Expert profile

Sean Gard intellectual property expert

Sean Gard

Director

Highlights

  • Expertise in intellectual property, anti-trust, and commercial damages.
  • Assisted the named expert on over 60 disputes.
  • Highly experienced in economic damages analysis.
  • Knowledge in accounting, economics, finance, and statistics.
  • Significant consulting experience in matters involving SEP/FRAND issues. 

Industries

Financial Services | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Sports & Entertainment | Technology, Media & Telecoms

Expertise

Sean Gard has more than seven years of experience in forensic accounting, commercial damages and economic consulting. He has assisted the named expert on over 60 occasions.

Sean has consulted on litigation matters in US state and federal courts, the International Trade Commission, and the High Court of England and Wales. He has led the development and assessment of damages on matters involving the quantification and assessment of lost profits, reasonable royalties, and breach of contract.

Sean has assisted clients in intellectual property disputes, including allegations of patent, copyright, trade secret and trademark infringement involving high technology and consumer products.  He has consulted on FRAND licensing matters involving standard essential patents (SEPs), including the valuation of SEPs for cellular, Wi-Fi and video compression standards. Sean’s commercial damages expertise extends to labor employment disputes and anti-trust and unfair competition claims, including analysis of claims for lost profits and unjust enrichment, the determination of actual and “but-for” revenues and costs, and the assessment of the economic benefits unjustly received as a result of the alleged wrongful acts.

Background

Sean has experience across several industries, including enterprise software, consumer electronics, telecommunications, automotive, consumer goods, entertainment, healthcare and life sciences, banking, and professional sports.

Sean holds a degree in commerce from Santa Clara University, with a focus on finance and economics.

Qualifications

BS Commerce (Finance and Economics)

Contact Sean

Email: seangard@hka.com

Tel: +1 415 692 6340

Location:

One Letterman Drive,
Building D, Suite P100
San Francisco, CA 94129

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