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the litigation community to include the
unique perspective of an economist," ex-
plains Soriano. "ey have a different way
of looking at problems. As business valu-
ators, we address valuation issues from a
financial and accounting perspective; they
add a broader economic and labour mar-
ket perspective – which can be particularly
helpful in determining damages in complex
litigation matters."
Bobby Kofman, president of KSV, sees
the addition as a strategic step in providing
clients with a wider breadth of expertise to
address their litigation and valuation issues.
Kofman believes that "the perspective of
an economist will be particularly helpful in
our work in cases involving competition,
price fixing, and employment. Doug
and Elizabeth will also complement our
insolvency and restructuring practice,
including in the area of labour relations,
where Doug has deep expertise."
Doug and Elizabeth were attracted to
KSV's reputation for providing indepen-
Elizabeth Gjata, JD Douglas Hyatt, PhD
dent advice and their ability to serve clients
from every angle. roughout their careers,
Doug and Elizabeth have provided expertise
in insurance valuation,
price-setting, and em-
ployment matters. Re-
gardless of the matter at
hand, they view their roles
as estimating losses in a
fair and objective matter.
Together with KSV, they
will continue to expand
their work across Canada.
For Doug, the most rewarding part of
this work is "getting to a resolution that the
parties can agree on, while establishing prin-
ciples and key considerations that go into a
calculation of what losses should be. Every-
one has a principled way to establish what a
settlement should be. I enjoy working with
people to take them through the process
and provide fair and objective opinions to
help find a just resolution."
For Elizabeth, she has a keen awareness that
her opinions have life-altering implications for
her clients. She understands the importance
of being thorough in her analysis without los-
ing sight of the need to turn opinions around
quickly so as to never be the cause of delay in
a case. By combining forces with KSV, Gjata
is thrilled to "have the resources and compre-
hensive services of the KSV team."
Doug Hyatt and Elizabeth Gjata are
both energized by the prospect of com-
bining with KSV to grow this area of the
practice expertise. Working with KSV, they
seek to further expand their leadership po-
sitions in their areas of expertise in Cana-
da. Hyatt adds, "With KSV, the ability to
hire the best people and to mentor them
means that the industry can expect conti-
nuity, now and for the future."
"WITH KSV, THE ABILITY TO HIRE THE
BEST PEOPLE AND TO MENTOR THEM
MEANS THAT THE INDUSTRY CAN
EXPECT CONTINUITY, NOW
AND IN THE FUTURE"
Douglas Hyatt
