Strategic Leadership Series
Economic damages litigation is becoming more granular, requiring expert witnesses who understand sector economics, business models, market dynamics, and financial causation. Courts demand evidence that connects operational realities to financial outcomes—an area where sector-specific expertise is essential.
Cases involving business interruption, lost profits, competitive harm, supply chain collapse, regulatory changes, or market-entry barriers increasingly hinge on expert economic analysis. Judges expect experts to present models grounded in real market behaviour, not abstract theory.
Economic disputes often require interpretation of demand drivers, pricing structures, cost models, capacity constraints, regulatory influences, and competitive positioning. Experts must understand the industry well enough to differentiate between losses caused by external forces and those caused by managerial decisions.
Sector context dramatically affects damage calculations. For example, revenue patterns in tourism differ from those in utilities or financial services. Manufacturing capacity constraints cannot be evaluated using the same logic as healthcare service delivery. Without industry-specific insight, damage models risk becoming speculative.
How Arcus can help
Arcus experts combine economic analysis with sector expertise across manufacturing, healthcare, energy, public services, financial services, retail, and more. We build causation models, evaluate market dynamics, and prepare expert testimony that links operational evidence to financial outcomes. Law firms can engage Arcus to strengthen damage theories and evaluate opposing expert reports. A next step is to book an economic analysis consultation.
Arcus offers clients a unique combination of fact-based industry knowledge and superior functional expertise. Our consultants have an average of over 22 years experience, twice the industry average. Find out more about our growth, change management and operations services.
At Arcus we believe that a strategy is only as good as the results it delivers. Strategic outcomes are most predictable and effective when companies develop a portfolio of initiatives that are aligned with core competencies and aligned activities enable the company to offer a superior value proposition.
Please contact Arcus for case studies and to discuss how we can help you.
Service coverage
The variety, breadth, and depth of the projects where Arcus can be a resource are made unique by each client’s specific needs. By providing a very small sample of projects we’ve completed, we can help you understand how and when to use our services. Visit the links below to find out more about a specific problem or opportunity you would like to address.
Below is a sample of the range of services that Arcus has provided to clients.
- A survey of 2,350 consumers and 1,320 business leaders for feedback on sustainability trends
- Architecting a multi-year change strategy for a Fortune 500 company
- Mentoring a CEO on organizational change
- Excellence transformation of a leading B2B services company
- Creating a new sales deployment model for a healthcare company
- Developing a position evaluation and compensation model for a professional medical association
- Improving services to customer segments by deepening their understanding of customer attitudes
“Arcus manages to consistently deliver tangible results on market research and strategy projects. They combine deep business expertise, powerful research capabilities, and innovative thinking to deliver substantial value.”
– Vice President, Nikon
Data Dashboards
- Empower your decision-making with comprehensive, trusted data.
- Gain actionable insights with access to real-time Canadian consumer, business and sector spending and location data.
- Inform economic policy, investments, sales deployment and strategic plans by looking at trends across different industries and regions in Canada.
- Influence your businesses’ future growth plans by understanding consumer behaviour
Media Coverage
Arcus has been quoted extensively in media on a range of topics and can offer research studies, insights and ideas. Here are some examples from the Globe and Mail, BNN, CTV, Global TV and others.
- Federal budget – Canada’s GDP and Canadian businesses – BNN
- Economies are on different tracks: USMCA renegotiations – BNN
- Klarna on the evolution of digital payment tech – BNN
- Canada’s retail sector round up – BNN
- Buy now, pay later will become a $950M industry in Canada – BNN
- Nordstrom countdown to opening begins – Toronto Star
- No lineups outside stores in five years – BNN
- Black Friday retail, marketing, and cross-border shopping trends – BNN
- Does global expansion need a local flavour? – Globe and Mail
- Art of the Pitch – Protect company’s interests when approaching giants – Globe and Mail
- Off-the-shelf technology or a custom design? – Globe and Mail