Newsletters

Winter 2010

• Daubert and the Lost Profits Expert: Recent Cases
• Court Prefers Expert with BV Experience and Better Application of FV Law
• New Guidance from DE Chancery Court on DCF Inputs, Assumptions
• Five Potential Problems in Today's Fairness Opinions

Fall 2010

• Fair Value Standard in Divorce May Not Be Gaining National Traction
• Reasonable Compensation Analysis Must Incorporate Applicable Legal Test
• Important Delaware Chancery Case on Terminal Growth Rate, ERP, Betas, and Best Experts
• Defendant Uses Daubert to Deconstruct Expert's DCF

Summer 2010

• Five Keys to Protecting Your Financial Expert's Credibility in Court
• Roundup on Divorce Cases: Discounts, Valuation Dates, & the Economic Downturn
• Court Adjusts Discount Rate to Reflect Current Economic Risks
• Experts Need to Show 'Analytical Fit' Between Data and Damages

Spring 2010

• Valuing Goodwill in Divorce: Communication and Consistency are Critical
• Two Taxpayer Victories Demonstrate Winning Facts for FLPs
• Checklist: Make Sure Your Expert Survives a Daubert Challenge

Fall 2009

• Tax Court's Adjustment to Reasonable Compensation
• Divorce Experts Agree on Nothing but the Definition of Fair Market Value
• In Dueling Daubert Motions, Both Experts' Evidence Accepted
• Bankruptcy Court Cannot Just 'Split the Difference' in Divergent Discount Rates
• The Most Credible Experts Admit the Weaknesses in their Reports Up Front
• Six Issues an Expert Should be Aware of When Selecting COC Data in Volatile Times

Spring 2009

• Lost Profits Calculations Must Include Related Costs
• The Court Calls Expert Statutory Fair Value 'Too Good to Be True'
• Inexperienced, Unprepared Expert Caught in Deposition
• Buyer's Projections Used to Value Asset from the Seller's Perspective

Winter 2009

• Trademark Claims Include Reasonable Royalty and Disgorgement of Profits
• Tax Court Rejects Appraisal of Donated Stock for Incorrect Premise of Value
• Expert Evidence Helps Decide Partnership 'Divorce'
• Does Buy-Sell Contract Trump Statutory Shareholder Remedies?
• 10 Tips to Protect Expert-Attorney Communications