LECG
Scope and Contents note
Sterling Alam had a wide variety of interests, which are revealed in this collection of papers. Each part of the collection consists of a different area of interest in his life, supplemented with academic papers written by himself and by others, magazines, and newspaper articles that he used for reference. Of particular interest is his early interest in religion; the collection includes information from the various parishes over which he presided, including a sermon book with some information about the parishioners.
The various universities from which he received degrees and at which he later taught are represented, including transcripts and applications for different universities and funding opportunities. Papers regarding Alam's interest in sociology are extensive, especially those about the future of the family, including his class notes and lecture materials.
Communes were a serious interest of Alam's, and he collected extensively papers written by himself and others, magazines, and newsletters on his favorite commune, Twin Oaks.
Later in life, Alam became interested in gerontology, and collected information from conferences he attended, as well as research notes on various aspects of gerontology. He worked at the University of Illinois in the specialized Cooperative Extension Service, which specialized in informing people about the process of growing older. Sterling Alam lectured there and wrote papers; correspondences and lecture notes may be found in this part of the collection. The United Ostomy Association includes information on Alam's work at the Association, and messages from the United Ostomy Association.
Alam corresponded with several politicians including Hillary Rodham Clinton, Bill Clinton, Jim McGovern, Barack Obama, and Scott Brown about his political concerns. Sterling Alam devoted much of his life working toward equal healthcare and to educate people about social security, so there are extensive academic papers, and reports from various boards on which he sat. Alam was very involved in the Civil Rights movement, particularly through the church, and recently he has been a member of both the Attleboro Council on Human Rights and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Committee.
Miscellaneous materials include his sociological studies, and his interest in music, such as the Russian choir.
Dates
- Creation: 1950-2009
- Creation: 1960 - 1990
Creator
- From the Collection: Sterling Alam (Donor & MS. coll. creator) (Person)
LECG
"LECG Corporation was a global expert services and consulting firm with more than 700 employees in 11 countries. It provided independent expert testimony on behalf of corporations, produced authoritative studies for industry, and conducted economic and financial analyses on disputes and issues, and provided strategic advisory and financial advisory services to clients. The company's clients included Fortune Global 500 corporations, major law firms, local, state and federal governments and agencies worldwide. In March 2011 the company was liquidated as it was unable to service its debt obligations.
"Faculty from the University of California at Berkeley formed The Law and Economics Consulting Group, Inc. in 1988. Original services included independent expert testimony, authoritative studies and advisory services for regulatory, business and judicial clients.
"The firm was renamed LECG in October, 1997 and shortly thereafter it went public through an IPO on the NYSE. Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) (then The Metzler Group, Inc.) purchased LECG in a deal valued at $214 million.
"In October, 2000 the private equity fund Thoma Cressey Equity Partners and the management team of LECG announced the acquisition of assets from Navigant Consulting. At the time, the firm had more than 300 employees and focused on antitrust, deregulation, damage analysis, economic and financial modeling and intellectual property rights.
"In 2003 the firm went public again, this time on the NASDAQ.
"On August 18, 2009 LECG announced a merger with SMART Business Advisory & Consulting, LLC, a privately held provider of business advisory services....The term loan assumed from SMART as a consequence of the merger agreement ultimately proved to be the company’s death knell. Continued losses, weak demand, high administration costs and consultant departures, resulted in the forced liquidation of the merged entity so as to satisfy interest and principal obligations due March 31, 2011. Practices were rapidly sold off to meet the deadline as no alternate sources of refinance materialized with the company announcing there would be no proceeds for common stockholders as it winds-down its business.... LECG was delisted from the NASDAQ on April 21, 2011, and has employed the Staten Group, a liquidation firm, to help dissolve its business."
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Extent
1.0 folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections Repository