Thomas Neches provides accounting, financial, business valuation and
statistical analyses to assist attorneys involved in litigation. He has
testified as an expert in state & federal courts in California, Nevada and
Oregon. Mr. Neches is a Certified Public Accountant, Accredited in Business
Valuation, a Certified Valuation Analyst & a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Mr. Neches has over twenty years of professional experience. During the
past fifteen years he has provided litigation services exclusively. Prior to
forming Thomas Neches & Company in January 2000, he was Senior Partner of
Simpson & Company, a firm of certified public accountants specializing in
litigation services. Previously, he was a partner at Coopers & Lybrand
(PricewaterhouseCoopers) in its litigation services practice in Los Angeles.
Prior to joining Coopers & Lybrand he was a manager in the management
consulting group of Arthur Young & Company (Ernst & Young), where he specialized
in operations improvement, systems analysis & litigation consulting.
Before that he was head of the technical staff at
The Assessment Group, a consulting firm which conducted economic & cost
analysis for the U.S. Navy. Mr. Neches has acted as a Judicial Arbitrator
of the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles.
Credentials
- Certified Public Accountant/Accredited in Business Valuation
- Certified Valuation Analyst
- Certified Fraud Examiner
Representative Litigations
- Antitrust
- Breach of contract
- Fraud
- Intellectual property (patent, trademark)
- Lender liability
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful termination
Representative Analyses
- Lost profits
- Lost business value
- Lost earnings
- Reasonable royalty analysis
- Piercing the corporate veil
Representative Industries
- Manufacturing
- Entertainment
- Banking
- Insurance
- Wholesale
- Retail
- Securities
Specialties
- Expert testimony
- Determination of damages
- Statistical analysis
- Computer database analysis
Professional Experience
- 2000 - Present Managing Partner, Thomas Neches & Company
- 1990 - 1999 Senior Partner, Simpson & Company, a firm of certified
public accountants specializing in litigation services. During this time
Mr. Neches also acted as a Judicial Arbitrator of the Superior Court of the
State of California for the County of Los Angeles.
- 1986 - 1990 Senior Manger & Partner, Coopers & Lybrand (Price Waterhouse Coopers)
in its litigation services practice in Los Angeles.
- 1983 - 1986 Manager, Management Consulting Group, Arthur Young & Company (Ernst & Young),
specializing in operations improvement, systems analysis & litigation consulting.
- 1977 - 1983 Head of Technical Staff, The Assessment Group, a consulting
firm which conducted economic & cost analysis for the U.S. Navy.
Selected Publications
- "Use of Expert Witnesses," Prosecuting & Defending Insurance Claims
(John Wiley & Sons, 1989)
- "The Role of the Expert in Environmental Insurance Coverage Litigation,"
Environmental & Toxic Tort Claims - Insurance Coverage in 1990 &
Beyond
(Practicing Law Institute, 1990)
- "Settling CERCLA Actions,"
Environmental Dispute Handbook: Liability & Claims
(John Wiley & Sons, 1991).
Education
- BA, Mathematics & Literature
University of California, San Diego
- MS, Operations Research
University of California, Los Angeles
Professional Organizations
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- California Society of Certified Public Accountants
- National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- American Statistical Association
- American Bar Association
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