Our securities expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including securities trading, securities regulation, securities fraud, and securities litigation. Some of the most common securities expert witness specialties also include insider trading, market manipulation, and securities valuation. They have opined on the effects of securities trading misconduct, securities fraud schemes, SEC enforcement actions, financial statement misrepresentations, Ponzi schemes, and securities offerings.
Example cases an attorney might need a securities expert witness for include:
Securities fraud litigation involving allegations of misrepresentations or omissions in financial statements or prospectuses
Securities class action litigation involving allegations of material misstatements or omissions
SEC enforcement actions involving allegations of insider trading, market manipulation, or other securities law violations
Securities arbitration involving disputes over the suitability of investment advice or the execution of trades
Shareholder disputes involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty or self-dealing by corporate officers or directors
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Dr. Paul A. Gompers has 32 years of experience in Economics, Venture Capital, and Private Equity. He earned his BA in Biology from Harvard University, his MS in Economics from the University of Oxford, and his Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University. Formerly, this expert served as a Researcher at Bayer AG, as an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and as an Associate Professor of Business ...
This highly-qualified securities expert has over 30 years of experience in equity securities and trading. He earned his BA from Saint Lawrence University and holds the Series 7, 9, 10, 24, 55, 63, & 99 licenses. He has held a number of distinguished roles, including the head of global equity sales at ABN AMRO, the CEO and COO of Harborside Securities, and the head of equities at Fidelity Capital Market Services. He has supervised and managed large and diverse sales and ...
This highly-qualified economics and finance expert has over 30 years of experience in his field and specializes in the topics of securities and class-action litigation, corporate finance and governance, and the valuation of public and private companies. He earned his MBA in finance and applied economics from the University of Rochester and his PhD in finance from the University of Washington. He is currently an executive board member of the National Association of ...
This highly-qualified expert has 25 years of experience in the field of finance and securities. He received his BA in economics and philosophy from Elon College before earning his MA in economics from the New School for Social Research, where he also completed PhD-level coursework. This expert is a FINRA/Wharton certified regulatory and compliance professional and FINRA arbitrator, and holds a Series 65 securities license. He is active in his field as a member of the ...
This highly-qualified expert has over 15 years of experience in the field of economics and finance. He received his BA in economics from Washington and Lee University before earning his MA in economics at University of California Davis. He then earned his PhD in finance from Duke University. He is active in his field as an author of several publications and a speaker at multiple conferences. He has formerly served as an assistant professor of finance at the University of ...
This well-credentialed expert specializes in damages analysis, financial economics, and valuations in complex commercial litigation. Experienced across a range of verticals, he has testified on numerous government matters, including the largest government contract dispute in history. He has also worked in many private litigation matters and has valued damages, intellectual property, and lost profits. The expert earned his BS from Georgetown University, as well as an MA ...
This highly qualified expert has provided valuation and corporate finance consulting services since 1987. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and he is a member of several prestigious associations including the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the American Society of Appraisers. He previously worked as the Senior Managing Director of American Appraisal Associates Inc where he was the Chair of Healthcare Industry Practice. Currently, this expert ...
This expert has spent more than three decades in the federal government, filling critical national security roles domestically and on behalf of the U.S. government overseas. He previously served as Assistant Administrator of TSA Security Operations, overseeing 450 airports and a $3.7 billion dollar budget. During his tenure, he successfully led a reorganization of the Office of Security Operations (OSO), improving communication with the field, streamlining HQ field ...
This experienced corporate finance attorney retired after a 44-year career with Bell, Boyd & Lloyd in Chicago, where he practiced in securities, corporate governance, and related areas. For 13 years, he was the Chair of his firm's corporate and securities group, working with many large U.S. Corporations. He recently taught an M&A course at Northwestern University and currently acts as an independent consultant and a FINRA arbitrator....
This seasoned expert witness has 29 years of financial exxperience. He has a broad and deep background in various dimensions of financial services and investment management. He has worked as a senior investment analyst and portfolio manager at Arden Asset Management and Guggenheim Partners, a senior risk officer at Bear Stearns, a convertible arbitrage salesman at Murphy & Durieu, and a credit analyst and loan officer at Manufacturers Hanover. His litigation consulting ...
This expert is the President and Chief Compliance Officer of a Registered Investment Advisory firm that he established in the 1980s. His credentials are numerous including being an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF), and recognized by the Minnesota Supreme Court as a Qualified Neutral under Minnesota Rule 114 of Standard Practice in Mediation and Arbitration. He was formerly a Registered ...
A banking expert witness opines on a case involving a securities dealer who was convicted of illegal securities sales using a Caribbean bank. The defendant in this criminal case was convicted of selling unregistered securities, selling securities without being a registered…
A group of shareholders brought a suit against the Board of Directors of a publicly traded company in Delaware. The Board had previously decided to implant a âpoison pillâ agreement, where any form of attempted takeover by the shareholders would…
This is a Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement action for fraudulent misrepresentations and omissions about a mortgage companyâs financial condition, margin call activity, and liquidity by the mortgage companyâs executives. The company, which obtained financing through ârepoâ agreements that subjected…
In this case, an accounting expert was called in by the plaintiff in order to examine financial records detailing alleged irregularities by the defendant. The plaintiff was the receiver appointed to oversee proceedings to benefit hedge fund investors in Ohio who lost…
This case involves a group of defendants in Ohio who acted as fiduciaries and investment advisors to plaintiffs who assert they were conservative investors who trusted the defendants with most of their assets. The plaintiffs in this case alleged that the…
This case involves alleged securities fraud and breach in fiduciary duty in Oregon. The plaintiff was an investor who was working with a broker. The broker was managing a substantial fund, but had begun to move forward with unauthorized trades into…
This case involves a hedge fund manager who managed a hedge fund that had taken highly leveraged positions in collateralized debt obligations based on subprime mortgage-backed securities. The manager worked for a company that was one of the largest brokerages…
This case involves a defendant medical device company that allegedly breached its contract with securities holders. The company intentionally delayed the process of FDA approval and did not sufficiently market a new surgical device in order to avoid performance based payouts…
This case involves a criminal matter against a bank and its individual officers, involving the bank’s reporting and disclosures of various loans. The tranche of construction loans under dispute were past their written principal maturity dates, current on interest payments, and…