Robert Doty

Background

About Robert Doty

As discussed in detail at 30 years of municipal bond expert witness and litigation consulting experience in three dozen states on 160 matters (testifying approximately 80 times) and 45 years in financial markets experience as securities counsel, underwriter, municipal advisor, financial advisor, including experience in the municipal bonds market as GFOA General Counsel, bond and underwriter counsel, issuer counsel, investor counsel, investment banker, special advisor to underwriters, and financial advisor to issuers. Participated in key drafting roles for numerous market guidance publications, including GFOA Disclosure Guidelines, NFMA Best Practices, and NABL/ABA Disclosure Roles of Counsel (1987 edition), and guidance of the International Municipal Lawyers Association, and California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission. Municipal Securities Expert Witness Services: Robert Doty offers municipal bond litigation consulting services for lawyers, including as a municipal bond disclosure expert witness, municipal bond due diligence expert witness, and municipal advisor expert witness. Mr. Doty has testified in federal courts in three states, and in state courts in eight states, and before SEC ALJs and FINRA and arbitrators, as well as a state legislative impeachment committee. As a municipal advisor expert witness and consultant, Mr. Doty is familiar with the Dodd-Frank Act, MSRB rules and key market resources providing substantial guidance in that complex area. As appropriate, Mr. Doty works with plaintiff and defense counsel in municipal securities litigation regarding a wide range of issues concerning municipal bonds, bond structures, roles and responsibilities of issuers, financial and other municipal advisors, underwriters, counsel, trustees, feasibility consultants, appraisers, investors and other participants in municipal securities transactions and regarding municipal bond disclosure, due diligence and fiduciary duty issues.