has extensive experience with commodities physical supply chains.

Across a range of financial markets and physical markets, Mr. Samuel evaluates trading and hedging strategies, price impact, exchange and benchmark mechanics, and alleged collusive conduct. He also addresses valuation matters, including those arising in mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions, private equity (PE) or venture capital (VC) investments, bankruptcy proceedings, and breach of contract claims.

Mr. Samuel leads teams to analyze large, complex, high-frequency financial datasets, from both private entities and trading exchanges. A former commodities trader with expertise in physical operations, he has extensive knowledge of trading strategies, transportation logistics, and market behavior.