Adrienna Huffman
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senior associate
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San Francisco
Dr. Huffman is a consulting and testifying expert specializing in financial and forensic analysis.
Experienced across complex financial reporting and disclosure matters, she helps clients navigate challenges related to forensic accounting, white-collar fraud, financial investigations, tax and valuation disputes, and financial misreporting. Dr. Huffman’s expertise spans industries including technology, insurance, financial services, and retail, providing tailored insights to address unique client needs.
A respected academic, Dr. Huffman has published her research in prestigious peer-reviewed journals, including The Accounting Review. She has presented her work at leading academic conferences, federal government think tanks, and universities. In addition to her consulting work, she serves as an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco.
Before joining Brattle, Dr. Huffman was a Visiting Financial Economist at the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis. She also previously held the role of Assistant Professor of Accounting at Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business.
The University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business
PhD in Business Administration (emphasis in accounting and finance)
Washington University in St. Louis
BA, Economics (Cum Laude with Honors)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Testimony
Superior Court of the State of California before the County of San Diego, Central Division | Case No. 37-2019-00051603-CU-BC-CTL (Ongoing) Submitted expert testimony on damages calculation on January 11, 2022; submitted addendum to expert report on April 13, 2022; deposed on May 4, 2022; testified in front of a jury trial in San Diego Superior Court on July 20, 2022.
United States District Court before the Southern District of California | Case No. 3:19-cv-02454-MMA-MSB (January 2022) Prepared damages report to estimate non-functional slack fill overcharge. The case settled before testimony was filed.
