Farooq Javed

Mr. Javed is an expert in economic analysis and financial valuation, drawing on more than 20 years of experience as a consultant, venture investor, and technology executive.

He is known for bringing creativity and rigor to disputes involving private markets and technology companies, particularly when limited market evidence, complex instruments, or unusual commercial arrangements require economically grounded analysis and practical business judgment. Mr. Javed is particularly experienced in valuing early-stage and privately held companies, private securities, and complex financial instruments. That expertise also informs his work on private credit issues, including valuation, risk, complex capital structures, and the allocation of value among lender groups in disputes and restructurings.

In a complex arbitration involving the valuation of a portfolio of private companies for which many traditional sources of valuation evidence were unavailable, a client praised Mr. Javed’s “deep expertise in valuing early-stage companies.” The arbitrator found his assumptions “economically reasonable and appropriate” and relied on his damages analyses in reaching the award.

Mr. Javed has served as an expert witness in litigation and arbitration involving the valuation of private securities, whether held individually or in portfolios, and the analysis of contracts containing complex embedded options. He has also supported high-stakes litigation involving electric vehicle manufacturing, public-sector debt restructuring, international financial fraud, and securities class actions.

Before returning to Brattle, Mr. Javed held leadership roles spanning product, finance, and go-to-market at a major enterprise software company, helping grow the business from a venture-backed startup to a public company. In 2019, he co-led its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange; the company was later acquired in a $6.4 billion transaction.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Javed was a venture capital investor focused on technology companies, two of which subsequently went public. Prior to his investing work, he founded a company to acquire wireless spectrum licenses and worked with investors to purchase spectrum in the United States and Canada.