Experts & Advisors
Abel Teshome
Managing Director
Abel Teshome is a Managing Director at Ankura with an expertise in Intellectual Property. He provides expert witness, consulting, and valuation services that help clients navigate complex issues pertaining to the financial aspects of intellectual property (IP). Abel has been named one of the World’s Leading IP Strategists and one of the World’s Leading Patent Professionals by Intangible Asset Management.
Abel’s practice involves the valuation of IP in a variety of contexts. He has extensive experience providing expert testimony and consulting services related to the determination of economic damages and other forms of monetary relief in IP infringement matters and other complex business disputes.
Experience
Examples of his professional experience include:
- Assessments of economic damages (e.g., lost sales and profits, reasonable royalties) in matters involving claims of patent infringement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, and trade secret misappropriation.
- Accounting of profits, unjust enrichment, and profit apportionment in matters involving claims of trademark and trade dress infringement, copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, false advertising, and unfair competition.
- Assessments of arm’s-length royalty rates and IP value in transfer pricing and tax disputes.
- Valuations of patents, trademarks, and copyrights in bankruptcy proceedings.
- Valuations of patents and technology in the contexts of acquisitions, divestitures, and investment collateralization.
- Due diligence and support for IP licensing negotiations and other business transactions.
Abel has provided expert testimony concerning IP infringement damages and valuation issues in federal court proceedings. He has also presented findings on the topics of IP valuation, arm’s-length royalty rates, and transfer pricing issues to the Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals.
- Education
- MS, Accounting, Financial Reporting and Assurance Services, Michigan State University
- BA, Accounting, Michigan State University
- Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the state of Michigan
- Certified in Financial Forensics, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Affiliations
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- AICPA Forensic and Valuation Services Section
