Due Diligence Expert Witnesses

Due diligence expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on due diligence. The due diligence expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Accounting, Banking, Business Operations, Business Valuation, Cannabis, Civil Engineering, Construction, Dentist, Dispute Resolution, DNA, Energy, Environmental, Financial, Fraud, and Geology.

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Craig Cherney, Esq.

Private Equity Real Estate & Land Expert Witness

Scottsdale, Arizona
Real Estate, Property Management - Real Estate Funds, Syndicated Real Estate Investments, Land, Failure to Disclose, Fiduciary Duty, Standards of Care, Real Estate Fund Management, Acquisitions, Real Estate Entitlements, Land Development, Land Use, Land Valuation, Fiduciary Duty, Commissions, Due Diligence, Private Equity, commercial leases, SPDS, Hidden Defects, Zoning
Have deep experience in acquisition and disposition of hundreds of millions of investment capital in residential and commercial land, master plan communities, real estate development projects and entitlement and zone change opportunities throughout the United States. Joint Venture expert between institutional capital, private investors and local real estate operators or real estate sponsors. Pooled real estate funds, real estate syndication and private equity real estate fund management and duties of care to investors. Expert in fiduciary standards of care that relate to real estate managers' fiduciary duty and operating protocol when executing a real estate business plan or pooled investment scheme. Expert in the mandatory duty to disclose by sellers and what is or is not material disclosure when selling real estate to arms length buyers. Can conduct multiple financial models and sensitivity analysis showing present value and projected IRR rates of return and equity multiples...
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Gregory M. Libby, MBA

Real Estate Expert Witness

Libby Consulting, LLC

San Diego, California
Real Estate, Property Management - commercial real estate, lease, REIT, real estate investment trust, triple net, NNN, retail, industrial, office, multifamily, asset management, property management, portfolio, leasing, CoStar, premises liability, due diligence, construction, standard of care, habitability
Drawing on 32 years of real estate experience, Greg provides expert advice, analysis, opinion reports, and legal testimony to support attorneys and their clients in resolving commercial and residential real estate disputes. Greg serves as a Course Facilitator for Cornell University’s eCornell commercial real estate certificate program, where he guides professionals in expanding their understanding of asset management, development, property management, leasing, and other key areas of commercial real estate practice. He is qualified to consult on a wide variety of real estate and facilities-related matters including but not limited to the REIT industry and practices, asset management, broker standard of care, budgeting, capital expense planning/management, construction, corporate real estate, development/redevelopment, disaster planning and response, due diligence, facilities management, financial modeling, habitability, lease abstraction, lease administration, lease agreements, le...
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Jeff A. Neumeister

Fraud & Financial Forensics Expert Witness

Kelly Partners Burbank (fka Neumeister & Associates)

Woodland Hills, California
Accounting, Financial - cryptocurrency, fraud investigation, financial tracing, business valuation, commerical litigation, economic damages, internal controls, financial forensics, perquisite analysis, tracing funds, digital asset tracing, M&A analysis, insurance claim, partnership disputes, divorce accounting, trust accounting, lost profits, due diligence
Jeff A. Neumeister is a well-educated and experienced forensic expert and consultant in accounting, cryptocurrency, and financial advisory services. He is the managing partner at Kelly+Partners Burbank and a partner at Crypto Tax International Pvt. Ltd. Small organizations, startups, holding entities, high-net-worth individuals, and middle market companies, directly and through their retained counsel, have relied upon Jeff to identify problems, uncover frauds, plan successful exits, improve efficiencies, initiate and defend against litigation, and facilitate sustainable growth. Over his 25 years of professional experience, he has worked in firms ranging in size from large international entities to smaller regional practices. He has been a recurring speaker for conferences, webinars, private events and teaches as a professor in university in both undergraduate and graduate programs. In addition, he has over 15 professional certifications and 5 graduate degrees.
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Linda Rae Paul

CRE Transaction Experts, Inc.

Sausalito, California
Real Estate, Fraud - Commercial Title, Commercial Escrow, Title Insurance, Underwriting, Escrow Procedures, Fiduciary Duty, Escrow Documentation, Curative Work, Due Diligence, Multi-State Customs and Practices, Escrow Operations, Standard of Care
Linda Rae Paul is the President of CRE Transaction Experts, Inc. She works closely with all segments of the legal community to expeditiously perform escrow and title expert services in a professional manner and provide the most objective analysis in reports and testimony. Specialties include the following: • Escrow and title industry standard practice • Jurisdictional closing customs and practices • Parties to an escrow and what role they play • Escrow instructions – Southern California version • Escrow instructions – Northern California version • Escrow instructions – closing instructions from third parties • Funds and escrow audits • Funds from third parties • Understanding and identifying escrow fraud events • Payoffs – institutional and private • Drafting of documents • Fiduciary duties – escrow holder • Fiduciary duties – title insurer • Improper title clearance • Standard of Care for title and escrow personnel • Interpretation of real estate documents and forms • Interpretati...
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Bob Bates, CPA, Esq., CFO, CVA, CFE

Damages calculations, valuation, expert witness

Fremont, California
Accounting, Financial - Business Litigation, Due diligence, Forensic accounting, Fraud investigations, Litigation support, Lost earnings, Valuation, CFO, CPA, Bankruptcy, Acquisitions, Damages
Bob Bates is a CPA, Esq., CFE, CVA and CFO and has worked with dozens of lawyers on over 150 cases in various states. Sometimes he provides financial support for a client in litigation, or pre-litigation, and other times he provides a report, such as a damages calculation, which can be used in litigation. He also has experience providing testimony in depositions and trials. Unbiased Case Analysis Discovery Review & Recommendations High-Impact Demonstrative Exhibits Strategy and Tactics Conferences Damage Calculations Cash Flow Analysis Reports Profit and Loss Analysis Commercial damages, business interruption and lost profits He has been involved in depositions/interrogatories and testifying with multiple court cases including: Embezzlement-Discovered $300k fraud/consultant for counsel Massachusetts Creditor-NY. $1.6m debentures, usury/breach Creditor-NY. $1.7m debentures, usury/breach Creditor-LA, CA $1.7m debentures Creditor-Orange County, CA. $400k debentures Creditor-Orange C...
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Peter John Ingersoll, CCIM

Cannabis Business & Securities Litigation Expert

Safe Harbour Equity, Inc.

Oceanside, California
Securities & Investments, Cannabis - Cannabis, investment analysis, receiverships, economic damages, FINRA regulations, litigation support, securities fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, investor lawsuits, unregistered securities, shareholder disputes, lost profits, forensic accounting, business valuation, financial reports, due diligence
Profile Preview: Cannabis business and securities disputes demand expert insight—Peter John Ingersoll, CCIM, delivers. With 40+ years guiding investor disputes, fraud claims, and unregistered securities cases, he helps attorneys untangle complex business, financial, and operational challenges. Experienced in receiverships, recapitalizations, and courtroom testimony, Peter turns complicated cannabis disputes into clear, actionable strategies. Full Description: Peter John Ingersoll, CCIM, is a cannabis business and securities litigation expert witness with over 40 years of experience advising on investor disputes, fraud claims, and unregistered securities. He provides guidance in complex business disputes involving founders, partners, and creditors, offering clear and credible analysis for courts and counsel. Peter’s expertise spans recapitalization, receiverships, and corporate governance, ensuring attorneys can navigate the unique legal, operational, and financial challenges of the...
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Lyle D. Burgoon, PhD, ATS

Raptor Pharm & Tox, Ltd

California
Toxicology, Environmental - Dram shop, DNA, Product Liability, Statistics, Drug Impairment, Chemical Impairment, Family Law, Due Diligence, Criminal, Civil, Drug Testing, Toxic Tort
Dr. Burgoon is an award-winning and Board Certified (Fellow, Academy of Toxicological Sciences) toxicologist and biostatistician. Dr. Burgoon has 10+ years of experience as a US Government toxicologist employed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the US Army. Dr. Burgoon served as a senior leader in various roles from leading teams of biostatisticians and bioinformaticians in designing and analyzing toxicology studies, to supervising toxicologists and public health scientists in the development of toxicological and dose-response assessments in support of the US EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). At the US Army, Dr. Burgoon led classified and unclassified programs and projects with a focus on the effects of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives (CBRNE) on human health, ecological and agriculture systems. Dr. Burgoon’s expertise is in pharmacology, toxicology, biostatistics, exposure modeling, causal analysis, risk asse...
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Douglas B. Twillman, CFO, CFA, MBA, BS-ME

Commercial Real Estate Expert (Witness) Services

Mill Valley, California
Real Estate, Financial - Financial Planning & Analysis, Underwriting, Due Diligence, Capital Markets, Structured Finance, Syndication, Banking, CMBS Loan, Asset Mgmt, Shopping Center, Mixed Use, Standard of Care, Landlord/Tenant, Investor Relations, Distressed Assets, Receivership, Forensic Accounting, Economic Damage, Lic. CA Broker, Family Law
I provide Commercial Real Estate and Family Law Expert Services with extensive hands-on experience as a real estate investor, asset manager, and fractional Chief Financial Officer. My expertise is grounded in real-world ownership and operations—not theoretical or purely academic analysis—allowing me to deliver clear, supportable opinions that withstand scrutiny in litigation, arbitration, and mediation. My commercial real estate experience spans the full investment lifecycle, including opportunity identification, financial underwriting, valuation, due diligence, capital structuring, debt and equity placement, contract negotiation, leasing strategy, property and asset management, investor reporting, and disposition analysis. I have direct experience evaluating investment performance, cash flow, capital expenditures, operating budgets, and long-term value creation across multiple asset classes. I specialize in complex financial analysis related to commercial real estate disputes, in...
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Mason A Dinehart III, RFC

FEND - Financial Education Network Development

San Ramon, California
Securities & Investments, Insurance - Due Diligence, Suitability, Supervision, Standards of Care, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Variable and Fixed Index Annuities, TIC's, Non-Traded REIT'S, Broker Dealer Compliance, Portfolio Analysis, Private Placements, Elder Abuse, Damages, Misrepresentation, Material Omission and Fraud
I am celebrating 5 decades in the securities Industry. I am both a FINRA Arbitrator and the designated securities expert witness for the CA State Bar. I am a consulting expert in litigation and arbitration having testified in 25 states involving securities, insurance and annuities. Since 1991, I have been retained over 1000 times and have testified in 365 arbitrations before NASD, FINRA, JAMS, PSE, AAA and PSE along with attending and testifying in over 100 mediations. In addition, I have qualified and testified before the L.A. Federal Court along with State Courts in L.A., Orange, Fresno and San Diego. My case track record stands at 328 wins and 37 losses. From a long-standing banking background in corporate finance to underwriting and investment banking and real estate experience, I bring a strong knowledge of modern portfolio theory through the teaching of hundreds of retirement financial planning seminars at the corporate level. It is my goal to bring a refres...
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Dorinda Shipman, PG, CHG

Chemical Release Fate and Transport Hydrogeologist

Langan

San Francisco, California
Environmental, Geology - Hydrogeology, Groundwater, solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons, soil vapor, soil gas, vapor mitigation, dry cleaner, military base, military operations, groundwater modeling, fate & transport, site history , due diligence, cost allocation, cost recovery, CERCLA, NCP, RCRA, PRP identification
Ms. Shipman is a senior director and hydrogeologist. Her previous experience managing U.S. Air Force and Navy base cleanup work transformed to directing environmental work at five military base conversions. Ms. Shipman is experienced in strategy development for environmental compliance and management, regulatory agency negotiation and community and public outreach. She has provided expert testimony in California Superior Court regarding UST cleanup, vapor mitigation, and closure and deposition testimony in US Federal Court cases in California regarding sources and fate and transport of solvent releases to groundwater and environmental compliance of industrial operations. She directs litigation support projects that include groundwater flow and fate and transport modeling, cost allocation apportionment, and 3D GIS modeling of watersheds. Dorinda’s expertise includes site characterization, human and ecological risk evaluation, and remediation and risk management for dry cleaners a...
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Patrick Kelly

Hedge Fund Management, Fiduciary Duty, Derivatives

Next Alpha Capital, LLC

San Diego, California
Securities & Investments, Financial - Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Standard of Care, Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Hedge Funds, NAV / Valuation Disputes, Fee Disputes, Financial Contract Disputes, Incentive Allocations, Derivatives, Futures, Options, PPM, Due Diligence, Regulatory Compliance, AML, KYC, Lending Agreements
Patrick Kelly provides expert analysis in complex financial matters involving fiduciary duty, conflicts of interest, valuation, securities fraud, fee disputes, disclosure practices, and regulatory compliance, and is available for case review, merit analysis, consulting, expert report preparation, rebuttal analysis, and testimony. His hedge fund management, financial regulatory, and fiduciary experience, combined with his engineering background, provide a disciplined analytical approach to complex financial matters. He is a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) representative and former hedge fund founder and manager with experience in derivatives, valuation, and regulatory compliance. He oversaw all aspects of hedge fund operations, including structuring, governance, offering and disclosure documents, portfolio management, financial reporting, investor communications, and fund winddown. He has successfully completed three routine regulatory examinations, including two National Futu...
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Lee J Harris, DDS

Experienced Dental Practice Management Consultant

Harris Dental Solutions

Los Angeles, California
Dentist, Business Operations - Dental Consulting, Due Diligence, Dental Practice Marketing, Dental Malpractice, Human Resources Management, Dental Practice Software, Dental Practice Management, Policies and Procedures, Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry, Dental Insurance, Key Performance Indicators, Dental Coach and Mentor
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James H Cantrell, CPM, CAM

Standard of Care Property, Association Management

Cantrell Associates

San Francisco, California
Real Estate, Property Management - Property management, Broker, agent, apartment, commercial, HOA, Condominium management, office, Slips Trips Falls, maintenance, water intrusion, mold, personal injury, security, homeowner association, due diligence, real estate property management, real estate disputes, condo management
Mr. Cantrell is currently active in day-to-day property management. He is a California Real Estate Broker, a Certified Property Manager (CPM), by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and a Condominium Association Manager (CAM) in the state of Florida. He is an expert in all aspects of Real Estate including Property Management of Residential, Commercial, Condominiums and Homeowners Associations, Shopping Centers. Expert in Standards of Care, property damage, personal injury, habitability, landlord/tenant, maintenance, air quality and mold issues, receiverships, lease interpretation, partnership agreements, trust properties, child molestation. An IREM instructor teaching throughout the US , Russia and Poland. Recipient 1987 Frank Lyons award-CPM of the year, CPM Emeritus 2011, President IREM San Francisco, IREM SF instructor of the year 2001, 2007 nd 2013 Lloyd Hanford Jr Distinguished Faculty award IREM. Featured speaker National Facility Management and Technol...
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Max Holmes

Investor / Lawyer / NYU Stern Professor

Useful LLC

Greenwich, Connecticut
Business Valuation, Securities & Investments - Antitrust, Arbitration, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Damages, Business Valuation, Contract Disputes, Cryptocurrency, Due Diligence, Fiduciary Duty, Financial, Fraud, Hedge Funds, Insurance, Investment Banking, Investment Management, Lending, Leveraged Buyouts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity
Max Holmes has over 40 years of experience as a portfolio manager, research analyst, board member, lawyer, NYU Professor and expert witness. Since 1993, Max Holmes has been an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Stern Graduate School of Business at New York University, teaching "Bankruptcy and Reorganization." Max Holmes has been the Chief Investment Officer / Lead Portfolio Manager for two large hedge funds ($2.7 billion and $5.4 billion of peak AUM) as well as an insurance company portfolio and a mutual fund portfolio. The funds invested in credit, capital structure arbitrage, distressed debt, rescue finance, direct lending, specialty finance, event stocks and special situations securities, including long and short positions. The funds invested across the capital structure: bank debt, DIP loans, second lien debt, secured and unsecured bonds, floating rate and fixed rate notes, trade claims, preferred stock, common stock, put and call options and credit default swaps (CDS). In...
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Timothy A Anderson

Chemistry and Manufacturing Controls (CMC), FDA

The AquaMarine Group, Inc.

Redding, Connecticut
Pharmaceutical Regulation, Manufacturing - Current Good Manufacturing Practice, ANDA, cGMP, CMC, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient, Food and Drug Administration, 505(b)(2), NDA, New Drug Application, NCE, Regulatory compliance, BLA, Drug Master File, Method validation, CRL, Due diligence, FDA, Chemistry and Manufacturing Controls, API, label
Timothy A. Anderson, MS, MBA, is a former FDA Review Chemist with over 43 years of career experience in Pharmaceutical R&D, Quality Operations, and Regulatory Affairs. A uniquely inter-disciplined individual, he melds comprehensive pharmaceutical industrial R&D, business development, QA/QC, and consultancy experiences with formal FDA-tenured regulatory credentials. As a consultant in his own pharmaceutical development advisory firm for over 29 years, Mr. Anderson has furnished clients with services ranging from providing regulatory application filing strategies specialized in Chemistry and Manufacturing Controls (CMC), current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), quality system regulation (QSR) audits for finished dosage, and active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing, as well as for device, drug-device combination, and biologic products. Technical and regulatory compliance due diligence services are furnished to institutional investors. Mr. Anderson has contributed to...
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Jeffrey A Goldshine, CPM®

Multifamily Property Management Expert Witness

Goldshine Management Consulting, LLC

District Of Columbia
Real Estate, Property Management - Multifamily Property Mgmt, Property Operations, Standard of Care, Premises Liability, Risk and Security, Life Safety, Owner-Manager Disputes, Maintenance Operations, Mgmt Company Leadership, Property Valuation, Property Inspections, Due Diligence, Operational Practices, Fair Housing, Vendor Management, Portfolio Management
Jeffrey A. Goldshine, CPM, is a property management consultant and expert witness with five decades of hands-on operational leadership experience in multifamily residential real estate, property management operations, asset management, and organizational oversight. Over the course of his career, he has overseen the management and operation of more than 70,000 apartment units across 23 states and has held senior executive leadership roles including President, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, and Partner. Mr. Goldshine provides expert witness services and litigation consulting in matters involving property management standards of care, premises liability, multifamily operations, life safety practices, maintenance operations, risk management, security-related issues, property inspections, operational oversight, vendor coordination, and owner-management operational disputes. His work focuses on evaluating how properties are actually managed in ...
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Jeffrey A Goldshine, CPM®

Multifamily Property Management Expert Witness

Goldshine Management Consulting, LLC

Florida
Real Estate, Property Management - Multifamily Property Mgmt, Property Operations, Standard of Care, Premises Liability, Risk and Security, Life Safety, Owner-Manager Disputes, Maintenance Operations, Mgmt Company Leadership, Property Valuation, Property Inspections, Due Diligence, Operational Practices, Fair Housing, Vendor Management, Portfolio Management
Jeffrey A. Goldshine, CPM, is a property management consultant and expert witness with five decades of hands-on operational leadership experience in multifamily residential real estate, property management operations, asset management, and organizational oversight. Over the course of his career, he has overseen the management and operation of more than 70,000 apartment units across 23 states and has held senior executive leadership roles including President, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, and Partner. Mr. Goldshine provides expert witness services and litigation consulting in matters involving property management standards of care, premises liability, multifamily operations, life safety practices, maintenance operations, risk management, security-related issues, property inspections, operational oversight, vendor coordination, and owner-management operational disputes. His work focuses on evaluating how properties are actually managed in ...
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James H Cantrell, CPM, CAM

Standard of Care Property, Association Management

Cantrell Associates

Florida
Real Estate, Property Management - Property management, Broker, agent, apartment, commercial, HOA, Condominium management, office, Slips Trips Falls, maintenance, water intrusion, mold, personal injury, security, homeowner association, due diligence, real estate property management, real estate disputes, condo management
Mr. Cantrell is currently active in day-to-day property management. He is a California Real Estate Broker, a Certified Property Manager (CPM), by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and a Condominium Association Manager (CAM) in the state of Florida. He is an expert in all aspects of Real Estate including Property Management of Residential, Commercial, Condominiums and Homeowners Associations, Shopping Centers. Expert in Standards of Care, property damage, personal injury, habitability, landlord/tenant, maintenance, air quality and mold issues, receiverships, lease interpretation, partnership agreements, trust properties, child molestation. An IREM instructor teaching throughout the US , Russia and Poland. Recipient 1987 Frank Lyons award-CPM of the year, CPM Emeritus 2011, President IREM San Francisco, IREM SF instructor of the year 2001, 2007 nd 2013 Lloyd Hanford Jr Distinguished Faculty award IREM. Featured speaker National Facility Management and Technol...
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Michael J Maxwell

Award-Winning Real Estate Development Expert

MAXWELL+Partners, LLC

Coral Gables, Florida
Real Estate, Construction - Land Use , Due Diligence, Real Estate Acquisitions & Dispositions, Real Estate Development, Valuation Modeling , Commercial Investment & Develoopment, Historic Preservation , Partnerships , Feasibiltity, Distressed assets, Owner's Representation, Fraud, Adaptive Use, Entitlements , Real Estate Education, Bankruptcy, Land deve
Fifty Years of Real Estate Development experience. Developer, Owner's Representative, Executive Positions from VP to CEO. Real Estate work-outs and bankruptcies as Chief Restructuring Officer. Consultant for land use and Zoning. Debt and Equity financing. Due Diligence. Purchase and Sales. Historic Preservation and Adaptive Use. Graduate (MSRE) Real Estate Program Director and Professor, leading an award-winning master's degree program in real estate development. Adjunct Professor of Real Estate at multiple university programs. Providing expert real estate service for attorneys since 1987. Assists attorney's with advice on case stragety, principlas and practice standards. Financing. Land Use. Asset Recovery. Partnership disputes. Cases in Florida, South Carolina, El Salvador. Urban Land Institute national award for consulting services - NAIOP honored as a Dsitingushed Fellow Fellow Royal Insitute of Chartered Surveyors GLG National Real Estate Expert since 2008
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Lloyd A Marks, MD, MBS, FACC, FAIMBE

Medical Device Inventions, IP & Commercialization

Medical Invention Consulting, LLC

Tampa, Florida
Medical Devices, Intellectual Property - Medical Devices, Medical Technology, Patents, Intellectual Property, Inventions, Entrepreneurship, Due Diligence, Medical Device Assessment, Medical Device Protection, Medical Device Commercialization, Human Factors, Medical Twechnology Assessment, Medical Technology Protection, Medical Technology Commercialization
I’m an electrical engineer (MIT), physician (University of Michigan), pediatric cardiologist (Johns Hopkins), MBA (UTK), inventor with 20 medical device and 5 sporting equipment patents, and entrepreneur with three startup companies, one of which, MGI Medical, LLC (www.mgimedical.com), is commercializing an invention of mine, the Pulse Flowmeter, which can detect hemodynamically significant occult blood loss well before the blood pressure drops. This is for the management of trauma, post-operative bleeding, battlefield triage, GI bleeders and battlefield injuries). I am a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering. Honors include membership in Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honorary) , membership in Eta Kappa Nu (electrical engineering honorary), a listing in Marquis Who's Who in America and Physician Leader of the year at the Physician's Executive MBA Program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Because of my ba...
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Jeffrey A Goldshine, CPM®

Multifamily Property Management Expert Witness

Goldshine Management Consulting, LLC

Georgia
Real Estate, Property Management - Multifamily Property Mgmt, Property Operations, Standard of Care, Premises Liability, Risk and Security, Life Safety, Owner-Manager Disputes, Maintenance Operations, Mgmt Company Leadership, Property Valuation, Property Inspections, Due Diligence, Operational Practices, Fair Housing, Vendor Management, Portfolio Management
Jeffrey A. Goldshine, CPM, is a property management consultant and expert witness with five decades of hands-on operational leadership experience in multifamily residential real estate, property management operations, asset management, and organizational oversight. Over the course of his career, he has overseen the management and operation of more than 70,000 apartment units across 23 states and has held senior executive leadership roles including President, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, and Partner. Mr. Goldshine provides expert witness services and litigation consulting in matters involving property management standards of care, premises liability, multifamily operations, life safety practices, maintenance operations, risk management, security-related issues, property inspections, operational oversight, vendor coordination, and owner-management operational disputes. His work focuses on evaluating how properties are actually managed in ...
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Randy P Wall, PE, MPA

Construction Defects, Land Use, Grading & Drainage

Professional Engineering Services

Boise, Idaho
Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering - Right-of-Way, Grading & Drainage, Easements, Due Diligence, Inverse Condemnation, Construction Defects, Wood Engineering, High-end Homes, Eminent Domain, Residential Structural, Land Use/Zoning, Permitting & Entitlements, Road & Highway Design, Planning, Local Government, Forensics, Hillside Homes
I am a highly skilled expert in Civil Engineering, grading and drainage, residential structural engineering, land planning and development, and local government. I have over 40-years of experience with the grading and drainage design for residential subdivisions and commercial projects, land development planning, permits, design, and construction, and structural and site (grading and drainage) design of high-end residences in snow country and on hillsides. I have a Master of Public Administration (MPA), extensive experience with local government and regulatory agency entitlement (permit) processing. I am a Professional Development Instructor in the Engineering Industry, teaching contracts, risk management, project management, professional liability, writing, and communication skills. I have my Professional Engineering license in 10-states. My communication, research, writing, and professional experience give me the ability to originate expert reports and provide testimony that art...
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Per Lindell, Sc.D.

Expert on biopharmaceutical industry, MIT Sc.D.

Novadigm Consulting Group

Bethesda, Maryland
Pharmaceutical Research, DNA - Drug development, Gene therapy, Oligonucleotide, Drug manufacturing, Bioprocessing, Biologics, Biopharmaceuticals, Monoclonal antibodies, Peptides, Drug discovery, Biotechnology, Business valuation, Due diligence, Drug regulation, Therapeutics, Cell therapy, Drug research, Research and development, RNA therapeutics, Drug research
Management consultant and fractional management services to biopharma companies providing a broad set of services. Hands on management experience from Big Pharma, biotech companies, and as consultant COO for biotech companies. Consulting experience from Boston Consulting Group. Large industry network. Over 25 years broad experience in US, EU, Japan and Australia. Doctor of Science from MIT in Biochemical Engineering with minor in Management. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Consulting Experience from Boston Consulting Group, Arthur D. Little and IBM. Biopharma experience from Pharmacia, BASF Pharma and several biotech companies. Fulbright scholar. Member of the Umbrex, BiotechExcec and Alacrita consultant networks. Uniquely broad and deep experience both as a hands-on manager and consultant, in drug discovery, preclinical and clinical development (including IND filings and clinical trial management), biologics and gene thera...
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Jeffrey A Goldshine, CPM®

Multifamily Property Management Expert Witness

Goldshine Management Consulting, LLC

Maryland
Real Estate, Property Management - Multifamily Property Mgmt, Property Operations, Standard of Care, Premises Liability, Risk and Security, Life Safety, Owner-Manager Disputes, Maintenance Operations, Mgmt Company Leadership, Property Valuation, Property Inspections, Due Diligence, Operational Practices, Fair Housing, Vendor Management, Portfolio Management
Jeffrey A. Goldshine, CPM, is a property management consultant and expert witness with five decades of hands-on operational leadership experience in multifamily residential real estate, property management operations, asset management, and organizational oversight. Over the course of his career, he has overseen the management and operation of more than 70,000 apartment units across 23 states and has held senior executive leadership roles including President, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, and Partner. Mr. Goldshine provides expert witness services and litigation consulting in matters involving property management standards of care, premises liability, multifamily operations, life safety practices, maintenance operations, risk management, security-related issues, property inspections, operational oversight, vendor coordination, and owner-management operational disputes. His work focuses on evaluating how properties are actually managed in ...
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Amy L. Natoli, CPM®, RPA®

Natoli Property Management Consulting

Crofton, Maryland
Premises Liability, Real Estate - Property management, risk management, maintenance, property operations, insurance, slip and fall, facilities, premises liability, property damage, lease administration, facility management, due diligence, asset management, property inspections, standards of care
Amy Natoli is an award-winning Property Management expert with over twenty years of hands-on experience managing commercial real estate properties. She is experienced in standards of care, budgeting and asset management, lease administration, property inspections, parking garage maintenance and inspections, vendor and contract management, life safety systems compliance, and risk management. She is active with the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), serving nationally as a Governing Councillor and as Vice Chair of the Ethics Committee and the Ethics Review Board. She also serves as an IREM Ethics instructor.
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Robert Stolzberg

Legal Malpractice Expert with national experience

Law Office of Robert Stolzberg

Brookline, Massachusetts
Legal, Dispute Resolution - Legal Malpractice, Legal Ethiccs, Attorney Malpractice, Civil Procedure, Legal Standard of Care, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Professional Responsibility, Conflicts of Interest, Fee Disputes, Expert, Litigation, Lawsuits, Legal Strategy, Litigation consultant, Arbitration, Mediation, Due Diligence
Since graduating from Harvard Law School, Attorney Stolzberg concentrated in representing clients in a wide variety of litigation matters, mostly in major, sophisticated and complex cases. These cases involved negotiation, mediation, arbitration, regulatory and administrative matters (including attorney disciplinary matters), as well as trials and appeals in state and federal courts, and administrative agencies, throughout the country. He represented plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of substantive matters, including contract disputes, construction and real estate disputes, medical and legal malpractice, intellectual property disputes, domestic relations, banking, and white-collar criminal matters. He served as an expert witness in legal malpractice cases involving alleged attorney negligence or other deviations from the appropriate standard of care, such as unresolved conflicts of interest, improper or incomplete advice to clients, lack of diligence, failure to comply wit...
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Jane Trust Ryan

Court-Tested Residential Real Estate Expert

Hawthorne, New Jersey
Real Estate, Business Operations - Real Estate Brokerage Management, Brokerage Agreements, Real Estate Contracts, Agency, Fiduciary Duties, Compliance, Disclosure, Code of Ethics, Due Diligence, Real Estate Education, Agent Supervision Training & Recruiting, Fair Housing, Agent Misconduct, Broker Malpractice, Real Estate Fraud
Jane Ryan provides clarity on complex residential real estate disputes through deep expertise in brokerage operations, compliance, and agent conduct. Her background includes leadership roles as a Brokerage Leader, Compliance Officer, and Transaction Manager, along with more than 20 years of experience training over 1,000 agents in agency law, contracts, negotiation, and disclosure. She is currently licensed as a Broker in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and has previously held licenses in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. Having managed offices with over 100 agents and serving as Broker of Record within a 400-agent network, Jane brings both hands-on and supervisory insight into industry standards of care. She is also experienced in providing courtroom testimony, offering clear, unbiased analysis of brokerage practices and professional conduct to assist counsel, judges, and juries in understanding complex real estate matters. New Jersey Real Estate Broker | New Jers...
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Barclay T. Leib, CFE, CAIA

Alt Investments / Hedge Funds / Trading Practices

Sand Spring Advisors LLC

Morristown, New Jersey
Securities & Investments, Fraud - Hedge Funds, Alternative Investments, Derivatives, Trading Practices, Security Manipulation, Fiduciary Duty, Due Diligence, Forensic Audit, CFE, CAIA, Options, Foreign Exchange, Precious Metals, Venture Capital, Real Estate
Barclay Leib, CFE, CAIA is an accomplished alternative asset due diligence professional who has been conducting due diligence and asset allocation on a variety of alternative investments (hedge funds, venture capital, private equity, alternative direct lending) for the majority of the past 25 years. He previously was a senior derivatives trader at firms including JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Bank, and Societe Generale for the first 20-years of his career. He also ran Alternatives Research for Fortigent LLC ($70 bln of assets advised) for two years. Mr. Leib has testified in both AAA arbitration and in Court cases in matters related to hedge funds, due diligence, fiduciary duty, and market manipulation. He has also assisted the SEC, CFTC, SDNY, and FBI, as well as several law firms, in various financial investigations that have resulted in successful criminal prosecutions. Mr. Leib holds an active FINRA Series 65 license, as well as currently inactive Series 7 & 63 license...
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Barclay T. Leib, CFE, CAIA

Alt Investments / Hedge Funds / Trading Practices

Sand Spring Advisors LLC

New York
Securities & Investments, Fraud - Hedge Funds, Alternative Investments, Derivatives, Trading Practices, Security Manipulation, Fiduciary Duty, Due Diligence, Forensic Audit, CFE, CAIA, Options, Foreign Exchange, Precious Metals, Venture Capital, Real Estate
Barclay Leib, CFE, CAIA is an accomplished alternative asset due diligence professional who has been conducting due diligence and asset allocation on a variety of alternative investments (hedge funds, venture capital, private equity, alternative direct lending) for the majority of the past 25 years. He previously was a senior derivatives trader at firms including JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Bank, and Societe Generale for the first 20-years of his career. He also ran Alternatives Research for Fortigent LLC ($70 bln of assets advised) for two years. Mr. Leib has testified in both AAA arbitration and in Court cases in matters related to hedge funds, due diligence, fiduciary duty, and market manipulation. He has also assisted the SEC, CFTC, SDNY, and FBI, as well as several law firms, in various financial investigations that have resulted in successful criminal prosecutions. Mr. Leib holds an active FINRA Series 65 license, as well as currently inactive Series 7 & 63 license...
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Max Holmes

Investor / Lawyer / NYU Stern Professor

Useful LLC

New York
Business Valuation, Securities & Investments - Antitrust, Arbitration, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Damages, Business Valuation, Contract Disputes, Cryptocurrency, Due Diligence, Fiduciary Duty, Financial, Fraud, Hedge Funds, Insurance, Investment Banking, Investment Management, Lending, Leveraged Buyouts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity
Max Holmes has over 40 years of experience as a portfolio manager, research analyst, board member, lawyer, NYU Professor and expert witness. Since 1993, Max Holmes has been an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Stern Graduate School of Business at New York University, teaching "Bankruptcy and Reorganization." Max Holmes has been the Chief Investment Officer / Lead Portfolio Manager for two large hedge funds ($2.7 billion and $5.4 billion of peak AUM) as well as an insurance company portfolio and a mutual fund portfolio. The funds invested in credit, capital structure arbitrage, distressed debt, rescue finance, direct lending, specialty finance, event stocks and special situations securities, including long and short positions. The funds invested across the capital structure: bank debt, DIP loans, second lien debt, secured and unsecured bonds, floating rate and fixed rate notes, trade claims, preferred stock, common stock, put and call options and credit default swaps (CDS). In...
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Jeffrey A Goldshine, CPM®

Multifamily Property Management Expert Witness

Goldshine Management Consulting, LLC

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Real Estate, Property Management - Multifamily Property Mgmt, Property Operations, Standard of Care, Premises Liability, Risk and Security, Life Safety, Owner-Manager Disputes, Maintenance Operations, Mgmt Company Leadership, Property Valuation, Property Inspections, Due Diligence, Operational Practices, Fair Housing, Vendor Management, Portfolio Management
Jeffrey A. Goldshine, CPM, is a property management consultant and expert witness with five decades of hands-on operational leadership experience in multifamily residential real estate, property management operations, asset management, and organizational oversight. Over the course of his career, he has overseen the management and operation of more than 70,000 apartment units across 23 states and has held senior executive leadership roles including President, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, and Partner. Mr. Goldshine provides expert witness services and litigation consulting in matters involving property management standards of care, premises liability, multifamily operations, life safety practices, maintenance operations, risk management, security-related issues, property inspections, operational oversight, vendor coordination, and owner-management operational disputes. His work focuses on evaluating how properties are actually managed in ...
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Lyle D. Burgoon, PhD, ATS

Raptor Pharm & Tox, Ltd

New Hill, North Carolina
Toxicology, Environmental - Dram shop, DNA, Product Liability, Statistics, Drug Impairment, Chemical Impairment, Family Law, Due Diligence, Criminal, Civil, Drug Testing, Toxic Tort
Dr. Burgoon is an award-winning and Board Certified (Fellow, Academy of Toxicological Sciences) toxicologist and biostatistician. Dr. Burgoon has 10+ years of experience as a US Government toxicologist employed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the US Army. Dr. Burgoon served as a senior leader in various roles from leading teams of biostatisticians and bioinformaticians in designing and analyzing toxicology studies, to supervising toxicologists and public health scientists in the development of toxicological and dose-response assessments in support of the US EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). At the US Army, Dr. Burgoon led classified and unclassified programs and projects with a focus on the effects of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives (CBRNE) on human health, ecological and agriculture systems. Dr. Burgoon’s expertise is in pharmacology, toxicology, biostatistics, exposure modeling, causal analysis, risk asse...
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Jason Koontz, CRC

Lending Expert - Lending, Banking, & Servicing

J.D. Koontz LLC

YORK, South Carolina
Banking, Real Estate - commercial loans, residential mortgages, mortgage loan servicing, predatory lending, truth in lending, RESPA, debt collection, underwriting, consumer protection, USPAP compliance, appraisal review, lending operations, foreclosures, disclosure, due diligence, lender liability, risk
Former Senior Vice President with more than 20 years of experience in commercial banking, mortgage lending, cash management, and banking operations. Extensive background in commercial and consumer lending, credit analysis, underwriting, loan servicing, deposit account operations, banking procedures, and financial institution risk management. Certified in credit risk analysis. Licensed Mortgage Loan Originator in Florida, Texas, and Colorado. Also a Certified Residential Appraiser and VA Panel Approved Appraiser. Retained as an expert witness in more than 270 matters throughout the United States involving a wide range of banking, lending, mortgage, servicing, and appraisal-related disputes. Engagements have included matters involving commercial lending, residential mortgage lending, underwriting standards, loan servicing, lender liability, banking operations, predatory lending allegations, Truth in Lending Act (TILA), RESPA, consumer protection claims, debt collection practices, wir...
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Samuel T Bacot, CPL

Oil and Gas Landman

LĒGOIL Consulting, LLC

Missouri City, Texas
Oil and Gas, Energy - Land, Title, Ownership, Transactions, Right-of-Way, Mineral Rights, Surface Use, Mineral Servitudes, Production Audits, Contracts, Mineral Valuation, Operations, Lease Maintenance, Regulatory, Royalty, Acquisition and Divestiture, Due Diligence, Encumbrances, Damage Settlements, Revenue and Cost Accounting
Certified Professional Landman with over 20 years experience Education: 2001 Louisiana State University, E.J Ourso College of Business: Bachelor of Science in Finance, with a Minor in Internal Auditing Seak: How to start, build and run a successful expert witness practice Seak: How to Excel at Your Expert Witness Deposition Professional: • Qualified in the United States Western District Court and in the Louisiana State District Court as an Expert Witness specific to the record title analysis and ownership, financial analysis of production revenue as same relates to ownership and title, prudent operator standards of the Oil and Gas industry, overriding royalties, leases and working interests. • Guest lecturer at the University of Houston Law Center on Due Diligence and the acquisition of oil and gas assets. Member of AAPL, HAPL, BRAAPL Experience: Recoil Resources July 2016-Present Vice President of Land and Business Development • Successfully raised $102M in private equity fundi...
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Jeffrey A Goldshine, CPM®

Multifamily Property Management Expert Witness

Goldshine Management Consulting, LLC

Texas
Real Estate, Property Management - Multifamily Property Mgmt, Property Operations, Standard of Care, Premises Liability, Risk and Security, Life Safety, Owner-Manager Disputes, Maintenance Operations, Mgmt Company Leadership, Property Valuation, Property Inspections, Due Diligence, Operational Practices, Fair Housing, Vendor Management, Portfolio Management
Jeffrey A. Goldshine, CPM, is a property management consultant and expert witness with five decades of hands-on operational leadership experience in multifamily residential real estate, property management operations, asset management, and organizational oversight. Over the course of his career, he has overseen the management and operation of more than 70,000 apartment units across 23 states and has held senior executive leadership roles including President, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, and Partner. Mr. Goldshine provides expert witness services and litigation consulting in matters involving property management standards of care, premises liability, multifamily operations, life safety practices, maintenance operations, risk management, security-related issues, property inspections, operational oversight, vendor coordination, and owner-management operational disputes. His work focuses on evaluating how properties are actually managed in ...
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Nao Takada, Ph.D., Esq.

Genetics legal consultant

Takada Legal PC

Celina, Texas
Legal, DNA - Product Liability, Genetics, Genomics, Due Diligence, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Biotech, Mass Tort, Molecular Biology
I am a genetic legal expert with over a decade of experience at the intersection of cutting-edge biological research and complex litigation. With a Ph.D. in Genetics and Development from Columbia University and a legal career built on life sciences matters, I bring a uniquely integrated perspective that few attorneys can offer — the ability to deeply understand the science and translate it into effective legal strategy. My scientific background spans molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, DNA sequence analysis, and stem cell research. I conducted graduate research at Columbia University in collaboration with the New York Stem Cell Foundation and performed research on bacterial remediation of radioactive materials at Japan's National Institute of Radiological Sciences. I am further deepening my data-driven expertise through a Biomedical Informatics Certification from the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston. As both a scientist and a licensed attorney...
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Jared L. Booth, SIOR, CCIM, MBA

Highly Experienced Commercial Real Estate Expert

Executive Vice President at Colliers International

Salt Lake City, Utah
Real Estate, Real Estate Appraiser - Real Estate Brokerage, Commercial Real Estate, Leasing, Land Development, Fiduciary Duties, Broker Ethics, Commercial Valuation, 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange, Standard of Care, Acquisitions, Dispositions, Brokerage, Industrial, Retail, Multifamily / Apartments, Due Diligence, Property Disclosure, Financing, Sales, Investments
SEASONED COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKER EXPERT: - Active transactional broker delivering on client trust since 1995 with top-tier transaction volumes - 31+ Years in Real Estate Industry - 24+ Years in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage ELITE CERTIFICATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS: - Professional designations & certifications representing the highest global standards in excellence, ethics, production, and knowledge - Specialized combined credentials held by fewer than 100 professionals worldwide - Dual-certified specialist in both Industrial & Office (SIOR). Less than 10% of SIORs are twice-certified under production, capacity, and insight - Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), for investment and financial analysis - Subject Matter Expert for US Treasury/FinCEN - Executive leadership roles in national, state, and local real estate trade organizations provide unique perspective TOP HONORS AND AWARDS: - Top 5% producing commercial broker in nationally ranked office of global/...
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Jeffrey A Goldshine, CPM®

Multifamily Property Management Expert Witness

Goldshine Management Consulting, LLC

Virginia
Real Estate, Property Management - Multifamily Property Mgmt, Property Operations, Standard of Care, Premises Liability, Risk and Security, Life Safety, Owner-Manager Disputes, Maintenance Operations, Mgmt Company Leadership, Property Valuation, Property Inspections, Due Diligence, Operational Practices, Fair Housing, Vendor Management, Portfolio Management
Jeffrey A. Goldshine, CPM, is a property management consultant and expert witness with five decades of hands-on operational leadership experience in multifamily residential real estate, property management operations, asset management, and organizational oversight. Over the course of his career, he has overseen the management and operation of more than 70,000 apartment units across 23 states and has held senior executive leadership roles including President, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, and Partner. Mr. Goldshine provides expert witness services and litigation consulting in matters involving property management standards of care, premises liability, multifamily operations, life safety practices, maintenance operations, risk management, security-related issues, property inspections, operational oversight, vendor coordination, and owner-management operational disputes. His work focuses on evaluating how properties are actually managed in ...