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Ralph Meghames

Director

Contact

Paris
Tel: +33 1 70 75 01 89
Fax: +33 1 45 02 30 01

Milan
Tel: +39 02 305771

Email: ralph.meghames@nera.com
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Education 

Executive Education Programme in advanced valuation methods, INSEAD Business School
MSc in applied economics and international affairs, Paris Dauphine University
MSc in economics, Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Experience 

Ralph Meghames provides best-in-class advice in valuation, intellectual property and transfer pricing matters. His work spans a plethora of industries for which he has provided economic expertise in the context of advisory services as well as in disputes, litigation, and international arbitration. He has extensive experience designing and implementing complex systems and models driving the allocation of profits within multinational companies. Mr. Meghames is recognized as a leading corporate tax expert by Who’s Who Legal.

Mr. Meghames leads projects involving assets and company valuation; quantification of damages arising from commercial disputes; intellectual property mapping and analysis and valuation; transaction pricing for products and services; and pricing of financial instruments. He also has experience in assisting with contract negotiations in relation to remuneration clauses.

As a quantum expert, Mr. Meghames’ work in international arbitration includes shareholders’ disputes, assessment of damages, pricing analysis, and causation analysis. The expert reports he has contributed to have been instrumental in testimonies before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

Mr. Meghames is a frequent lecturer at Paris Dauphine University, and at Vienna University of Economics and Business. Prior to joining NERA, Mr. Meghames worked in the asset management, audit, and banking industries in Europe and the Middle East.

Languages

Arabic
French
English

Title Type Author
Applying the Arm’s Length Principle to Intra Group Financial Transactions: A Referenc... Book Amanda Pletz, Dr. Emmanuel Llinares, Dr. Niraja Srinivasan, Timothy McKenna, Ralph Meghames, Dr. Ronald Bernstein, Bernardo Danesi, Eugene Ng, Gary Lambert, and Mark Berenblut
Fixed Rate Loan Transactions: A Case Study Book Ralph Meghames, Bernardo Danesi, and Amanda Pletz
Damages in the Middle East and Africa 2022: Trends from Recent Cases and Some Challen... Published Article Dr. Fabrizio Hernández, Timothy McKenna, and Ralph Meghames
Understanding Modern Valuation Methods and the Value of Managerial Flexibility White Paper Dr. Fabrizio Hernández, Ralph Meghames et al.
Taxation and Value Creation Book Dr. Emmanuel Llinares and Ralph Meghames
Damages in the Middle East and Africa 2021: Trends from Recent Cases and Some Challen... Published Article Dr. Fabrizio Hernández, Timothy McKenna, and Ralph Meghames
NERA Experts Offer Insight into OECD Guidance on the Transfer Pricing Implications of... White Paper
NERA Experts Comment on the OECD Proposal on Pillar One Blueprint Brief Dr. Harlow Higinbotham, Dr. Vladimir Starkov, Ralph Meghames, and Dr. Emmanuel Llinares
NERA Experts Offer Insight into OECD Guidance on Financial Transactions White Paper Amanda Pletz and Ralph Meghames
Transfer Pricing Treatment of Intangibles: Issues and Developments Published Article Dr Emmanuel Llinares and Ralph Meghames
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NERA Economic Consulting Announces Senior-Level Promotions 27 February 2020 Press Release