David J. Hutchings

Managing Principal
David J. Hutchings

Montreal

Education

J.D., University of Toronto Faculty of Law; M.A., economics, University of Toronto; B.S., economics, and B.S., mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Summary of Experience

Mr. Hutchings’ economics expertise spans a wide array of topics, including tax and transfer pricing, securities and finance, valuation and damages, and antitrust. Deeply experienced in litigation, international arbitration, and investigations, he has led case teams, conducted economic and financial analyses, estimated damages and liability, and performed valuation analyses in complex matters across many jurisdictions, including the US, Canada, the UK, the EU, Latin America, and Australia.

In tax controversy and transfer pricing matters, he has assisted expert witnesses and attorneys for both taxpayers and taxing authorities in jurisdictions around the world, provided expert testimony, and authored expert reports on dispute and planning issues. In addition, Mr. Hutchings has been involved in securities disputes arising out of US financial crises related to residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), credit ratings, and financial guaranty insurance.

In antitrust and competition matters, Mr. Hutchings has analyzed anticompetitive effects, evaluated potential remedies, examined the economics of platform markets, and assisted in the preparation of analysis and testimony before courts and government regulators, such as the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

In addition, he has quantified harms and foregone benefits, and valued natural resources and treaty entitlements, in several disputes between Canadian First Nations and the Crown, both testifying at trial and consulting to reach pre-dispute resolutions. He has also quantified damages arising from tortious interference, breach of contract, and other contractual and extra-contractual remedies, and provided valuation analyses in numerous commercial disputes.

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