Over the past four decades, our experts have
Ave Tucker, Partner, FACD Co-Lead, Americas
consulted and testified in numerous significant foreign and
domestic complex litigations. Our highly regarded consultancy
services in financial, accounting, economic, engineering, scheduling
and damages analysis and expert testimony fit perfectly with the
HKA culture and business strategy.
TM Financial Forensics (TMF) consultants bring a suite of complementary expertise to HKA, including an intellectual property practice with significant experience in damages and valuation across a wide range of industries.
TM Financial Forensics (TMF), a US disputes consulting firm specialising in financial, accounting, economic, engineering, scheduling, and damages analyses. Founded in 2010 by Ave Tucker, Paul Meyer, Mike Wallace, Cheryl LeeVan and other experienced consultants, TMF employs over 65 professionals and operates from offices across California and Chicago. The firm assists clients in all phases of the litigation process across a broad range of sectors and practice areas.
TMF consultants have been at the forefront of the economic analysis of Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) rate determinations, and have consulted and provided testimony on a number of noteworthy matters determining the value of standard essential patent (SEP) portfolios in mobile telephony and telecommunications, automotive, and other high-tech industries, in global court venues including United States Federal Courts, the United States International Trade Commission, ICC International Court of Arbitration, the High Courts of England and Wales and the Shenzhen (China) Intermediate People’s Court.
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TMF experts have testified on matters in US state and federal courts, administrative proceedings, in the United States Court of Federal Claims, in the United States Bankruptcy Court, before the Armed Services Board of Contracts Appeals, in FINRA (“Financial Industry Regulatory Authority”) proceedings, before the PCAOB (“Public Accounting Oversight Board”), and in arbitrations in or involving the United States, Canada, Australia, France, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, China, Japan, and other countries.
We are a business and disputes consulting firm specializing in financial, accounting, economic and damages analyses. Our professionals assist companies and outside counsel in resolving complex business and litigation challenges and confronting market, contract, operational, and regulatory risks.
We assist leading law firms and their clients with pre-litigation discovery, risk assessments and internal investigations; fact discovery, including drafting discovery inquiries on our areas of expertise; development of expert opinions, including review of case documents; development of complex financial models and preparation of expert reports; critiques of opposing experts’ analyses; preparation for trial, including development of trial testimony and exhibits; and delivery of expert testimony in deposition, trial, arbitration and/or mediation.
Our service offerings include consulting and expert testimony in the areas of forensic accounting and economics, construction quantum, delay and technical, government contracts, and commercial damages. This encompasses breach of contract, technology and intellectual property, antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, professional negligence, financial institutions and investment banking, insurance, settlement distributions and alleged fraud, and white-collar matters.
Our strength lies in our deep industry experience, commitment to client service, resourcefulness, and ability to respond quickly and effectively to client needs. Our teams of professionals get involved in many stages of the dispute resolution and litigation process. We work across multiple industry sectors including aviation, aerospace and defense, construction and engineering, government contracting, production and manufacturing, sports and entertainment, telecoms, media and technology (TMF) amongst others.
Find our more about our expert service offering and expertise at Expert Services | HKA.
