Ryan J. Clark

Ryan Clark is a founding Member of Hoffman Clark LLC, an integrated certified public accounting and consulting firm specializing in business, intellectual property and financial advisory services. Hoffman Clark provides objective advice across a broad spectrum of issues from accounting and strategy to a comprehensive range of forensic evaluation services.

Mr. Clark has more than 25 years of experience providing consulting services in a variety of economic, business, and financial analyses on behalf of clients in commercial disputes, intellectual property matters and forensic investigative engagements.

Mr. Clark’s experience in intellectual property matters includes reasonable royalty analysis, unjust enrichment, lost profits, price erosion, and valuation. He also conducts forensic accounting investigations pertaining to allegations involving fraud, shareholder disputes, whistleblower complaints, and improper employee activities. His experience extends to matters involving management consulting, corporate finance, and business valuation.

On numerous occasions, Mr. Clark has served as an expert witness in U.S. Federal Court, State Court and in arbitration matters on questions relating to intellectual property, valuation, lost profits, and class actions claims.

Mr. Clark is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the State of Missouri. He has also received several other certifications from professional organizations. Mr. Clark has received the Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) certification from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. He has received the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) certification from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Clark has also received the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) certification from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Mr. Clark also served as an Adjunct Professor on the Faculty at Washington University School of Law.

Mr. Clark is a graduate of St. Louis University School of Business where he received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a graduate of Truman State University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration (BSBA).

You can request a full CV by emailing rclark@hoffmanclark.com.

Some examples of Mr. Clark’s experience in quantifying damages in a variety of engagements include patent infringement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, breach of contract, class actions, forensic investigations, valuation and present value calculations of life care plans are outlined below.

Patent Infringement

• Prepared damages analysis and rebuttal reports and provided deposition testimony in a patent infringement case involving a reasonable royalty rate determination in connection with a patented barbeque grill.
• Damages analysis in a patent infringement case involving a reasonable royalty rate determination of a patented feature of a swim step used to promote and sell boats.
• Damages analysis in a European patent infringement case involving aerosol dispenser valves used by manufacturers that fill and sell aerosol cans worldwide.
• Damages analysis in a patent infringement case for a Fortune 500 company involving a product in the cookie and cracker industry.
• Prepared a rebuttal analysis report in a patent infringement case involving the alleged loss from deceptive trade practices involving the sale of rubberized mulch.
• Prepared a damages analysis report in a patent infringement case involving a reasonable royalty rate determination involving a system and method of reducing air infiltration into buildings.
• Damages analysis and forensic accounting in a patent infringement case for a Fortune 500 company in the biotechnology industry.
• Damages analysis in a patent infringement case involving technology in the telecommunications industry.
• Damages analysis in a patent infringement case involving a reasonable royalty rate determination and lost profits calculation of a product in the farming supply industry.
• Damages analysis in a patent infringement case involving a reasonable royalty determination in the specialty packaging industry.
• Damages analysis and forensic accounting in a patent infringement case for a Fortune 500 company in the biotechnology industry.
• Damages rebuttal analysis in a patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation case involving analyses for alternative damages quantification for a Fortune 500 corporation in the synthetics industry.

Trademark Infringement

• Prepared damages analysis and rebuttal reports and provided deposition testimony in a trade dress infringement and unfair competition case involving the sale of grills in the United States.
• Damages analysis in a trademark infringement case involving a reasonable royalty rate determination of a trademark used in connection with the advertising and sale of batteries.
• Provided trademark valuation consulting services in connection with a trademark and service mark used by manufacturing companies of heavy equipment used primarily in a variety of earthmoving and material handling applications.
• Deposition testimony and damages analysis in a trademark infringement case for a restaurant involving the alleged misappropriation of the restaurant’s trade name.
• Damages analysis in a service mark infringement and breach of contract case involving a service mark used in the health care industry.
• Damages analysis in a trademark infringement case involving accounting for product line profits for a Fortune 500 corporation.

Copyright Infringement

• Prepared a rebuttal analysis report and provided deposition and trial testimony in a copyright infringement case involving the reproduction of tattoos in video games.
• Damages analysis in a copyright infringement case involving a product in the shoe industry.
• Prepared a damages analysis report in a copyright infringement and breach of contract matter for a settlement negotiation with a Fortune 500 company in the computer technology industry.

Breach of Contract

• Damages analysis in a breach of contract case involving a dispute over the development of software used in the truck rental industry.
• Prepared a rebuttal analysis report and provided deposition testimony in a breach of contract matter involving construction materials used in connection with the construction of a building.
• Pre-trial damages analysis in a class action matter involving contract disputes in the trucking industry and assisted with the claim accounting and distribution to over 10,000 class members.
• Prepared a rebuttal analysis report and provided deposition testimony in a breach of contract matter where plaintiff sought to recover lost profits for a household goods moving services contract.
• Damages analysis in a breach of contract case involving a construction company and a municipality.
• Damages analysis in a breach of contract case involving an automotive dealership.
• Prepared a damages analysis report in a breach of contract matter involving the calculation of lost profits in connection with a manufacturer of construction materials.
• Deposition and trial testimony in a breach of contract matter involving the calculation of lost profits in connection with a carrier and furniture retailer.
• Damages analysis and deposition testimony in a contract dispute involving the purchase of a construction company.
• Rebuttal analysis in a breach of contract case involving loss of profits and cost claims and alternative damages quantification analyses for a Fortune 500 corporation in the chemical industry.

Forensic Investigations

• Provided forensic accounting services in connection with the alleged mishandling of funds within an office of a municipality and prepared a report summarizing our findings.
• Prepared a damages analysis report and provided deposition testimony in connection with a forensic investigation in connection with defendants’ breaches of an asset purchase agreement and misappropriation of assets of a company in the manufacturing industry.
• Pre-trial damages analysis in a matter involving the alleged wrongful discharge of an employee of a packaging company and investigated an alleged price fixing scheme.
• Performed a forensic investigation of a farm cooperative’s business records on behalf of a group of concerned members and prepared a report outlining our findings.
• Prepared a damages analysis and forensic accounting report in a corporate embezzlement case.

Other

• Prepared a report calculating the present value of defendants’ expert’s life care plan and evaluated plaintiff’s expert’s present value calculations of its expert’s life care plan in connection with an alleged injury caused by the use of a prescription drug manufactured by a Fortune 500 company.
• Prepared a report calculating the present value of the lifetime costs of care of plaintiffs’ life care plan in connection with an alleged injury caused by the use of a prescription drug manufactured by a Fortune 500 company.
• Prepared a damages analysis report in a business interruption case involving a senior care facility.
• Valuation analysis and deposition testimony in a breach of fiduciary duty case involving the valuation of two companies that provide short-term consumer loans to its customers.
• Valuation analysis and deposition testimony in a dissenting shareholder case involving the valuation of a company that designed and manufactured diecast tools.
• Prepared a rebuttal analysis report in a breach of contract matter which involved providing an opinion of the fair market value of a business which specialized in the construction and manufacturing of custom foam paneling.
• Valuation analysis and arbitration testimony in a breach of an employment contract case involving the valuation of a manufacturing business.
• Valuation analysis and deposition testimony in a breach of contract case involving the valuation of a commercial fire and water restoration company.