Pavithra Kumar is a financial economist, valuation expert, and damages consultant with more than sixteen years of experience in economic consulting, securities litigation, structured finance, transfer pricing, corporate finance, and complex commercial disputes.

Dr. Kumar specializes in the application of economic and financial theory to matters involving securities and derivatives litigation, business valuation, damages quantification, transfer pricing, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and structured finance disputes. Her experience spans a broad range of industries and litigation contexts, including securities class actions, SPAC-related disputes, employment arbitrations, shareholder disputes, financial antitrust matters, tax controversies, wage and hour litigation, and statistical sampling analyses.

She has extensive experience applying sophisticated statistical and econometric techniques, including event studies, market efficiency analyses, options and derivatives valuation, structured finance modeling, and complex damages assessments. She has served as both testifying and consulting expert on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants, preparing expert reports and supporting matters through deposition, arbitration, and trial. Dr. Kumar has been deposed in federal court and has issued several expert reports.

Throughout her career, Dr. Kumar has supported leading academic experts, financial economists, valuation professionals, and industry specialists in matters involving securities lending, banking and solvency, corporate governance, intercompany transactions, fiduciary duties, class certification, and market efficiency.

Her work has contributed to several high-profile outcomes, including multibillion-dollar acquisition disputes, securities litigation matters, structured finance claims, and government investigations arising from the 2008 financial crisis.