Damages Litigation: Business Value Reduction, Interruptions, and Profit Losses

Riley Busenlener | Chaffe & Associates

Mr. Busenlener, CPA/ABV, ASA, AEP, JD, is a Vice President at Chaffe & Associates, Inc. He has over 17 years of experience in business valuations for a wide range of tax reporting and litigation purposes. He has taught business valuation and accounting at local universities and has served as a member of the Appraisal Standards Board. Mr. Busenlener has been a designated member of ASA for over 12 years having served as Treasurer and President of the Harold S. Clark, New Orleans Chapter. He received his Bachelor of Civil Law and Juris Doctor from LSU Paul Hebert Law Center. He received his Bachelor of Science from Florida State University. He received his Master of Accounting from Florida State University.

Nene Glenn Gianfala | Chaffe & Associates

Ms. Gianfala is Vice President of Chaffe & Associates and received her Bachelor of Science in Management from Tulane Freeman School of Business and Master of Business Administration from the University of New Orleans. Ms. Gianfala is a licensed CPA, Accredited in Business Valuation by the AICPA and Accredited Senior Appraisers/Business Valuation by the American Society of Appraisers. Ms. Gianfala is an ASA with a specialty in Intangible Assets. She also holds securities licenses 27, 63, and 79.

I. Evaluating business and owner damages | 1:00pm – 1:30pm

• Techniques for quantifying damages in various legal scenarios, including lost profits and their impact on overall business value

II. Past and future lost profits | 1:30pm – 2:00pm

• Methods for assessing past and projected losses and understanding their influence on business valuation in litigation

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

III. Valuing intellectual property for infringement cases | 2:10pm – 2:40pm

• Best practices for calculating damages related to patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret disputes, with an emphasis on valuation methodologies

IV. IP-specific remedies | 2:40pm – 3:10pm

• Discussion of the applicable legal remedies for various types of intellectual property disputes and how to approach damages calculations for each