Nicholas Kampars, Davis Wright Tremaine
Assignment
Buy-out of a family member owning a portion of a closely held business
Statutory Fair Value determination
Assess value impact of oppression and breach of fiduciary duties allegations
Challenges
High level of contentiousness
Near certainty of going to trial
No clear and consistent definition of Fair Value
Result
Simply, Jay and his team were the most valuable resource we had throughout the course of our case, including through trial. From working with the client to develop our strategy, to digesting the other expert’s report, to presenting a compelling narrative at trial, the Cogence team was with us every step of the way. Jay’s trial presentation was top notch, and it led the judge to adopt in her opinion Jay’s methodology and nearly every conclusion he reached. We were lucky to have Cogence on our side.
Nicholas Kampars
Davis Wright Tremaine
April 2019