Finance Expert Witnesses
Financial disputes arise whenever capital, credit, or valuation assumptions fail to produce the outcomes the parties expected, and the losses can reach into the hundreds of millions. Lenders and borrowers contest covenant calculations and default declarations, investors pursue fund managers and broker-dealers over suitability, disclosure, and risk management, and transaction parties litigate purchase price adjustments, earnouts, and alleged misrepresentations in financial statements. Mortgage originators, securitization trusts, and loan servicers face their own disputes over underwriting standards and repurchase obligations. Across these matters, the decisive question is whether financial decisions and disclosures were consistent with market practice and the governing agreements, and what economic harm resulted when they were not.
A finance expert brings analytical rigor to questions that are often argued through competing spreadsheets. Depending on the dispute, the expert may recalculate financial covenants under a credit agreement's definitions, test valuation models and discount rates against market evidence, evaluate trading and portfolio decisions in light of investment objectives and risk limits, or re-underwrite loan files against the guidelines in effect at origination. That work separates losses caused by the challenged conduct from those driven by market movements, interest rates, or other external factors. Counsel can then use the analysis to support or defend breach and fraud theories, establish loss causation, and present damages calculations that withstand cross-examination and Daubert scrutiny.
Finance encompasses distinct disciplines, and the expert best suited to value a private company may not be the right choice to evaluate trading practices or mortgage underwriting. Our finance experts include academics published in journals such as the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, the Journal of Banking and Finance, and the Journal of Fixed Income, alongside practitioners who have worked with the SEC, served on advisory boards for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, held senior credit and risk roles at major asset managers, and led SEC and FINRA compliance programs. Many hold credentials such as the CFA designation and have testified on securities fraud, valuation, lending practices, and lost profits. Round Table Group has completed more than 75,000 expert searches for litigators, and you can begin identifying the right finance expert for your matter by calling us at (202) 908-4500.
