Joseph W. Thompson, CFA, ASA has more than 20 years of experience as a professional in the finance industry. He performs valuation and damages analyses for purposes of commercial litigation, estate/gift taxation, employee stock ownership plan compliance, and purchase price allocation.
Mr. Thompson has been retained to provide expert witness testimony for plaintiffs and defendants in numerous jurisdictions, including the United States District Court, the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Illinois Circuit Courts, and arbitration hearings.
In addition to his work as a valuation practitioner and expert witness, Mr. Thompson is an adjunct professor of finance of DePaul University and an accomplished author and speaker on advanced valuation topics.
Mr. Thompson has valued businesses across numerous industries, including financial services, software and technology, medical products, manufacturing, communications, retail, distribution, and others. Mr. Thompson has experience in valuing a variety of financial securities, including options contracts, warrants, preferred stock, blocks of stock, hedge fund interests, interests in private equity funds, debt, and contingent liabilities.
Mr. Thompson’s prior experience includes serving in valuation leadership roles at Houlihan Lokey and Duff & Phelps (now Kroll) and as an options trader at Goldman Sachs.
