Rahul Chhabra

Principal

Dr. Rahul Chhabra is a financial economist with extensive experience consulting on a wide range of commercial disputes and securities litigation matters.

His experience in commercial disputes includes assessing the quantum of lost value or profits due to breaches of contract and breaches of representations and warranties. He has conducted valuations of complex mining assets in disputes involving minority shareholder oppression. He has also advised in transfer pricing matters on the arm’s length nature of loan sizes and terms.

He has significant experience in securities litigation, including matters related to Rule 10b-5 and Section 11. His work involves conducting event studies and analyzing loss causation and damages in securities class-action litigation. He has also advised on cases involving market manipulation and insider trading.

His experience in disputes and litigation matters spans a broad range of industries, including real estate, financial services, information technology, metals and mining, pharmaceuticals, transportation, and energy. He earned a PhD in Finance from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, where his research and teaching focused on corporate finance. He has held the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation since 2011.

Selected engagements

  • 01
    Damages and causation over alleged breach of exclusivity and confidentiality
    The claimant argued damages due to the supplier’s breach. Dr. Duarte-Silva opined on the damage calculations of an opposing expert, including the lack of...
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  • 02
    Dispute over terms of option in de-SPAC transaction
    CRA’s Tiago Duarte-Silva was engaged in a dispute regarding an agreement between a PIPE (private investment in public equity) investor and a special purpose...
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  • 03
    Analysis of lost profits due to a construction delay in Mongolia
    The Claimant argued that it lost profits and incurred reputational damage due to the Respondent’s construction delays. CRA’s Dr. Tiago Duarte-Silva and Dr....
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