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
    Valuation and oppression damages on behalf of minority shareholders of top-5 copper mining asset
    CRA assisted counsel to dissenting minority shareholders in a multi-billion arbitration claim related to the acquisition by Rio Tinto, the majority shareholder...
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  • 02
    Precious metals spoofing allegations
    CRA was retained by counsel to members of a precious metals trading desk as they faced charges including racketeering, conspiracy, spoofing, and attempted...
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  • 03
    Arbitration related to the earnout payments for the acquisition of a packaging manufacturer
    Dr. Tiago Duarte-Silva was retained by counsel to the respondent in an arbitration related to earnout payments for the acquisition of a packaging manufacturing...
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