Laurence Freed

Mr. Freed is a consultant and testifying expert with experience in finance, technology, healthcare, and media. He has provided testimony on both liability and damages issues in disputes involving financial markets, technology products, and intellectual property.

In finance, he has provided testimony on equity, debt and volatility derivatives; mortgage- and asset-backed securities; collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs); and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds. . Mr. Freed has been retained to opine on best practices in institutional portfolio management; credit risk analysis and derivatives modeling; valuation; performance attribution; securities lending; and business operations and process controls in financial institutions.

In intellectual property, Mr. Freed has been retained as a damages expert in breach of contract and trade secrets misappropriation disputes. He has worked for both plaintiffs and defendants across several industries, including software services, private lending, real estate, airlines, banking, and investment management. He has testified on issues related to lost profits, unjust enrichment, contract valuation, and reputational damage.

Prior to joining Brattle, Mr. Freed held a number of industry roles, including as a derivatives trader and salesperson for a major broker-dealer; a credit ratings analyst in structured products; and head of credit surveillance and IT operations for a $2 billion structured finance hedge fund platform. He has managed the development of a commercial software platform for CDO & CLO valuation and surveillance, and developed intra-day risk management software for an equity derivatives trading desk. He has also evaluated and consulted on the operations of CDO and CMBS investment managers.

In addition, Mr. Freed has industry experience in media finance, having managed the financial operations of a film finance company, negotiated film slate financings, and consulted on the operating models of film distribution companies, international sales agents, and commercial and TV production companies.