Summary
Chris Bennett is an economist and accredited statistician with expertise in damages estimation, financial modeling, data analytics, econometric and statistical analysis, and statistical sampling. He has been retained to provide testimony in federal and state courts on a range of issues including damages, class certification, and statistical sampling, on behalf of government agencies, law firms, and corporate clients. In his roles as both a testifying expert and consultant, Dr. Bennett has gained significant experience in a wide range of high-profile matters involving financial securities, structured products, contract claims, copyright infringement, the allocation of copyright royalties, and qui tam actions brought under the False Claims Act.
Prior to joining Bates White, Dr. Bennett was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Vanderbilt University, where he conducted original research and taught courses in statistics and econometric analysis. His research has been published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Financial Econometrics, the International Economic Review, the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, and the Journal of the American Statistical Association.
Education
PhD, Economics, University of Western Ontario
Thesis: “Essays on Estimation Risk and Stochastic Dominance in Economics”
MA, Economics, University of Waterloo
MRP: “Option Pricing with Two-State Stochastic Volatility”
BCom, Finance, Ryerson University
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Dr. Bennett discusses his transition from the lecture hall to the courtroom.
