Mr. Chodorow has more than 25 years of experience in commercial damages, valuation, and tax matters.

He specializes in analyzing complex business and financial issues in the context of damages quantification, asset valuation, and evaluating the substance of transactions. His work has covered a wide variety of industries, and he has specialized expertise in the energy and natural resources sectors. Who’s Who Legal’s guides have identified Mr. Chodorow as a leading expert witness in Arbitration, Litigation, Financial Advisory: Quantum of Damages, and Construction: Quantum & Delay.

Commercial Damages: Mr. Chodorow advises clients on damages in investor-state arbitration, commercial arbitration, and litigation. He has served as a damages expert in disputes involving investment treaties, commercial contracts, M&A transactions, intellectual property, insurance claims, and antitrust disputes. He has served as an expert in cases before US federal and state courts; the District Court of Cyprus; and arbitrations before AAA, BCCC, ICC, ICDR, ICSID, LCIA, PCA, and ad hoc tribunals.

Business and Asset Valuation: Mr. Chodorow has valued businesses, financial instruments, and tangible and intangible assets. He has valuation experience in multimillion- and multibillion-dollar matters in a variety of sectors, including agricultural products, cement, chemicals, financial products, gaming, mining, oil and gas, and electricity.

Tax Disputes: Mr. Chodorow has advised the Internal Revenue Service, the US Department of Justice, and taxpayers on matters related to economic substance, business purpose, research tax credits, transfer pricing, hedging, and asset valuation. He has been engaged as an expert for disputes in US Tax Court and federal court.

Practices
Education

Yale School of Management, MBA

Brandeis University, BA in Economics

Personal Interests

Darrell lives in Maryland with his wife and two boys. As a native New Mexican, he enjoys anything having to do with the mountains and the outdoors. Whenever possible, he can be found on his bike.

Testimony

The Northern Cheyenne Tribe v. Gale A Norton, Secretary of the Interior and Fidelity Exploration and Production Company, U.S. District Court, District of Montana, Billings, Civil Action No. CV-03-00078-RWA. Expert Declaration

SCS Interactive, Inc. and Whitewater West Industries Ltd v. Vortex Aquatic Structures International Inc., U.S. District Court of Colorado, Civil Action No. 09-cv-01732-REB-KLM. Expert Report
Robert Rockwood and Roxanna Marchosky v. SKF USA, Inc. U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, Civil Action No. 1:08-CV-00168. Expert Report
Petroplast Petrofisa Plasticos S.A. and Petrofisa Do Brazil, Ltda v. Ameron International Corp., Delaware Court of Chancery, Civil Action No. 4304-VCP. Expert Report, Deposition Testimony, and Testimony