The Los Angeles office continues to develop numerous innovative concepts, including a blueprint for how media companies can thrive in a world of consumer control, groundbreaking work on offshoring biopharma R&D, and a new way of capturing value through IT outsourcing. We believe that a diverse organization—in terms of people, perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences—is critical to creative problem solving. Our varied viewpoints and unique solutions differentiate us in the marketplace. The Los Angeles office is committed to promoting affiliation and providing support to ensure that BCG careers are highly attractive to outstanding individuals. BCG’s Los Angeles office has experienced significant growth since opening in 1982, now employing more than 400 staff.
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He is also a member of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Cannon regularly gives presentations throughout the country on a wide variety of industry-related topics. A commitment to listening is what empowers us to understand.
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Located in the heart of the city’s bustling, multicultural downtown, the Los Angeles office draws talented people from around the world for its innovative business, warm climate, and welcoming culture. Creative thinking and cutting-edge strategies are both a West Coast system and a BCG tradition—they’re in our DNA. In addition to presenting at national and international conferences, Dr. Edelman has published a book on the impact of race and empathy on sentencing in capital cases, as well as articles on the influence of graphic images on perceptions of liability and damages. He is also a co-author of the “Changer of Venue” chapter in California’s Continuing Education of the Bar’s annual publication, California Criminal Law Procedure and Practice. Dr. Cannon began his career working on civil rights era trials that included surrounding U.S. v. Bobby Frank Cherry (the 16th Street Church bombing case), and U.S. v. Ernest Avants. As an active member of the American Society of Trial Consultants, Dr. Cannon previously served as a board member and treasurer.
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Those cases range from insurance defense and corporate litigation to capital cases and white-collar crime. He is actively involved in witness workshops, focus groups and mock trials, online juror surveys, voir dire and jury selection consultation, and post-trial juror interviews. Our teams serve a diverse array of clients across industries, including technology, media & telecommunications, financial services, private equity, health care, the public sector, and many more.
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We leverage our clinical, social, and experimental psychological experience to help you communicate your story as effectively as possible. At Trial Innovations, we begin and build that partnership by listening to you. How can we help answer the critical research questions in your case? He uses his clinical and communications expertise to prepare witnesses for deposition and trial testimony and has worked with witnesses from various ethnic and cultural groups throughout the country. He also provides psychological snapshots of prospective jurors for jury selection, conducts voir dire training, and has developed special expertise in the effects of diversity in the courtroom and the effects of lawyer characteristics on juror decision-making. Dr. Cannon is co-founder of Trial Innovations and works out of our Los Angeles area office, although he is frequently onsite as the lead trial consultant in cases across the country.
When he is not onsite with clients, he operates primarily out of the firm’s offices in Oakland. Over the course of his career, he has worked as a consultant on civil and criminal cases across the country. In this capacity, he conducts focus groups, mock trials, and surveys designed to provide data that can be used to help make strategic case decisions. Dr. Edelman relies on his background in social psychology and group dynamics to assist with trial strategy, jury selection, and trial monitoring. With over 40 combined years of trial consulting experience, we have developed the methods, and expertise to distill even the most complicated cases down to their most critical and persuasive elements. We partner with you to provide valuable insight, but we do not stop there.
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Beyond business, the Los Angeles office is committed to making a positive impact on the community by working with many nonprofit clients, including the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, the LA Unified School District, and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Bid. Dr. Edelman earned a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno, and an LL.M. In International Law from the University of Kent in the United Kingdom. At the University of Nevada, Dr. Edelman developed a broad foundation in research methodology and statistics. Dr. Edelman has also been retained as an expert witness to evaluate the impact of pretrial publicity on the jury pool and the potential need for a change of venue.
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Dr. Edelman has served as an expert witness in state and federal courts across the country. He has been retained on more than 40 high profile cases including the Flint water crisis, the Aurora theater Batman shooting, the Jason Van Dyke police shooting, and others. Dr. Cannon earned his Masters’ and Doctorate degrees at the University of Alabama – one of the few institutions in the country that offers a concentration in clinical psychology and law. His academic and applied experiences provide a rare blend of expertise in clinical psychology, communication, research methods, and law. Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The nature of our work is diverse and includes strategy, business transformation, post-merger integration, and organizational development.
