Florin Dorobantu
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principal
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New York
Dr. Dorobantu is a financial economist who specializes in valuation and the quantification of damages in arbitration and litigation matters.
He has provided expert testimony in both commercial and investment arbitrations. Dr. Dorobantu has appeared in matters before various arbitral institutions, including the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration, and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). He has also advised clients in litigation and regulatory matters in US and Canadian courts.
Dr. Dorobantu’s experience spans a variety of industries, including mining, oil & gas, construction, financial services, consumer goods, telecommunications, and waste management. He has deep experience conducting complex discounted cash flow analyses, including building cash flow forecasts, estimating the impact of business and financial risks on cash flows and discount rates, and incorporating the value of real options in the valuation of long-lived assets. Dr. Dorobantu also has extensive experience in the mining sector, having conducted valuations and other economic analyses involving mining projects at all stages of development and across a variety of minerals, including precious metals, copper, iron ore, lithium, nickel, coal, and phosphates.
Duke University
PhD and MA in Economics
American University in Bulgaria
BA in Economics and Business Administration
Testimony
Confidential administrative proceedings between a national pension fund regulatory agency and pension fund investment managers. Expert reports analyzing the economic rationale for certain transactions in Government securities.
Confidential arbitration before the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. Expert report and testimony on the quantum of damages arising from the cancellation of a nuclear power plant construction project.
