Principals Richard Caldwell, Dan Harris, and Jack Stirzaker joined a panel discussion, “Full Compensation v. State Aid,” about recent arbitral awards that have raised issues of state aid. The panel discussion also featured Amy Frey, Partner at McDermott Will & Emery, and Lena Sandberg, Partner at Gibson Dunn. The panelists addressed a number of questions, including:

• Can an award distort competition?
• What is the economic logic behind the European Commission’s objections to some recent awards?

Brattle was also a proud sponsor of Paris Arbitration Week.

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The annual Expert Witness Firms’ Power Index rankings are determined based on several factors from a two-year research period, including the number of hearings each firm participated in, the average value of a firm’s hearings, and reputational clout. During the research period for the 2022 rankings, spanning from August 2020 to August 2022, Brattle worked on 41 unique hearings and 66 disaggregated hearings (where more than one Brattle expert participated in the same hearing). Fifty of the disaggregated hearings were energy-related, the most of all firms included on the index. Brattle also ranked first among all firms for the number of investor-state cases worked on (41).

“It’s gratifying for Brattle to be once again be recognized among the world’s top international arbitration experts,” said Richard Caldwell, Principal and Leader of Brattle’s International Arbitration practice. “This honor is a testament to our continued success in energy and investor-state arbitrations and provides motivation as we continue to grow geographically and in the commercial arbitration sector in particular.”

To learn more about Brattle’s international arbitration expertise, please visit our practice page. The complete “GAR 100: Expert Witness Power Index” and information about GAR’s methodology is available here.

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Principal Dr. Florin Dorobantu specializes in valuation and structured finance issues with a focus on international arbitration. He has testified on damages in cases before the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).

Principal Paul Hinton provides expert testimony and summary witness testimony in securities and finance litigation, enforcement matters involving trading abuse, and in cases involving alleged white collar crime. He regularly employs data analytics and network analysis in white collar investigations to trace funds and to assess allegedly collusive communications.

Academic Advisor Dr. Graham Davis, who is Professor Emeritus in the Division of Economics and Business at the Colorado School of Mines, consults in mine and project valuation for several large mining companies and has significant experience as an expert witness in litigation involving mine valuations and damages from temporary takings.

Click here to see the full list of Brattle experts recognized by Who’s Who Legal.

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In a recent chapter included in the fifth edition of Global Arbitration Review’s Damages in International Arbitrations Guide, Brattle Principals Darrell Chodorow and Dr. Florin Dorobantu and Associate Dr. Fernando Bañez discuss the landscape for disputes across extraction project life cycles, from prospecting to closure. They present industry-specific characteristics common to many mining and oil and gas disputes, and examine different valuation methods that may be applied to assess project value or damages across a variety of different commodities and project stages.

The full chapter, “Quantum in Oil and Gas and Mining Disputes,” is available below.

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Principal Richard Caldwell is an economics and financial expert, with experience valuing businesses and financial instruments across a range of industries, from electricity to banking to telecoms, and in a range of settings.

Principal Darrell Chodorow is a consultant with more than 25 years of experience in commercial damages, valuation, and tax matters.

Principal Dr. José Antonio García is an expert in economic and financial analysis and regularly provides advice on litigation matters as an expert witness.

Principal Dan Harris has nearly 20 years of experience as an expert in valuation and quantification of damages. He has been retained by major law firms and their clients to testify on damages and quantum in international arbitration proceedings in a variety of forums.

Principal Carlos Lapuerta is an expert in economic analysis and financial valuation, which he frequently applies to estimate damages in international arbitration proceedings.

Principal M. Alexis Maniatis has more than 30 years of experience as a consultant providing advice and expert testimony on the application of economics, accounting, and corporate finance in estimating commercial damages, project valuation, and regulation.

Principal Daniel McFadden is the Presidential Professor of Health Economics at the University of Southern California, where he has joint appointments at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and the Department of Economics at USC Dornsife College. Professor McFadden was awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work developing methods and theory used in analyzing how consumers and households make choices from sets of discrete alternatives.

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Principal Carlos Lapuerta will join the “Experience with the Use of Damages Experts in Investment Arbitration” panel.

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“Marco is a leading authority on the economics of infrastructure, transportation, regulation, and competition,” said Brattle Principal Francesco Lo Passo. “His academic expertise and experience as an advisor will make him a valuable asset to Brattle and our clients, in Europe and globally.”

An expert in transport and infrastructure economics as well as regulatory disputes, Dr. Percoco holds several academic appointments and is the founding director of Bocconi’s GREEN research center, which focuses on economic research related to geography, resources, the environment, energy, and networks. He is a former economic advisor to the office of the Italian Prime Minister as well as to several Italian ministries, the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), and the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Dr. Percoco’s consulting experience includes working on various regulatory and competition matters across Europe, particularly in the energy, transport, infrastructure, and real estate sectors. He has provided expert opinions regarding concessions, regulation, and antitrust issues in both civil and administrative tribunals. He frequently consults on matters related to infrastructure valuation and regulation.

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