Valuation Calculations in Litigation and Arbitration | Practical Law

Valuation Calculations in Litigation and Arbitration | Practical Law

A Practice Note providing guidance for attorneys on the methods and approaches experts use to quantify damages. This Note offers an overview of how to determine the loss or diminution in value of an asset or a right and addresses the standard of value that the damages calculation should provide, in many cases being the fair market value (FMV) of an asset, the best approach for evaluating FMV in light of the specific facts of the dispute, and the preferred methodologies for calculating FMV under the chosen valuation approach.

Valuation Calculations in Litigation and Arbitration

Practical Law Practice Note w-004-8470 (Approx. 15 pages)

Valuation Calculations in Litigation and Arbitration

by Greig Taylor and Alexander Lee, AlixPartners LLP, with Practical Law Litigation
Maintained • International, USA (National/Federal)
A Practice Note providing guidance for attorneys on the methods and approaches experts use to quantify damages. This Note offers an overview of how to determine the loss or diminution in value of an asset or a right and addresses the standard of value that the damages calculation should provide, in many cases being the fair market value (FMV) of an asset, the best approach for evaluating FMV in light of the specific facts of the dispute, and the preferred methodologies for calculating FMV under the chosen valuation approach.