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Clare Lavin

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Highlights

Chartered Accountant and fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination.
Widely experienced on litigation cases and in the international arbitration arena.
Frequent named appointments and experience testifying.
Assists clients on the valuation of damages in commercial disputes and through early case assessment.
Forensic accounting expertise in both disputes and investigations.

Services

Economic Damages | Forensic Accounting | Investigations | White Collar Crime | Commercial Litigation

Industries

Clare Lavin is a highly regarded accounting expert with over 23 years of experience, specialising in commercial disputes. She has testified and been involved in litigation matters across the Middle East, Europe and the UK, and has a reputation for being “diligent, highly responsive and a pleasure to work with”.
Lexology Index - Commercial Litigation - Thought Leader

Expertise

Clare Lavin is a Chartered Accountant with nearly 25 years of experience. She has been appointed as an accounting expert on numerous occasions.

Clare has testified and been involved in litigation matters predominantly in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Court and also supported clients and experts in matters before the Abu Dhabi Federal court, the Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court, Dubai Courts, the High Court of England and Wales, the High Court of New Zealand, the Commercial Court in Riyadh, the Belgium Courts and the Antwerp Enterprise Court. Her international arbitration experience includes matters before many arbitral institutions.

Clare specialises in commercial disputes and corporate investigations. She has been engaged across a wide variety of disputed matters ranging from shareholder disputes, contract breaches, SPA disputes and earn-out arrangements to professional negligence, post-acquisition disputes, joint venture disputes and contract termination. Clare has also been involved in complex financial fraud investigations and other forensic accounting engagements.

Professional recognition

Lexology Index

Commercial Litigation – Thought Leader
Investigations – Forensic Accountants

Lauded as “cooperative, highly skilled and professional” with “very effective reports”, Clare Lavin impresses clients and industry peers across complex financial issues in addition to contentious and investigative matters.
Lexology Index - Investigations - Forensic Accountants - Future Leader

Background

Clare has a background in transaction services including financial due diligence and acquisition advisory services. She has worked across Europe and the Middle East and has experience across a number of sectors, but most notably hospitality and leisure, real estate, oil and gas, construction, shipping, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods and distribution.

Clare is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds an advanced professional award in expert witness evidence (APAEWE) from Legal Experience Training. She is a highly recognised and well-regarded accounting expert witness in Dubai and beyond.