Expert profile

Rebecca Vélez

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Highlights

Expert in commercial damages and valuations.
Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination.
Acted as an expert for disputed values up to US$2.8 billion.
Supported a wide range of clients, including sovereign nations.
Specialises in complex damage calculations and financial analyses.
Provided expert testimony in both English and Spanish.

Services

Business Valuation | Economic Damages | International Arbitration

Industries

Expertise

Rebecca has over 20 years of experience calculating damages. She has testified or submitted expert testimony relating to commercial damages, valuations and financial matters on more than 10 occasions.

Rebecca has provided and assisted with testimony under the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), and Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) rules. She has testified on damages, valuations and quantum matters with disputed values up to US$2.8 billion.

Rebecca specializes in complex damage calculations and analyses. She has provided various accounting and financial consulting services, including commercial damages disputes, valuations and quantum disputes. Her experience is primarily focused on international arbitrations including both investor-state and contract dispute matters.

Background

Rebecca has supported clients such as sovereign nations and corporations in the energy, oil and gas, mining, real estate, entertainment, and transportation infrastructure industries, among others. She has also submitted reports used for negotiation and settlement purposes in investor-state matters.

Rebecca holds a bachelor’s in business administration and a master’s in finance and strategic accounting. She is on the Global Steering Committee of Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses (ERE). She is fluent and has testified in both Spanish and English.