David B. Lasater, Ph.D.

David B. Lasater has 46 years of experience providing financial economics and accounting advisory services. Mr. Lasater has provided expert testimony in federal and state matters, as well as in both domestic and international arbitrations. His expertise includes the application of statistical, econometric, financial, valuation, accounting and auditing analyses in litigation and non-litigation assignments.

Mr. Lasater has advised, reported and testified in litigation assignments ranging from class certification to liability and damages determinations. He has also provided strategic and valuation consulting in domestic and international M&A transactions. His international work includes litigation and arbitration matters in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela involving oil and gas, construction, airlines and governmental agency operations.

Mr. Lasater’s litigation case experience includes securities class actions, employment class actions, product liability class actions and breach of contract. Additionally, he has expertise in disputes arising from investment and operating risk changes, including material adverse change, business interruption, post-acquisition disputes, accountants’ malpractice, intellectual property, breach of trust, lender liability, predatory pricing, franchise termination and transaction fraud investigations such as False Claims Act (“FCA”), Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (“FCPA”) and anti-money laundering (“AML”) matters. Mr. Lasater’s industry experience includes financial services, manufacturing, assembly, distribution, telecom and cable TV services, internet publishing, energy, aerospace, engineering R&D, hospitality, pharmaceutical and chemical, environmental, software development, healthcare and higher education.

Mr. Lasater has provided both affirmative and rebuttal econometric and statistical analysis and testimony in a wide variety of matters, including, but not limited to, healthcare billing and operations management; drug prescription and dispensing; employment compensation, promotion and training; Accelerated Failure Time modeling; Choice Based Conjoint surveys; and causation and damages in residential mortgage-backed securitizations (“RMBS”) litigation.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting in 2003 following Sarbanes-Oxley, Mr. Lasater was a partner in KPMG’s Forensic Dispute Advisory Services practice in its New York office. Preceding KPMG, he served in multiple roles at Arthur Andersen in New York, including as an international partner in its Claims & Disputes practice from 1991 to 2002 and as a quality control partner for business valuations produced from the firm’s Corporate Finance practice from 1991 to 1996. Before joining Arthur Andersen in 1988, he was a member of the accounting faculty in the Graduate School of Business faculty at Michigan State University from 1980 to 1988.