Expert Witness

I've worked as an expert witness on a variety of matters in federal courts, state courts, and Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement actions. Through those engagements I've been fortunate to work with most of the major litigation consulting firms and several Am Law 100 law firms.

What follows here is a brief description of my expertise and recent engagements. Contact me for a complete list of my testifying experience, references, and current rates.

I work in subject areas including, but not limited to:

  • Public capital markets - tax-exempt bonds, municipal market structure, municipal bond pricing, variable rate bonds, municipal derivatives, municipal credit default swaps

  • Government cost accounting - estimated costs of local government services, indirect cost allocation, cost recovery policies, benefit-cost analysis

  • State and local fiscal policy - state and local taxation, public pensions, other post-employment benefits, public-private partnerships, government financial health

Recent engagements include:

  • Computed the local fiscal impact of a proposed professional sports stadium. Clients in this matter included a professional sports franchise, franchise owners, and league.

  • Computed damages to local taxpayers from a municipal bond issue that converted cash flow debt to secured debt. Client in this matter was a municipal government.

  • Evaluated how a municipal government's use of court-mandated fines and fees affected its financial position. Client in this matter was a certified class of plaintiffs comprised of impoverished residents of that municipality.

  • Computed a valuation of local government services delivered to a Tribal Reservation. Client in this matter was a county government.

  • Evaluated the implications for state and local governments of alleged manipulation of the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR). Client in this matter was an international investment bank.