Sheri Rock

Sheri Rock

Sheri Rock Director Google+LinkedIn Sheri Rock is a Director in the Houston office of ASQ Consulting. Sheri has a unique blend of experience consulting on financial, economic and technology-related issues in both the context of litigation, as well as non-litigation licensing and valuation advisory services. Sheri has performed business and asset valuations, economic and financial analyses, and provided licensing-related consulting services in a wide range of settings, including licensing negotiations, business strategy, financial reporting, Federal Court, State Court, Bankruptcy Court, and the International Trade Commission.   Sheri has served as a consultant through trial and jury verdict in a number of high-profile intellectual property cases involving patent infringement and theft of trade secrets. She has extensive experience analyzing lost profits, reasonable royalties, and unjust enrichment damages. Sheri has also valued privately-held interests and has served in a variety of commercial litigation matters involving breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, securities and corporate fraud. Her experience spans multiple industries and sectors, across domestic and international markets. B.B.A. – Finance, CLP T 214 497 2685 E...
Lauren Koester

Lauren Koester

Lauren Koester Director Google+LinkedIn Lauren Koester is a Director at ASQ Consulting and is based in the Chicagoland area. Mrs. Koester has nearly 10 years of financial and litigation consulting experience and held positions previously at Duff & Phelps, LLC, one of the leading valuation advisory and consulting firms in the world. Mrs. Koester has experience determining damages and/or remedies in matters involving breach of contract, fraud, patent infringement, and misappropriation of trade secrets, among others. These matters have been in a variety of industries including agriculture, biotechnology, chemicals, construction, consumer products, energy, financial services, food, healthcare, industrial, information technology, logistics, machinery, medical devices, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, power, real estate, semiconductors, and software, among others. She also has case management experience from initial discovery through trial and jury verdict. Mrs. Koester is a Certified Fraud Examiner accredited by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and earned a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. B.S. – Finance, CFE T 708 209 0811 E...
Ryan LaMotta

Ryan LaMotta

Ryan LaMotta Managing Director and ITC Practice Leader Google+LinkedIn Ryan LaMotta is a Managing Director and the ITC Practice Leader of ASQ Consulting.  Prior to joining ASQ, Mr. LaMotta was a Vice President in the Houston office of Duff & Phelps, a leading provider of independent financial and advisory services.  Mr. LaMotta has over eight years of financial consulting experience, with a focus on intellectual property and other complex litigation matters.   Mr. LaMotta’s experience includes the determination of reasonable royalties and lost profits, as well as other forms of damages and business valuation.  Mr. LaMotta has consulted on numerous high profile patent infringement matters, managed and led engagement teams and has extensive experience with the creation of expert reports and the development of trial demonstratives and trial strategy. Mr. LaMotta is a member of the Houston chapter of the Licensing Executives Society (LES), as well as the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (HIPLA).  Mr. LaMotta is a former collegiate athlete, holds an M.B.A. and B.B.A. from Baylor University and is a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP). M.B.A., B.B.A., CLP T 281 728 8651 E...
Brandon Lloyd

Brandon Lloyd

Brandon Lloyd Director Google+LinkedIn Brandon Lloyd is a Director of ASQ Consulting. Previously, he held the position of Director at Duff & Phelps, LLC which is one of the leading valuation advisory and consulting firms in the world.  Mr. Lloyd has also held positions at Lumin Expert Group and Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLC.   Mr. Lloyd has nearly 10 years of experience as a financial service consultant and advisor to legal counsel and corporate clients in several financial damage, claim and business consulting matters.  While working with one of the nation’s leading experts in the area of financial damages, Mr. Lloyd has provided dispute support in a number of cases including intellectual property disputes, bankruptcies, and breach of contract cases. His damages analyses have included such remedies as reasonable royalties, lost profits, and disgorgement of profits. Mr. Lloyd has experience in a diverse set of industries, such as technology and communications; industrial products; medical devices; manufacturing; oil & gas, and retail and consumer products, among others. Mr. Lloyd earned a B.B.A. in finance from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and is a CFA charterholder. B.B.A. – Finance, CFA T 214 620 4958 E...
Doug Ellis

Doug Ellis

Doug Ellis Managing Director Google+LinkedIn Douglas Ellis is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of ASQ Consulting. Previously, Mr. Ellis was a Managing Director in the Dispute & Legal Management Consulting Practice at Duff & Phelps based in Houston. With more than a decade of experience as a business advisor and financial consultant, Mr. Ellis specializes in strategy, valuation, complex financial analysis, damages, and licensing of intellectual property rights. He has provided dispute support in over 100 cases and has testified in Federal and State Court.   Mr. Ellis’ industry experience includes aviation, biotechnology, construction, consumer goods, energy, financial services, manufacturing, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, retail, semiconductors, software telecommunications, and transportation, among others. Mr. Ellis earned his M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, PA; J.D. from Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, MO; and B.S. in Finance from Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. His professional affiliations include the Illinois and D.C. Bar Associations; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association, The American Bar Association and the Licensing Executives Society. M.B.A., J.D., B.S. – Finance T 281 387 0597 E...