Education
M.B.A., economics, strategic management, and managerial and organizational behavior, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Ph.D. coursework, international economics and politics, School of International Service, American University; B.A., international relations and mathematics, University of Evansville
Summary of Experience
Ms. Comeaux specializes in the application of finance and economics to complex business litigation and damages estimation in commercial disputes, mass arbitration proceedings, and regulatory investigations. Her work regularly involves critical examination of theories of liability, development of models to quantify damages, and both quantitative and qualitative analyses in response to allegations of negligence or punitive damages. Her clients include leading media and technology companies, financial institutions, global manufacturers, and life sciences companies.
A particular focus of Ms. Comeaux’s work is mass arbitrations, including those related to allegations of false advertising, privacy violations, and data breaches. In these matters, she has used her expertise analyzing large, complex datasets to determine the merits of plaintiffs’ claims, the nature and extent of the alleged harm, and the quantification of damages, and to provide support for arbitration proceedings and settlement negotiations.
Ms. Comeaux has also consulted to clients on damages issues through all phases of the litigation process, including expert search, fact discovery, class certification, quantification and rebuttal of damages, expert testimony, trial preparation, and settlement negotiations. She has supported a wide variety of academic and industry experts to assess organizational, industry, and market conditions in order to contextualize analyses of damages. She also has expertise in organizational assessments that address theories of liability in the context of a wide range of commercial disputes and regulatory investigations, including allegations that organizations prioritized “profits over safety” and that organizations knew about or should have foreseen an outcome before it occurred.
Ms. Comeaux also has an active pro bono practice focused on housing for the homeless.
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