SEDA Strengthens Its Securities Class Actions Practice with the Addition of O. Miguel Villanueva, Ph.D.
SEDA Experts LLC, a leading expert witness firm providing world-class financial expert witness services, announced
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New York, NY, Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SEDA Experts LLC, a leading expert witness firm providing world-class financial expert witness services, announced today that Miguel Villanueva joined the firm as Managing Director.
“We are delighted to welcome Miguel to our growing damages practice,” said Peter Selman, Managing Partner of SEDA Experts.
O. Miguel Villanueva, Ph.D. is a financial economics and econometrics expert with 27 years of experience in securities litigation, financial services, and quantitative investment research. His expertise includes event studies, econometric and regression analysis, damages and market efficiency analysis, foreign exchange markets, and statistical modelling of financial market behaviour.
Dr. Villanueva has extensive experience providing quantitative and economic analysis in securities litigation and financial disputes. As Director of Research and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Crowninshield Financial Research, he conducted statistical and econometric analyses for securities and capital markets matters, including event studies, regression analysis, simulations, scenario testing, and damages-related assessments. His work also supported expert reports, depositions, and litigation-related research.
Previously, he served as Vice President and Senior Quantitative Research Analyst at State Street Global Advisors’ Advanced Research Center. There, he led and contributed to research initiatives across emerging market and G10 currencies, sovereign bonds, and global tactical asset allocation strategies. His work included model development, forecasting, backtesting, portfolio construction, and performance enhancement, with a particular focus on improving risk-adjusted investment outcomes.
In addition to his industry experience, Dr. Villanueva has held academic appointments at Boston University, Northeastern University, Suffolk University, Brandeis University, and the University of Wyoming, teaching finance, investments, econometrics, and economics at both graduate and undergraduate levels. His published research covers securities litigation event studies, stock price behavior, foreign exchange markets, cointegration, market anomalies, and empirical asset pricing.
He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Ohio State University, a Master in Economic Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and a BA and Licenciado in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Dr. Villanueva has also served as a referee for the National Science Foundation and several leading finance and economics journals.
About SEDA Experts LLC
SEDA is a leading expert witness firm specializing in financial services. We support international law firms by offering the highest level of expertise across the financial industry and providing access to the most influential financial services industry leaders. We provide superior independent advice, data analytics, valuation, and high-quality expert reports and testimony services to law firms, regulators, and leading financial institutions.
Name: Peter Selman Email: pselman@sedaexperts.com Job Title: Managing Partner
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