News | July 14, 2025
The former NBPA Executive Director, based in Washington, DC, will lead Secretariat’s growing Global Sports Consulting capabilities.
Mr. Hutchins has been consulting with private and government clients and counsel on financial, accounting, and economic issues for over 30 years. Mr. Hutchins has extensive experience analyzing economic damages and leading forensic accounting investigations and has testified numerous times at deposition and trial.
Rob Hutchins has been consulting with private and government clients and counsel on financial, accounting, and economic issues for over 30 years. Mr. Hutchins has extensive experience analyzing economic damages and leading forensic accounting investigations and has testified numerous times at deposition and trial.
Mr. Hutchins’ damages related experience includes providing economic consulting and expert witness services to clients involved in both general commercial litigation matters and intellectual property disputes such as patent infringement, trademark infringement and trade secrets misappropriation.
Mr. Hutchins’ investigative work has typically involved evaluating allegations of either financial fraud (e.g., asset misappropriation), or financial reporting irregularities (e.g., earnings management and revenue recognition).
Mr. Hutchins has worked on projects spanning a variety of industries including agriculture, computer hardware, financial services, oil and gas, manufacturing, medical devices, pharmaceutical, residential construction, telecommunications, and water infrastructure.
Examples of engagements that Mr. Hutchins’ has served as either a damages consultant or expert witness on include:
The former NBPA Executive Director, based in Washington, DC, will lead Secretariat’s growing Global Sports Consulting capabilities.
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