Management Expert Witnesses

Management 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 management. The management expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Accounting, Agriculture, Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Bankruptcy, Business Valuation, Construction, Construction Defects, Engineering, Financial, Hospital Administration, Hotel & Restaurant, Internal Medicine, Management, and Medical Management.

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David J. Brotman, FAIA

Architect with 55+ Yrs Major Project Experience

Sunset Consultants

Scottsdale, Arizona
Architecture, Construction Defects - Standard of Care, Construction Document, Real Estate, Slip trip & fall, Trip & Fall, Delay, Defect, Change Order, Building, Design, Coordination, Code Compliance, Contract Document, Management, Contract Administration, Architectural Detailing, Commercial, Retail, Hotel, Office
David J. Brotman, FAIA, is a nationally recognized architect and expert witness with over five decades of experience in architectural design, construction, and professional practice. As a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA), Mr. Brotman has achieved the highest level of professional distinction. He is celebrated for his contributions to the advancement of architecture nationally and internationally. He spent 25 years with one of the world’s largest architecture and engineering firms, leading worldwide major commercial, retail, institutional, and mixed-use developments. His portfolio includes transformative projects such as the Shanghai Science and Technology Center — a project awarded through an international competition and publicly announced at a press conference in Shanghai by President Bill Clinton and the Mayor of Shanghai — as well as the extensive 1988 renovation and expansion of Tysons Corner Center, which introduced the first Nordstrom on the East Coast a...
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Michael T Rupp, PhD, FAPhA

Medication Errors & Safety Expert

Midwestern University College of Pharmacy - Glendale

Peoria, Arizona
Pharmacist, Safety - Community Pharmacy, Quality, Safety, Medication Errors, Dispensing Errors, DUR, Patient Counseling, Workflow, Policies and Procedures, Management, Prescription Dispensing, Staffing & Workload, Standards of Practice, Opioid Prescribing & Dispensing
Experienced consultant and expert witness specializing in chain and independent community pharmacy operations and standards of practice with emphasis on medication safety management and dispensing errors. Expertise includes staffing, workflow, policies & procedures and quality assurance. Deep experience in opioid litigation. Credentials include community and hospital pharmacy practice experience, numerous peer-reviewed articles, and excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
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Dennis Gemberling

Expert in Hotels, Restaurants, Bars, Nightclubs

Perry Group International

San Diego, California
Hotel & Restaurant, Real Estate - Hospitality Industry, Management, Operations, Maintenance, Upkeep, Safety, Security, Employment, Wages, Harassment, Discrimination, Economic Impact, Business Interruption, Alcohol Service Handling, Food Safety, Construction, Equipment, Standard of Care, Customs and Trade Practices, Human Trafficking
– Over 35 years experience managing, operating and consulting on full-service, limited-service, extended-stay, all-suite, branded and franchised, condo and timeshare hotels and resorts, casual, fine-dining and quick-service restaurants, bars and nightclubs, catering and special event facilities, casinos, and mixed-use real estate. Held prior positions for different owners, operators and chains as Senior Vice President, General Manager, Director of Food & Beverage and Restaurant Unit Manager. – Retained over 400 projects including brands, franchises and independents across the United States, Mexico and Canada. - Earned Certificates in Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management from Cornell University and Receiverships Administration, Procedures, and Law from Loyola Law School – Member of Foodservice Consultants Society International, Forensic Expert Witness Association, and Turnaround Management Association. - Over 10 years as A.M. Best’s “Recommended Expert Services Prov...
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Gary R. Coburn

Restaurant Concept Innovations

San Juan Capistrano, California
Hotel & Restaurant, Slip Trip & Fall - Slip Trip & Fall, OSHA, burns, choking, food safety, dram shop, alcohol, negligent security, employee safety, commercial kitchen, customer injuries, ADA, management, franchise, ownership, permitting, training, investing, accounting, premises liability
Award-winning restaurant executive. Helped create, open, run, and advise hundreds of full-service restaurants, limited-service, quick-service, bars and nightclubs. Additional expertise in restaurant franchising and commercial kitchen design/build from remodels to ground up including conceptual development, viability, and business interruption. Over 45 years in the restaurant industry as owner, operator, franchisor, consultant, President, Chief Operating Officer, and General Manager of numerous restaurant and food service establishments. Experienced restaurant investor and developer. Active restaurant owner with consulting business developing restaurant concepts and turning around existing establishments. Concepts worked on include: Joe's Crab Shack, Cask ‘n Cleaver, Lord Charlie’s, El Gato Gordo, Pizza Pronto, Safari Bar Restaurant, Shark Club, Bull Dog Grill, Stronghouse, Pangea, The Ballroom, Juarez Grill, Dickerson’s Club 29, Yucatan Liquor Stand, Zepp’s Atomic Tex Mex, Cab...
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Edward Scott

Expert- Private Equity, Ai, Valuations, Bankruptcy

BelleGreen LLC

Riverside, Connecticut
Artificial Intelligence, Bankruptcy - Business Valuations, Software, Fraud, Business Operations, Information Technology, Securities Valuations, Data Centers, Financial, Telecommunications, Management, Private Equity, Distressed Debt, Venture Capital, Computers, Complex Securities, Private Credit, Turnarounds, Appraisal & Valuation, Business Damages, Board Governance
Mr. Scott is a 25 year veteran of the private equity, distressed investment, bankruptcy and technology markets. Mr. Scott started his career at Apollo leading the firms investments in technology, media and communications companies. He left to be the #2 partner at Baker Capital in New York where he led the firm's most successful investments in Akamai Technologies (global leader in content distribution and edge security) as well as InterXion NV - Europe's 2nd largest data center business which he co-founded and built with $300 million in equity from Goldman and Morgan Stanley. Mr. Scott has substantial experience in complex situations, complex securities, turnaround and litigation. For the last 6 years Mr. Scott led the turnaround of ElectrifAi - one of the US' leading providers of Ai software products designed to solve high ROI business problems sold to the C-suite of enterprise clients in the US such as Home Depot and Mastercard. Mr. Scott lives in Greenwich, CT with his family.
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Charles E Metzger, MD

Boca Raton, Florida
Internal Medicine - internal medicine, diagnosis, management, concierge medicine
I have been in private practice and Board Certified in Internal Medicine since 1999. Since June, 2014, I have served as a member of the Affiliate Faculty for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University School of Medicine at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. I have had the following medical leadership roles: Vice Chief of Medicine (3 years), Chief of Medicine (3 years) and Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Boca Raton Regional Hospital (5 years). I have been in a concierge practice since 2007. Stopped admitting patients to Boca Raton Regional Hospital as of January 1, 2025.
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Louis Vanacore, PE, PMP, CxP, CMRP

J.B. Shepherd and Company

Marianna, Florida
Engineering, Construction - Management, Causal Analysis, Quality, Reliability, Safety, Design, Project Execution, Commissioning
LICENSES / CERTIFICATION: Florida Registered Professional Engineer License 14569 Project Management Professional (PMP) 1360434 Building Commissioning Professional Certification (BCxP) 8257201 Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) 151868 Florida General Contractors License CGC004831 (not active) Louis Vanacore is a Senior Associate Engineer with J.B. Shepherd and Company. Louis practices in the intersection of quality processes, design requirements, and management controls. Using a combination of awareness of system methodologies, human motivations, causal examination; a root cause for operational accidents, or product failures can be established. Louis’ broad and diverse experiences enable him to relate disparate information to establish the sequence of decisions, conditions, and actions which precipitate incidents. Louis’ experiences range from significant Federal government energy, military, and civil programs, industrial manufacturing, industrial proc...
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Jeffrey M Evans, PCAM, LSM, CCM, CCE, MCM

Management Matters, LLC

Florida
Management - Planned, Resorts, Boards, Communities, Recreation, Memberships, Private, Communications, Non-Profits, Clubs, Management, Planning, Ice and Snow Management
Chief Operating Officer for the Lake Naomi-Timber Trails Communities and the Lake Naomi Club (A Platinum Community) for 30 years. Court appointed receiver for the Hamlet Recreation Club for eighteen years.
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Andrew Shedlin, Esq., SCSM, SCLS, CRX

The Andrew Shedlin Companies, Inc.

Kildeer, Illinois
Real Estate - Retail, Shopping Centers, Landlord/Tenant disputes, Management, Leasing, Lease Interpretation, Shopping Center Development, Redevelopment, Operations, Safety and Security, Repair and Replacement, Interpretation of Leases, Leasing of Shopping Centers, Leasing of Airports, Mitigation of Damages
- Served as Counsel and Executive Vice President of Equity Properties and Development Company with responsibility for the development and leasing of more than 20,000,000 square feet of shopping centers throughout the United States - Acknowledged expert in shopping center leasing custom and practice - Advised and consulted for more than 35 separate international, national, regional and local retailers and restaurants in shopping centers. - Expert in the development, leasing and operations of airport concessions programs for more than 25 years. - Served as New York State Director for the approximately 70,000-member industry trade organization, The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) - Serves on the ICSC Illinois State Committee - Conceived and authored the Certified Shopping Center Leasing Specialist designation - Holds the CLS designation and the Certified Shopping Center Manager (CSM) and the newly established pinnacle of shopping center industry designations - C...
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Skip Stearns

THE HOTEL EXPERTS, LLC

Stratham, New Hampshire
Hotel & Restaurant, Premises Liability - Hotels, Motels, Resorts, Hospitality, Food, Franchising, Gaming, Gambling, Casino Hotels, Slip Trip & Fall, Restaurants, Alcohol Service, Hotel Operations, Hotel Premises Liability, Safety, Hotel Security, Hotels/Hospitality, Lodging, Management, Risk Management
Safety, Security, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Slip, Trip & Fall, Scalding, Drowning, Other Personal Injuries, Franchise and Management Contract Disputes, Industry Operating Standards & Product Standards, Safety & Security Standards, Emergency Procedures, Integrity Standards, Human Resources, Employee Qualifications & Hiring Practices, Standards for Employee, Wrongful Termination, Training, Sales & Marketing Practices, Casino & Gaming Operations, Food & Beverage Service, Alcohol Service
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Michael J. Garibaldi, CPA,ABV,CFF,CGMA

Garibaldi Group

Garden City, New York
Business Valuation, Accounting - Appraisal, Valuation, Forensic Accounting, Business Damages, Fraud, Business Operations, Financial, Economics, Management, CPA, Accountant, Tax, Business Divorce, Appraisal & Valuation
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Kevin Joseph, MD, MBA, CPE, FACHE

Healthcare Executive: Hospital CEO, CMO, CCO

Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hospital Administration, Medical Management - Healthcare Administration, Safety, Quality, Reliability, Executive Leadership, Credentialing, Medical Staff, EMS, Performance Improvement, Emergency Medicine, Management, EMTALA, Peer Review
Dr. Kevin Joseph is a physician executive with experience in academic and community hospital settings as both a physician and a healthcare executive. His unique and diverse background combines operational and clinical experience with degrees in business and engineering to solve problems, develop efficient operations, and lead complex organizations. Dr. Joseph currently serves as a Market Chief Clinical Officer of one of the largest healthcare systems in the country and has served as a system Chief Medical Officer where he created the Insitute for Safety, Reliability, and Performance Improvement. For more than 15 years, he has been intimately involved in safety, quality, physician credentialing, and hospital accreditation. Previously, he served as a senior vice-president of a system responsible for the operations and clinical outcomes of its three hospitals. This was preceded by a tenure as a hospital President & CEO, where he led the executive team in driving the hospital to top...
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Jeffrey M Evans, PCAM, LSM, CCM, CCE, MCM

Management Matters, LLC

Mountainhome, Pennsylvania
Management - Planned, Resorts, Boards, Communities, Recreation, Memberships, Private, Communications, Non-Profits, Clubs, Management, Planning, Ice and Snow Management
Chief Operating Officer for the Lake Naomi-Timber Trails Communities and the Lake Naomi Club (A Platinum Community) for 30 years. Court appointed receiver for the Hamlet Recreation Club for eighteen years.
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Michael Rodriguez, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Expert Accounting, Finance & Governance Witness

Waco, Texas
Financial, Management - Accounting, Financial reporting, Corporate governance, Capital markets, Capital structure, Leadership, Mergers & acquisitions, Corporate finance, Strategic planning, Negotiations, Private equity, Management, Venture capital, Corporate & investment banking, Ethics, Family offices, ESOP
Michael Rodriguez is a seasoned executive and board member with a distinguished 35-year career in financial and operational leadership. He has a proven track record of successfully guiding early-stage businesses across various industries and brings extensive experience as a board director. With over two decades of experience in Chief Financial Officer roles, including ten years as CFO of three public companies, Mr. Rodriguez offers a wealth of expertise. In his C-level positions, he has raised over $400 million in private equity, venture capital, and public equity. Additionally, he has secured more than $80 million in bank debt and managed numerous buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions, with a combined value exceeding $750 million. His strategic acumen is evident in his ability to lead companies through high-growth phases, turnarounds, and distressed situations. As a “Big-4” Certified Public Accountant, he is recognized as a financial expert under SEC, NYSE, and NASDAQ ru...
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Lindy (Buddy) M. Pilgrim

Integrity Management Services, Inc.

Parker, TX, Texas
Agriculture, Management - Poultry, Chicken, Turkey, Commodity Markets, Protein Markets, Sales, Market Prices, Management, Accounting, Marketing, Trading, Food Processing, Meat Processing, Agri-business, Further Processed Foods, Food Manufacturing, Live Production, Animal Agriculture, Contract Farming, Rendering - By Products
I have over 45 years of experience in all aspects the meat/poultry and food processing industry, including serving in every level of management from production line worker to supervisor, to general manager, Vice President, Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, President, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member, Board Vice Chairman, Board Chairman and owner. My direct functional experience is exceptionally broad spanning live operations, grain purchasing, feed milling, basic and further processing operations, facility maintenance, packaging, sales, marketing, distribution, transportation, logistics, advertising, accounting, and finance. I have overseen production operations and sales feeding into virtually every marketing channel including wholesale clubs, retail grocery chains, institutional distributors, foodservice for casual dining and fast food restaurants, export markets and commodity trading. I have overseen national brand name product lines...