HKA is pleased to announce the addition of eight experienced and highly regarded experts from Echelon Analytics to its Americas team. This strategic expansion strengthens HKA’s capabilities in intellectual property, financial forensics, and commercial damages, reinforcing its commitment to delivering exceptional services to clients across complex disputes and investigations.

“We’re delighted to welcome eight experienced and talented experts to HKA. They bring exceptional technical acumen and deep industry insight – expanding our capabilities and reinforcing our commitment to delivering added value and exceptional services to our clients.”

Paul Ficca, Partner, Regional CEO, Americas

The Echelon team brings extensive big-firm experience in quantifying damages and delivering cogent, well-supported expert testimony. Their expertise spans intellectual property infringement and misappropriation, banking and financial institution litigation, and commercial damages arising from breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and other causes of action.

“We’re thrilled to join HKA and contribute our expertise in intellectual property and financial forensics to a firm with global reach. HKA’s reputation for excellence and its collaborative culture make this a natural fit for our team and our clients.”

Barry Bell, Partner

“HKA’s multidisciplinary approach and global reach open up exciting opportunities for our team. We’re looking forward to collaborating with our new colleagues to deliver high-value solutions and expert insight across intellectual property disputes and complex investigations.”

Lance Gunderson, Partner

“This expansion reflects our continued commitment to investing in world-class talent and deepening our capabilities in areas that matter most to our clients. The addition of the Echelon team enhances our intellectual property and financial forensics offering and reinforces our position as a global leader in expert services.”

Renny Borhan, Partner, Chief Executive Officer

This expansion reflects HKA’s continued investment in top-tier talent and its commitment to delivering trusted expertise across intellectual property engagements, complex disputes, and investigations.

About HKA’s Intellectual Property practice

HKA’s IP consultants and experts work worldwide to value intangibles in most industries – from advanced technology to education, healthcare to e-commerce, and transport and consumer goods. The team is experienced in analyzing issues related to IP damages, such as apportionment of profits, manufacturing and sales capacity, available alternatives, customer demand, company and product profitability, competition, cost savings, and enhanced earnings related to licensing IP. The firm’s IP experts have evaluated and determined reasonable royalties for a broad range of products and industries, reviewing and analyzing thousands of license agreements.

Learn more about HKA’s Intellectual Property expert services.

Media contact

Name	Andrew J. Katz, CPSM
Title	Marketing and Communications Director, Americas
Number	+1 215 962 1136
Email	andrewkatz@hka.com

Name	Josephine Guckian
Title	Partner, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Email	josephineguckian@hka.com