Litigation Support

GFA provides expert testimony and consulting support for litigation. Over the last decade, GFA has been involved in a number of high profile cases that have involved a wide range of fixed income and derivative products, with issues regarding their strategy, valuation and risk characteristics. These include:

• Municipal Bankruptcy: GFA was the valuation expert for a large investment bank in litigation involving the $1.7 billion bankruptcy of a municipality.
   
• Mutual Fund Litigation: GFA was the valuation and strategy analysis expert for several plaintiffs in litigation involving a major mutual fund.
   
• Investment Company Bankruptcy: Provided expert services in the bankruptcy involving a major investment company with major investments in CMO's and other highly interest-rate sensitive fixed income products.
   
• Fortune 500 Tax Matter: Provided strategy analysis and expert testimony for a major Fortune 500 firm versus the Internal Revenue Service.
   
• Securities Litigation: GFA was the valuation expert for an investment bank in two cases that involved CMO/MBS/ABS securities disputes with the bank's clients.