James Toal

Senior Director
15+ years of experience as a financial analyst and expert
Served as an expert witness in federal and state court
CFA charterholder
James Toal | DI
Houston
@alvarezmarsal
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James Toal is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations in Houston. He brings more than 15 years of experience in valuation, intellectual property, insurance, finance investigations, international arbitration and energy litigation.

Mr. Toal has served in both expert and consulting roles and has testified as an expert witness and has supported settlement negotiations. He has advised clients across a broad range of industry sectors, including technology, energy, construction, financial institutions, travel, healthcare, real estate, automotive, manufacturing, and consumer products.

Mr. Toal has assisted clients with antitrust matters, complex data analysis, funds tracing and forensic accounting, damages quantifications, lost business value, business interruption and property damage claims, purchase price adjustment matters, claims reviews, accounting irregularities, fraud investigations, and insolvency analyses.

Mr. Toal’s notable recent engagements include performing solvency analyses related to oil and gas exploration and production companies; conducting valuations and damage analyses related to intellectual property assets, including patents, trademarks, and trade secrets; and determining and assessing the reasonableness of natural gas gathering rates for large natural gas gathering systems in Texas and Oklahoma.

Mr. Toal earned a bachelor’s degree (cum laude) in business administration (concentration in finance) from Trinity University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

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In this edition of Raising the Bar, A&M Senior Director James Toal breaks down the different types of value – fair market value, fair value, market value, investment and intrinsic value.
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