Mark L. Berenblut

Education

CPA, CA 
Investigative Forensic Accountant (IFA)
Fellow Chartered Business Valuator (FCBV)
Accredited Senior Appraiser (Business Valuation) (ASA)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
CFLSE National Senior Advisor
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - Certified in Financial Forensics (AICPA-CFF)
BSc with Honors, in economics, London School of Economics, University of London

Experience

Mr. Berenblut provides expertise in the areas of economics, finance, business valuation, accounting, and financial investigation. He has provided expert reports and trial and tribunal testimony in Canada, the US, and Europe, and in regulatory and arbitration hearings for complex matters involving economic damage quantification, insolvency and restructuring, securities and other class actions, financial investigation, intellectual property, and securities and business valuation.

Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Securities and Finance, and White Collar Criminal Litigation

Mr. Berenblut provides expertise in insolvency and restructuring matters, particularly where they intersect with forensic investigation, business valuation, and economic damage quantification. He has been retained for leading insolvency cases including matters related to the bankruptcies of Nortel, the Stanford Investment Bank, Enron, and Olympia and York Developments. Mr. Berenblut has also been retained on behalf of insurers, directors and officers, and boards in connection with securities class action cases, as well as in regulatory hearings.

Intellectual Property

In the area of intellectual property, Mr. Berenblut specialises in providing intellectual property valuation and damage analysis in commercial IP disputes including false advertising, passing off, and breach of copyright and patent. His expertise includes the valuation of brands, establishing royalty rates, patent portfolio valuation, valuation of intangibles, and other IP valuation in industries including the media, manufacturing, technology, and resources.  

International Arbitration

Mr. Berenblut has provided expert evidence before arbitrators and panels in Canada, the US, and Israel examining disputes in the areas of pharmaceutical patents, post-acquisition, and other contract disputes. He has also provided economic evidence before the European Court of Human Rights.

A graduate of The London School of Economics, Mr. Berenblut holds professional certifications including: Accredited Senior Appraiser; CPA-CA; Fellow Chartered Business Valuator; Certified Mediator; Certified Fraud Examiner; FCA (UK); and AICPA-CFF. He is recognized by the Academy of Experts, and is the co-author/author of two books: The Litigator's Guide to Expert Witnesses and Proving Economic Loss. He was a member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of Business Valuation. Mr. Berenblut was a managing partner of a US venture capital investment fund and a member of the investment committees of several major charitable foundations.