Economic Damage Expert Witnesses

Mill Valley, California

Real Estate, Financial - Financial Planning & Analysis, Underwriting, Due Diligence, Capital Markets, Structured Finance, Syndication, Banking, CMBS Loan, Asset Mgmt, Shopping Center, Mixed Use, Standard of Care, Landlord/Tenant, Investor Relations, Distressed Assets, Receivership, Forensic Accounting, Economic Damage, Lic. CA Broker, Family Law

I provide Commercial Real Estate and Family Law Expert Services with extensive hands-on experience as a real estate investor, asset manager, and fractional Chief Financial Officer. My expertise is grounded in real-world ownership and operations—not theoretical or purely academic analysis—allowing me to deliver clear, supportable opinions that withstand scrutiny in litigation, arbitration, and mediation. My commercial real estate experience spans the full investment lifecycle, including opportunity identification, financial underwriting, valuation, due diligence, capital structuring, debt and equity placement, contract negotiation, leasing strategy, property and asset management, investor reporting, and disposition analysis. I have direct experience evaluating investment performance, cash flow, capital expenditures, operating budgets, and long-term value creation across multiple asset classes. I specialize in complex financial analysis related to commercial real estate disputes, in...

Los Angeles and San Francisco, California

Business Damages, Intellectual Property - Damages, Economic Damage, Accounting, Intellectual Property, DMCA, Patent, Copyright, Trademark, Royalty Audit, Fraud, False Advertising, Valuation, Breach of Contract, Wrongful Termination, Employment Law, Brands, Complex Business Litigation, Personal Injury, Lost Profits, Unjust Enrichment

ECONOMIC DAMAGES, IP, ROYALTY AUDIT, LICENSING & BREACH OF CONTRACT EXPERT When the expert truly matters, retain an expert trusted by juries, judges, and leading litigators. Sidney Blum is a nationally recognized forensic accounting and economic damages expert specializing in intellectual property, licensing, royalty disputes, breach of contract, fraud, and complex commercial litigation. His more than 30 years of experience includes leadership roles at KPMG, Ernst & Young, and industry positions including Chief Audit Officer of Beats Electronics. Mr. Blum has been the retained expert in more than 160 matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, false advertising, trade secrets, royalty audits, DMCA claims, licensing disputes, fraud, class actions, entertainment accounting, and complex breach of contract matters. His damages analyses are frequently adopted over opposing experts in high-stakes litigation and arbitration. Representative matters include: - Leading expert in r...