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Anthony Charlton

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Highlights

Widely experienced Chartered Accountant.
Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination.
Has acted as tribunal appointed expert.
Investment and commercial arbitration and litigation experience for disputes in excess of $25 billion.
Ranked as a Global Elite Thought Leader by Lexology Index.
Bilingual in English and French and has testified in both languages.
Dual British and French citizenships.

Services

Class Actions | Economic Damages | Forensic Accounting | Investigations | International Arbitration

Industries

Anthony is a standout figure in the arbitration market. He demonstrates an impressive versatility and ability to handle a wide range of matters.
Lexology Index - Arbitration - Thought Leader

Expertise

Anthony Charlton is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of professional experience. He has been appointed as an expert in matters of forensic accounting and the assessment of economic loss on over 100 occasions. Anthony has been cross-examined more than 40 times.

Anthony has testified in both English and French in numerous investment and commercial arbitration matters. He has acted in disputes ranging from $3 million to over $20 billion. Anthony has also acted as tribunal appointed expert, has testified in both English and in French, and has presented testimony in matters before the French and Belgian domestic courts.

Anthony’s expertise ranges from the quantification of damages claims in international commercial and investment treaty disputes, contentious valuations and expert determinations to shareholder, post M&A and joint-venture disputes, financial and fraud investigations, and other types of forensic accounting assignments. He is also frequently instructed to prepare preliminary assessments of loss by claimants and law firms in contemplation of launching formal dispute proceedings.

Professional recognition

Lexology Index

Arbitration – Thought Leader
Construction
Investigations – Forensic Accountant
Consulting – Forensic Accountant
Consulting – Financial Advisory and Valuation – Quantum of Damages
France – Investigations Forensic Experts

Anthony Charlton specialises in quantifying damages in commercial and investment treaty disputes, supporting tribunals and parties in high value claims. His work spans valuations, fraud investigations and expert determinations, with testimony presented in multiple jurisdictions and industries ranging from telecoms and aviation to mining and real estate.
Lexology Index - Investigations - Forensic Accountant

Background

Anthony has specialised in dispute-type work since 1996, after first gaining professional experience in many auditing and insolvency-related assignments. His experience is global and covers a variety of industries, including aviation, aerospace and defence, technology, media and telecoms, oil and gas, energy, resources, construction, real estate, mining, infrastructure, hotel and leisure, banking, media, and materials.

Anthony is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of their specialist valuation group. He is widely recognised by Lexology Index as a Global Elite Thought Leader and Thought Leader in their quantum of damages, arbitration and investigations – forensic experts’ research.