Expert Economic & Financial Consulting for Complex Litigation
In high-stakes litigation, clarity and precision are critical. Dr. Pavithra Kumar provides rigorous economic and financial analysis to support attorneys, corporations, and regulatory bodies in resolving complex disputes. With over 16 years of experience, she brings a deep understanding of securities markets, corporate finance, valuation, and damages quantification to every engagement.
Dr. Pavithra Kumar
Financial economist, valuation expert, and damages consultant with more than sixteen years of experience in economic consulting, securities litigation, structured finance, transfer pricing, corporate finance, and complex commercial disputes.
Dr. Kumar specializes in the application of economic and financial theory to matters involving securities and derivatives litigation, business valuation, damages quantification, transfer pricing, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and structured finance disputes. Her experience spans a broad range of industries and litigation contexts, including securities class actions, SPAC-related disputes, employment arbitrations, shareholder disputes, financial antitrust matters, tax controversies, wage and hour litigation, and statistical sampling analyses.
She has extensive experience applying sophisticated statistical and econometric techniques, including event studies, market efficiency analyses, options and derivatives valuation, structured finance modeling, and complex damages assessments. She has served as both testifying and consulting expert on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants and has prepared expert reports while supporting matters through deposition, arbitration, and trial. She has been deposed in federal court and issued several expert reports.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kumar has supported leading academic experts, financial economists, valuation professionals, and industry specialists in matters involving securities lending, banking and solvency, corporate governance, intercompany transactions, fiduciary duties, class certification, and market efficiency. Her work has contributed to several high-profile outcomes, including multibilliondollar acquisition disputes, securities litigation matters, structured finance claims, and government investigations arising from the 2008 financial crisis.
In addition to her consulting practice, she has published extensively on securities litigation, hedge fund performance, event studies, credit rating agencies, and high-frequency trading, and regularly participates in conferences, webinars, and industry panels focused on finance, securities, and emerging litigation trends.
She currently serves as a Principal at CONEXIG in New York.
Professional Associations
New York City Bar (expert member)
ABA Diversity Advanced Section
ABA Women Connected Section
ABA Business Law Section
ABA Securities Litigation Section
CFA
Securities Expert Roundtable (“SER”)
Public Investors Advocates Bar Association (“PIABA”)
Lexangle (Experts on Experts)
NABE (National Association for Business Economics)
Public Interest Experts (“PIE”)
Forensic Expert Witness Association (“FEWA”) (Expert network member)
Round Table Group
EliteXprts (Expert network member)
SEAK (Expert network member)
Expert Institute (Expert network member)
Experts.com (Expert network member)
Sutton Pierce (Expert network member)
NextWitness.com (Expert network member)
Notable Achievements
- Served as testifying expert and consulting expert in securities, valuation, damages, employment arbitration, and SPAC-related disputes.
- She has been deposed in federal court.
- Supported successful resolution of a multibillion-dollar hotel acquisition dispute involving posttransaction valuation decline and Material Adverse Event (MAE) claims.
- Contributed to a major U.S. government fraud investigation involving a leading credit rating agency and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), resulting in a multibillion-dollar settlement.
- Led multidisciplinary teams supporting academic experts, industry specialists, and testifying experts in securities litigation, transfer pricing, valuation, antitrust, and structured finance matters.
- Directed financial, economic, and statistical analyses through all phases of litigation, including expert reporting, depositions, arbitration hearings, and trial proceedings.
- Published recognized research on hedge fund performance persistence, high-frequency trading, event studies, securities litigation, and financial markets.
A Trusted Partner to Legal Teams
Dr. Kumar has served as both a testifying and consulting expert, supporting cases from initial analysis through deposition and trial. Her ability to translate complex financial concepts into clear, compelling insights makes her a valuable partner in high-stakes matters.
Work with a Proven Expert
Whether you require expert testimony, financial analysis, or damages assessment, Dr. Kumar delivers precise, reliable, and litigation-ready insights.
Request a consultation today to discuss your case.