Dispute Resolution:

Business Damages

Most business disputes that reach litigation involve questions of quantifying and proving damages. Valid and defensible damage claims require seasoned professional judgment to assess the economic circumstances of the subject before and after the damaging events, analyze and evaluate relevant factors, and estimate what operating results should have been "but for" the damage. Modern litigation frequently involves sifting through immense volumes of data to figure out what has happened, and the time pressures inherent in the litigation environment mandate efficient and effective action.

Our Analytical Value professionals have extensive experience in proving or rebutting business damage claims in a variety of industries and situations. In more than one hundred lawsuits and alternative dispute resolution proceedings, we have delivered business valuation testimony, created financial models related to businesses and individuals, including detailed incremental cost and profitability analyses, and used the models to demonstrate or rebut damages from breach of contract, unfair termination, and other actions leading to claims for lost profits or business damages. Our team has demonstrated substantive skills in analyzing and summarizing large volumes of financial and operating information. We have directed and performed successful efforts to reconstruct missing information, including identification of additional sources of information, design and implementation of cross-checks and validation procedures, and development of structured deposition questions to substantiate conclusions drawn from available documentation.