Laura Connor Smith

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About Laura Connor Smith

Laura is a testifying damages expert and Partner at HKA. Over the past two decades, Laura has served clients’ needs in a variety of areas, including damages assessment in disputes, valuation of corporations and intangible assets, and financial investigations related to money-laundering and other fraud issues. She has experience in both domestic (US) and international forums and has worked on cases involving businesses in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.Laura has testified as a damages expert in both US courts and international arbitration. In a recent international contract dispute, the tribunal awarded the claimant lost profits in the exact amount as calculated and opined on by Laura in spite of the respondents damages expert’s unsuccessful criticism of every input of the lost profits calculation. Laura’s experience covers a broad range of industries, including telecommunications, banking and related financial industries, insurance, wholesale sales of home appliances, convenience stores, medical devices, software and other technology, transportation (rail, port operations, shipping), and natural resources (gold, iron, oil and gas).Certified Valuation Analyst; Certified Fraud ExaminerSpecialties: Valuation, International Arbitration, Contract Disputes, Lost Profits, Intellectual Property, Royalty Audits