Charles Parekh

Charles Parekh is an economist with over 20 years of experience. He has been appointed as a damages and valuation expert on over 20 occasions.  

Charles has testified as an economics and statistics expert and has been cross examined in litigation and depositions in federal, bankruptcy, and state courts. He has prepared numerous expert reports and has worked on behalf of defense and plaintiff clients on disputes of up to $12 billion.  

Charles has an extensive background in economic and public finance and public policy analysis across the healthcare, education, statistical sampling, and structured finance sectors. Prior to joining HKA, he was a managing director for NERA Economic Consulting and Kroll.  

Charles specializes in the application of economic and statistical analysis to finance, healthcare, and public policy issues. He has undertaken expert appointments on the economic and financial effects of healthcare regulations on patients, the use of statistical sampling to extrapolate results to a larger population, the statistical need to randomly test students for drugs and alcohol and has testified on behalf of creditors in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy.  

Charles holds a doctorate in public finance and a master’s in public policy analysis. He is a member of the American Bar Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, American Economic Association, Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, Association for Education Finance and Policy, and the Chicago Bar Association.