FVC2105. Expert Hot Tubbing - How Experts Can “Soak Up” the Experience to Their Advantage (A Case Study)

The strategy of expert hot-tubbing has been used in a mediation, arbitration and pre-trial settings to assist counsel and the trier of fact in exploring and understanding complex expert analysis and opinions. This course will walk through a case study of an arbitration where the experts testified during a hot-tubbing session with the ability to openly question each other and discuss complex accounting issues, assumptions, and opinions to better-educate both Counsel and the Triers of Fact – in this case, an arbitration panel of attorneys and a judge.


Learning Objectives:

  • • Learn about different expert hot-tubbing strategies
  • • Explore both the advantages and risks of expert hot-tubbing
  • • Tips on the do’s and don’ts during expert hot-tubbing
Date/Time
Nov 8
12:50 PM–2:05 PM
CPE Credits
1.5
NASBA Field of Study
Accounting
Level
Advanced
Prerequisites
6-10+ years in the profession
Advanced Preparation
None
Session Tags
The Trusted Leader
Speakers
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Jolene Fraser

CPA, CFF, CFE
Managing Director
Eisner Advisory Group LLC
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Peter Mahler

J.D.
Partner
Farrell Fritz, P.C.
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Hubert Klein

CPA, ABV, CFF, CGMA, CVA, CFE
Partner
Eisner Advisory Group, LLC