Class Actions Expert Witnesses

Sarasota, Florida

Insurance, Legal - Customs Standards Practices, breach & bad faith, coverage & contracts, exclusions, Agency, extracontractual, automotive, Error and Omissions, UI & UIM, class actions, homeowner, secondary evidence, commercial, catastrophe, excess surplus, Claims Sales Underwriting, Special Investigations, fraud & arson, flood, insurance archaeology

Chief Claims Officer, State Operations Officer, Regional Vice President, Chief Operations Officer - Nationwide Insurance [retired] I began my insurance career as an adjuster-trainee, and over the next 40 years, I worked through many Claims and General Management assignments to ultimately become Nationwide's first Chief Claims Officer. I was also cross- trained in Underwriting and Sales / Agency Operations and assigned to large business territories as both a Regional Manager and a State Officer, with full P/L responsibility for the Sales Agents, Underwriters and Claims associates. Initially, I led the Philadelphia market area and was subsequently promoted to manage the State of Michigan. As a hands-on leader with strong experience in both P/C general management and all aspects of Claims, I offer expertise across the entire Property & Casualty spectrum. Retiring from my role as Chief Claims Officer in 2019, I was responsible for all claims operations countrywide, across all lines o...

New York, New York

Economics, Business Damages - Economic Damages, Securities, Corporate finance, Class actions, Fraud, Financial modeling, Derivatives, Financial statements, Structured Products, Commercial Damages, Wrongful Termination damages, 10b-5, Lost Profits, Crypto, Contractual Damages, Trust, Present Value Calculation, Investor disputes, Portfolio investments, Valuation

Dr. Kumar (PhD in Finance from MIT Sloan, CFA) has almost 20 years of experience in economic consulting and specializes in the application of economic and financial theory to questions arising in business disputes, securities/derivatives and corporate finance litigation. She has expertise in economic damages quantification, business valuation (including startups and companies across a variety of niche industries), securities and structured finance litigation. She is proficient in the use of sophisticated statistical modeling and econometric techniques, including event studies, analysis of options, swaps and other complex structured products. She has been engaged several times as a testifying expert in securities, valuation and damages-related matters, and as consulting expert in a wider range of litigation including tax and transfer pricing, financial antitrust, statistical sampling and wage and hour-related suits. She has issued expert reports and has participated in several inte...

Sammamish, Washington

Accounting, Fraud - Economic Damages, Wage Loss, Loss of Income, Wrongful Death, Fraud Examination, Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Business Interruption, Class Actions, Construction Defect, Builder’s Risk, Employee Dishonesty, Receivership, Bankruptcy, Property Damage, Intellectual Property

Mr. Fischer has been with the Veritas team since June 2012. Mr. Fischer has amassed thousands of hours of experience in investigative accounting, financial analysis, and economic research. He has worked on economic loss, valuation, and investigative engagements in Alaska, across North America, in Mexico, and throughout the Gulf. He is also an accomplished leader and academic scholar. Additionally, Mr. Fischer is a guest speaker and lecturer on investigative accounting, internal control, and review practices.