- Securities Fraud and Misrepresentation
- Transactional Fairness
- Business Valuations
- Damages Calculations
- Intellectual Property Misapproptiation
- Cost of Money/Risk Premiums
- Control Premiums
- Minority Discounts
- Business Financing
- Corporate Director Fiduciary Responsibilities
- The Business Judgment Rule
- Corporate Governance
- Documentation preparation and testimony in an anti-trust case with calculated damages of $2 billion (hired by Max Blecher former Director of the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice). AUT v. Boeing, General Electric, Rolls Royce
- Testified as Cost of Money expert in Federal Bankruptcy Court in Denver, CO in the liquidation of the Schwinn Bicycle Company
- Litigation support in breach of Reps & Warranties case in Orange County California
- Document preparation and testimony in jury trial involving misappropriation of Intellectual Property
- Pre-litigation consultation in expropriation of IP case that settled before trial
- Engagements involving the valuation of privately held businesses including one case brought against a $2 billion investment fund in New York City (Warburg Pincus).
- Defense representation in a class action suit with claimed damages of $850 million
- Defense representation in a $15 million claim for damages for corporate defamation culminating in a 3 ½ week jury trial
- Defense representation in a criminal case in Federal Court in Boston, MA involving Federal securities, wire transfer and mail fraud
- Defense representation in Federal Court in Salt Lake City alleging conspiracy – both defendants were acquitted at the end of a one month trial
- Plaintiff representation in a breach of contract and circumvention case in Dallas, TX resulting in a complete award for compensatory damages and an additional $1 million in punitive damages
- Defense representation in a criminal case in Federal Court in New Jersey alleging conspiracy, fraud and misrepresentation
- Defense representation in a securities fraud action arising out of a $675 million IPO. Atlas Master Fund, Ltd. et al v. TerraForma Global, Inc. et al. Case settled prior to trial.
- White collar criminal case. U.S. v Gillar. Scheduled to go to trial in New Jersey September 21, 2020.
- BA University of Wisconsin
- MA International Economics, American University, Wash., DC
- JD Washington College of Law
- District of Columbia Bar
- U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Securities Licenses
- Series 7, Registered Representative
- Series 24, General Principal
- Series 27, Financial Operations Principal
- Series 63, Multi-State
- Series 79, Investment Banking
- Current or past member of 10 corporate Boards of Directors and the National Association of Corporate Directors
For further information and / or a personal consultation contact Jim at 949-433-2599 or at jwatts@pacificsummit.com.