What an Economic Damages Expert Actually Does — And Why It Matters in Court

Every litigator knows the moment a case stops being about facts and starts being about numbers. Revenue. Costs. Profits. Causation. Apportionment. Reasonable certainty. Every-dollar-counts territory.

And when that happens, the strongest weapon in the trial toolkit is an economic damages expert who can turn financial complexity into something a trier of fact can actually use.

Most jurors don’t connect with spreadsheets. They connect with clarity – with a narrative rooted in logic, supported by data, and consistent with how real businesses operate. A seasoned economic damages expert doesn’t just calculate losses. They decode the financial mechanics of the dispute and explain them in a way that feels inevitable, not theoretical.

That matters far more than most people realize.

Because in high-stakes litigation, the damages story is the case.

Was revenue recognized properly? Were deductions reasonable? Did the defendant’s conduct actually cause the economic impact claimed? How do industry norms shape what’s “reasonable”? And what assumptions will collapse under cross?

These are the questions that shape settlement posture, discovery priorities, deposition outlines, trial themes, and even the confidence level in the courtroom.

An effective economic damages expert helps the trial team see the case through a financial lens that aligns with how judges and juries process information. We identify what matters, what doesn’t, and what will withstand pressure from opposing experts. And we do it early enough that the analysis becomes part of the trial strategy rather than a reaction to it.

At my forensic accounting firm Boschan Corp., this is the work we do every day: translating complex financial records – royalty statements, IP participation contracts, licensing data, entertainment revenue models, and industry-specific deal structures – into damages analyses that make sense in real-world terms.

If your case touches profits, royalties, licensing, intellectual property, revenue sharing, or the economics of entertainment and media, partnering with an economic damages expert who understands how money actually moves can change the trajectory of the entire matter.

Not because we “sell” the numbers.

Because we make the numbers make sense.