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Litigation involving bankruptcy typically arises in commercial disputes over the valuation, reorganization, and distribution of assets in Chapter 7, 9, 11, 12, and 13 proceedings. Disputes commonly involve valuation disagreements over real estate, business, and other estate assets in reorganization and liquidation proceedings, fraudulent transfer and preference claims tied to pre-bankruptcy transactions, and disputes over the feasibility and fairness of proposed reorganization plans in complex Chapter 11 cases. Creditors, trustees, and debtors also face disputes over forensic accounting findings in bankruptcy fraud investigations and claims trading. The central issue in these matters is typically whether an asset valuation, transaction, or reorganization plan met the legal and financial standards governing the bankruptcy process.

Bankruptcy experts help attorneys evaluate these disputes by applying valuation methodology, forensic accounting techniques, and bankruptcy law and finance principles to the estate assets, transactions, or reorganization plan at issue. Their analysis can determine whether an asset valuation reasonably reflected market conditions at the relevant date, whether a pre-bankruptcy transaction constituted a fraudulent transfer or preference under applicable law, and whether a reorganization plan's projections and feasibility analysis were reasonably supported. This work supports liability and damages positions in valuation, avoidance action, and plan confirmation disputes, and it can substantiate or rebut claims involving bankruptcy fraud or claims trading.

Because bankruptcy disputes combine complex valuation, forensic accounting, and bankruptcy law questions, the right expert typically combines academic or legal bankruptcy expertise with practical valuation or forensic accounting experience. Round Table Group's bankruptcy network includes CPAs and forensic accountants experienced in fraud investigation and bankruptcy litigation support, along with corporate and bankruptcy law scholars, several of whom have appeared as experts in some of the largest bankruptcy litigations in history and testified before congressional committees. Round Table Group has completed more than 75,000 expert searches for litigators, and we apply that experience to connect counsel with bankruptcy experts whose valuation and legal analysis holds up under rigorous scrutiny. Let us help you find the right bankruptcy expert for your case by calling us at (202) 908-4500.

Kinds of Cases We Work On

Round Table Group helps our clients find a wide variety of Bankruptcy expert witnesses for cases like:

01

Solvency Analysis Challenges Leveraged Dividend Payout.

A post-confirmation litigation trust sued a former private equity sponsor and several board members, alleging a large leveraged dividend recapitalization had rendered the company insolvent and constituted a constructive fraudulent transfer. We identified experts with experience in bankruptcy solvency analysis, balance sheet and cash flow testing, and capital adequacy assessment. The experts found liabilities exceeded a reasonable valuation of assets by a meaningful margin immediately after the dividend and left the company unable to operate as a going concern beyond about a year, supporting avoidance of the transfer and a settlement with the sponsor.
02

Preference Action Targets Key Supplier Payments.

A Chapter 11 trustee sued a longtime raw materials supplier to recover payments made during the preference period, and the supplier raised ordinary-course-of-business and subsequent new value defenses. We identified experts with experience in forensic bankruptcy accounting, historical payment pattern analysis, and new value tracing. The experts found payment timing fell within the historical range and subsequent shipments offset a substantial share of the contested transfers, narrowing recoverable exposure considerably and driving a settlement at a fraction of the trustee's original demand.
03

Enterprise Value Fight Shapes Cramdown Plan.

An unsecured creditors committee objected to confirmation of the debtor's plan, disputing the secured lender's valuation of the reorganized company used to set recoveries under a cramdown structure. We identified experts with experience in enterprise valuation, discounted cash flow and comparable company methodology, and industry benchmarking. The experts found the reorganized enterprise value materially exceeded the lender's proposed figure due to understated projected margins, which the confirmation ruling cited in forcing a revised plan with meaningfully higher unsecured recovery.
04

Make-Whole Premium Dispute Follows Early Redemption.

Secured noteholders sued the reorganized debtor after their notes were repaid early through a bankruptcy-triggered refinancing, arguing the indenture's make-whole premium remained due despite automatic acceleration. We identified experts with experience in fixed-income analysis, indenture structuring, and optional redemption provision interpretation. The experts found the make-whole formula, properly applied, would have produced a premium representing a significant share of outstanding principal, consistent with comparable high-yield indentures, supporting the bondholders' claim and a settlement shortly before the appellate ruling.
05

Substantive Consolidation Bid Meets Creditor Resistance.

A creditor of one subsidiary in a multi-entity bankruptcy opposed the plan proponent's request to substantively consolidate several affiliated debtors, arguing the subsidiaries had operated with genuinely separate creditor pools. We identified experts with experience in forensic accounting, intercompany transaction analysis, and corporate formalities review. The experts found the subsidiaries maintained distinct customer bases and arm's-length intercompany billing for most of the relevant period, defeating the consolidation motion and preserving the objecting creditor's priority recovery.
06

Critical Vendor Status Splits Rival Suppliers.

A supplier denied critical vendor status sued the debtor and a competing supplier that had received full pre-petition payment under a first-day critical vendor order, alleging arbitrary treatment of similarly situated creditors. We identified experts with experience in supply chain analysis, bankruptcy operations, and sourcing lead-time assessment. The experts found the objecting supplier's product could be resourced within weeks while the paid supplier held a genuinely sole-source position with a multi-month lead time, supporting the debtor's business judgment defense and defeating the objection.
07

Adequate Protection Dispute Over Eroding Collateral.

A secured lender objected to the debtor's continued use of cash collateral, arguing the proposed adequate protection payments failed to compensate for ongoing diminution in inventory and receivables collateral. We identified experts with experience in collateral valuation, inventory turnover analysis, and receivables aging assessment. The experts found collateral value eroding at a materially faster rate than the adequate protection payments were replacing, persuading the court to increase the package and later supporting the lender's successful bid to convert the case to liquidation.
08

Insider Lender Faces Equitable Subordination Claim.

An unsecured creditors committee sued a lending entity affiliated with the debtor's founder, seeking to equitably subordinate its secured claim on grounds the loan had been extended on non-arm's-length terms. We identified experts with experience in forensic lending practices, market financing terms comparison, and collateral package analysis. The experts found the terms departed materially from market norms in ways that consistently favored the affiliate, supporting subordination of the affiliate's claim behind general unsecured creditors in the confirmed plan.
09

Intercompany Cost Allocation Divides Estate Creditors.

In a bankruptcy involving several affiliated operating entities sharing centralized services, creditors of one entity disputed the methodology used to allocate shared corporate overhead, arguing disproportionate charges. We identified experts with experience in cost accounting, shared services allocation methodology, and intercompany claims analysis. The experts found the disputed entity allocated overhead well above its proportional usage under any standard basis reviewed, supporting a reallocation of intercompany claims that increased the entity's net creditor recovery.
10

Insider Real Estate Transfer Ruled Fraudulent.

A litigation trustee sued an entity affiliated with a former officer that had acquired a debtor-owned distribution facility roughly two years before the bankruptcy filing, alleging the transfer was for less than reasonably equivalent value. We identified experts with experience in commercial real estate valuation, fair market value appraisal, and fraudulent transfer analysis. The experts found the transfer price represented only a modest fraction of the property's appraised value at the time of sale, supporting avoidance of the transfer and recovery of the property through a negotiated buyback.

Here are a few of our favorite Bankruptcy Expert Witnesses:

North Carolina Bankruptcy, Evaluation Expert #11613

I have 29 years of experience and specialize in the field of real estate appraisal, with specific knowledge of mortgage financing, regulatory compliance and appraisal techniques. I have published on such topics as appraising and financing high-profile properties, and regulatory compliance. I have testified 20 times on topics such as highway rights of way, utility rights of way and bankruptcy.

 

Arbitration, Bankruptcy Expert #14564

I have 23 years of experience, and specialize in the field of commercial litigation and arbitration with specific knowledge in the areas of civil, criminal and administrative cases, bankruptcy and corporate rehabilitation and intellectual property. I have published on such topics as insurance, secret decrees and legal writing. I live my personal vision of “Excellence in life and in law.”

 

Virginia Bankruptcy Expert #15228

I have 29 years of experience in the field of bankruptcy law with specific knowledge in the areas of real estate, retailing and telecommunications. I have published on such topics as bankruptcy and telecommunications, real estate, and aviation. I have testified 35 times on topics such as bankruptcy law.

 

New York Property Damages, Bankruptcy Expert #17358

I have 24 years of experience, and specialize in the field of real estate with specific knowledge in the areas of valuation, consulting and litigation support. I have testified 20 times on topics such as condemnation, tax certiorari and ground rent renewals.

 

Nevada Probate, Bankruptcy Expert #19286

I have 27 years of experience in the field of real estate and real estate appraisals, with specific knowledge of valuation, real property and business.

 

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California Bankruptcy Expert #23048

I have 27 years of experience in the field of bankruptcy with specific knowledge in the areas of chapter 11, chapter 7, and chapter 13. I have published on such topics as bankruptcy continuing education.

 

New York Bankruptcy, Liquidation Expert #24190

I have 30 years of experience and specialize in the field of real estate appraising, with specific knowledge of commercial valuations, litigation and expert testimony. I have published on such topics as real estate trends and indices, mobile home case study and appraisal principals. I have testified 50 times on topics such as condemnation,tax certiorari, bankrupcty, title claims, matrimonial and zoning.

 

Nevada Valuation, Bankruptcy, Analysis Expert #24456

I have 22 years of experience, and specialize in the field of real estate valuation and consulting with specific knowledge in the areas of eminent domain, civil litigation and bankruptcy. I have published on such topics as real estate technology. I have testified 40 times on topics such as valuation, marketing time and airspace. I found my calling early and received my BBA from University of Wisconsin Madison with dual major in Real Estate & Urban Land Economics as well as Finance, Investments, & Banking. I have successfully run and managed my own small practice for the last 14 years….

 

California Bankruptcy Expert #30344

I have 21 years of experience and specialize in the field of bankruptcy with specific knowledge of Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and post-confirmation. I have testified on bankruptcy and Taft Hartley pension issues.

 

Texas Bankruptcy, Oil and Gas, Mining Expert #31024

I have 20 years of experience in the field of valuation and appraisal, with specific knowledge of electric utilities, oil and gas, and telecom industries. I have published on such topics as fair value, Monte Carlo analysis and financial reporting requirements. I have testified 8 times on topics such as economic damages, fair market values and lost profits.

 

Georgia Bankruptcy, Finance, Litigation Expert #31537

I have 20 years of experience and specialize in the field of corporate and bankruptcy law, with specific knowledge of corporations, securities regulation and bankruptcy. I have published on such topics as corporate fiduciary duties, bankruptcy claims trading and international securities regulation.

 

Massachusetts Bankruptcy, Private Equity Expert #31912

I specialize in the field of real estate with specific knowledge in the areas of acquisitions, bankruptcy and disposition.

 

Pennsylvania Forensic, Bankruptcy Expert #34518

I have 19 years of experience and specialize in the field of accounting and business valuations, with specific knowledge of forensic investigations, fraud investigations and business valuations.

 

Massachusetts Bankruptcy, Finance, Energy Expert #35211

I have 5 years of experience, and specialize in the field of banking, finance, economics with specific knowledge in the areas of bankruptcy, restructuring, finance and energy. I have published on such topics as banking, finance and labor economics.

 

Pennsylvania Appraisal, Bankruptcy, Appraiser Expert #43479

I have 15 years of experience, and specialize in the field of real estate appraisal with specific knowledge in the areas of commercial appraising, appraisal review. I have published on such topics as big-box retail property valuation. I have testified 99 times on topics such as commercial property value.

 

Pennsylvania Bankruptcy, Valuation, Legal Expert #44944

I have 33 years of experience, and specialize in the field of collector vehicles with specific knowledge in the areas of vehicle valuation, diminished value and divorce valuations. I have published on such topics as my collector vehicle restorations. My appraisals have been consistently accepted by insurance companies, courts of Law, banks, credit unions, the antique automobile club of America’s national museum, and the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Connecticut Bankruptcy Expert #46112

I have 25 years of experience, and specialize in the field of forensic accounting with specific knowledge in the areas of bakruptcy, fraud investigations and expert testimony. I have published on such topics as forensic accounting, bankruptcy and litigation support. I have testified 50 times on topics such as forensic accounting, bankruptcy issues and fraud investigations.

 

Texas Bankruptcy, Damages, Forensics Expert #52413

I have 14 years of experience and specialize in the field of forensic accounting with specific knowledge in the areas of damages, Ponzi schemes and securities litigation. I have published on such topics as embezzlement, corporate investigations and purchase price adjustments. I have testified on damages, lost profits and business interruption.

 

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