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Email: robert.patton@nera.com
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MSc in economics and economic history, London School of Economics
BA in economics and BA in history, University of Michigan
Robert Patton is an Associate Director in NERA's Securities and Finance Practice. He provides advice and testimony in the areas of economics, finance, and valuation, in the context of litigation, international arbitration, and regulatory enforcement.
Mr Patton has submitted expert evidence in English High Court and Ontario Superior Court. He has directed analyses of damages and has assisted in the preparation of expert reports for submission to English High Court, Canadian provincial courts, Irish Commercial Court, US federal and state courts, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, and international arbitration venues including ICC, SIAC, ICSID, PCA and tribunals convened under UNCITRAL rules.
In securities class actions and other collective actions by investors, Mr Patton has examined issues relating to damages quantification, causation of loss, the price sensitivity of information, the share price impact of alleged accounting misstatements, market efficiency, class certification and settlement prediction.
In commercial disputes, Mr Patton has analysed loss of profit claims, damages arising from breach of contract, damages from minority shareholder oppression, consequential damages, and the appropriate rate of pre-judgement interest. Mr. Patton has also assessed damages from expropriation and from breaches of Fair and Equitable Treatment, as well as other issues arising in investment treaty disputes.
In financial services disputes and enforcement, Mr Patton has analysed damages and causation in disputes involving hedge funds and other collective investment vehicles, and has carried out economic analyses relating to alleged mis-selling and market abuse.
Mr Patton holds a master's degree from the London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. He is listed in the “Who's Who Legal: Consulting Experts Guide” where he is described as an up-and-coming expert who is “creative, dependable and professional” and who “operates very well in cross-border contexts”.
Title | Date | |||
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Unpacking Cross-Border Cannabis Sector Class Action Risks | 16 June 2020 | |||
NERA’s Seventh Annual Financial Litigation, Disputes, and Enforcement Seminar | 18 October 2017 | |||
Quantum in securities claims—a global perspective | 03 October 2017 | |||
9th Annual Europe Global Investor Protection Conference | 06 February 2017 | |||
Securities Litigation in 2016: Significant Issues | 31 October 2016 | |||
Sixth Annual Financial Litigation, Disputes, and Enforcement Seminar | 05 October 2016 | |||
The 34th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime | 04 September 2016 | |||
Financial Services Forum 2016 | 03 March 2016 | |||
Fifth Annual Financial Litigation, Disputes, and Enforcement Seminar | 14 October 2015 | |||
High Frequency Trading: Challenge and Controversy | 28 October 2014 | |||