Founder/Managing Director

Agribusiness

• Served as a privileged consultant on a large agribusiness class multi-district litigation matter. Role included assisting counsel with fact and expert discovery (including discovery requests and preparation for plaintiff and expert depositions), bellwether plaintiff evaluation and selection, and support of experts in opposition of class certification and damages evaluation.
• Assessed damages allegedly owed by a fertilizer manufacturer on a litigation matter filed by a group of companies involved in alfalfa farming. Farming companies alleged financial loss caused by the fertilizer manufacturer. Assessed financial condition and solvency of farming entities through an analysis of various financial statements and tax returns and through preparation of a comprehensive cash flow history.

Intellectual Property

• Calculated damages in a trademark infringement matter involving a manufacturer of natural gas processing equipment.
• Prepared damages claim in a trademark infringement matter involving the unauthorized use of educational campaign materials.
• Evaluated damages to a transportation and logistics company resulting from an employee theft of trade secrets.
• Evaluated damages to a law firm resulting from a misappropriated legal award from multiple patent settlements. Analysis included the valuation of the underlying settled patents and the development of an appropriate allocation model based on multiple parties involved.
• Calculated damages on a copyright infringement matter involving specialized software.

Financial Institutions

• Evaluated the commercial real estate portfolios of several banks to determine the adequacy of their Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss (“ALLL”). Responsibilities included operational management of projects, evaluation of commercial real estate loan underwriting and collateral valuations, development of a model to calculate recommended ALLL based on extrapolation of sample reviewed, and preparation of summary findings and recommended bank initiatives to be reviewed by both bank management and external regulators.
• Analyzed the financial statements and accounting records of a major U.S. bank accused by the SEC of managing earnings through reserve manipulation.
• Directed and performed reviews of large commercial mortgage loan portfolios to determine whether entities that sold loans into securitizations violated representations and warranties made under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement at the time of sale.
• Consulted on litigation involving a $300 million subprime mortgage loan securitization trust portfolio. Constructed hypothetical cash flow models for individual securitizations within the trust and constructed an IRR analysis of each securitization using actual purchase price and cash flow information.
• Performed a statistical review of a $4 billion commercial loan portfolio acquired by a large financial institution in order to estimate the frequency and potential impact of discrepancies between twelve select loan terms related to the calculation of interest due. The review assessed whether the sample loans were converted into the institution’s loan processing system to properly calculate interest income, as well as whether the sample loans were configured correctly on the acquired institution’s system prior to conversion. Analysis included the evaluation of the loan processing systems, review of loan documentation, and the creation of a model comparing the system data to actual loan documentation.

Insurance/Claims

• Modeled the Business Interruption loss of a clothing retailer as a result of Hurricane Ike. Negotiated final settlement claim with client’s insurer.
• Evaluated an employee dishonesty insurance claim for a large mattress company and assisted with settlement negotiations.
• Facilitated the FEMA reimbursement process for a large school district for expenses incurred as a result of Hurricane Ike.
• Prepared two separate Business Interruption claims for a particle board manufacturing company.

Other Select Experience

• Organized and oversaw a detailed review of all foreign labor contracts in Kuwait and Iraq for a large U.S. government contractor. Assessed contract award, administration, cost allocation and compliance with local regulations to ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions.
• Designed budget allocation model for a large public school district that assigned overhead costs to individual campuses and provided for increased transparency in budgeting process.
• Provided consulting services on a complex commercial litigation matter defending a Big Four accounting firm against fraudulent misrepresentation. Tasks included competitor evaluations, analyses of acquisitions, calculations on debt structure, and review of credit agreements and financial covenants.