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 ...
This case involves a class of shareholders of a large commercial bank, who sought economic damages and alleged that the actions of the defendant, “the Bank”, were not in regulatory compliance. The shareholders maintained that the defendant engaged in derivatives…
This case involves alleged securities fraud and breach in fiduciary duty. The plaintiff is an investor who was working with a broker (an employee of a capital market asset management firm). The broker was managing a substantial fund but started…
This case involves a hedge fund portfolio manager who was the founder and partner at a capital market investment advisory firm. The portfolio manager authorized a client hedge fund to pay $7.5 million to purchase a basket of illiquid securities…
This case involves a group of plaintiffs that allege the defendant (X-Corp) committed securities fraud by misleading investors about the profitability of the company’s core business (insurance) and reported false financial results by understating necessary reserves. The individual Defendants assured…
Case: In re Northfield Labs., Inc. Sec. Litig., 267 F.R.D. 536 (N.D. Ill. 2010) Background: Defendant Northfield was founded in 1985 by defendants DeWoskin and Gould. Northfield’s primary purpose was to research and develop a hemoglobin-based blood substitute called PolyHeme…
Case: First Marblehead Corp v. House, 541 F.3d 39 (2008) Background: Plaintiff First Marblehead Corp., a former employer, sued defendant Gregory House, a former employee, seeking a declaratory judgment that the employee’s stock options had expired three months after his…
This case involves a securities class action claim against a US-based drug manufacturer. The claim focuses on the company’s failure to properly convey information pertaining to warning letters issued by the FDA to its shareholders. The company operates manufacturing facilities…
This case takes place in Wisconsin and involves the loss of commissions due to an indirect purchase of a small independent broker. The plaintiff is a capital market investment firm that deals primarily with public school districts, offering public employee…
A securities expert witness advises on a case involving a civil action filed by the United States alleging the defendant defrauded government-sponsored enterprises (GSE) through its residential mortgage lending business. The government seeks treble damages. The scheme allegedly involved the…