Intangible Economic Damages: Leveraging Methods of Proof, Valuation Techniques and Use of Experts
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will provide litigators with a game plan on overcoming traps with handling intangible economic damages. The panel will discuss methods of proof, complexities with valuation and effective use of experts when proving or defending these types of cases.
Outline
- Types of intangible economic assets/damages
- Methods of valuation
- Proving or defending against intangible economic damages
- Causation
- Experts
- Choosing an expert
- Due diligence required for assessing intangible damages
- Best practices for use during trial
- Best practices for use during damage phase
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What constitutes an intangible economic asset?
- How is causation established when attempting to prove damages?
- What are the best practices in choosing and utilizing experts during all phases of litigation?
- What methods of economic damage valuation are available?
- What considerations are made to determine the most appropriate method?
Faculty

Zachary G. Newman
Partner
Hahn & Hessen
Mr. Newman represents public and private companies, national banking associations, commercial lenders, leasing... | Read More
Mr. Newman represents public and private companies, national banking associations, commercial lenders, leasing companies, and hedge funds in business litigation throughout the United States. His practice focuses on banking litigation, commercial litigation, fiduciary litigation and art and antique litigation.
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Cindy B. Carradine
Managing Director
Hill Schwartz Spilker Keller
Ms. Carradine serves as a testifying expert and specializes in analysis of economic damages, financial forensics... | Read More
Ms. Carradine serves as a testifying expert and specializes in analysis of economic damages, financial forensics and litigation consulting. Her assistance to attorneys, corporations, and individuals includes investigating and analyzing accounting issues, providing commercial damage analyses, performing financial forensic and fraud investigations, and assessing the financial issues surrounding complex transactions.
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Jared C. Jordan
Managing Director
Hill Schwartz Spilker Keller
Mr. Jordan is a Certified Fraud Examiner with over 14 years of experience assisting clients with the financial and... | Read More
Mr. Jordan is a Certified Fraud Examiner with over 14 years of experience assisting clients with the financial and accounting aspects of disputes and investigations including serving as an expert witness in litigation matters. His experience includes developing and analyzing damage claims, conducting fraud and forensic accounting investigations, examining and assessing corporate governance practices and internal controls, and evaluating complex data sets resulting from allegations of breach of contract, financial misrepresentation, fraud, director and officer misconduct, misuse of corporate funds and breach of fiduciary duty.
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Todd Gale
Senior Counsel
Dykema Gossett
Mr. Gale practice focuses on litigation matters, with an emphasis on complex commercial disputes, financial... | Read More
Mr. Gale practice focuses on litigation matters, with an emphasis on complex commercial disputes, financial services litigation and class action defense. He has tried cases before state and federal courts and arbitrators, on matters related to contracts, real estate, intellectual property, unfair competition, antitrust, mass torts, securities fraud, and bankruptcy. He has also briefed and argued many appeals.
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