Mr. Yaron Goldman
Loveland, CO 80538
I am a restaurant and hospitality executive and expert witness with more than twenty-five years of experience in restaurant operations, restaurant and hospitality valuation, franchise systems, operational turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions, profitability analysis, and enterprise value creation. My professional background includes service as a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Interim President, and restaurant owner, as well as court certification as an expert witness in restaurant valuation and operations.
I have been retained by both plaintiffs and defendants in matters involving restaurant operations and restaurant and hospitality valuation, and I have sat for two depositions in connection with expert witness assignments. My opinions are grounded in practical executive, ownership, and transaction experience across restaurant platforms ranging from single-unit ownership to multi-state organizations exceeding 150 locations.
I assist attorneys with matters involving restaurant valuation, lost profits, business interruption, unit economics, franchise and licensee disputes, operational performance, operational due diligence, restaurant turnarounds, damages analysis, and hospitality industry standards. Representative law firms and attorneys with whom I have worked, or am currently working, are listed below.
https://lawhssm.com
https://bremerwhyte.com
https://finleygroup.com/
https://axumcp.com/
https://abrahamwatkins.com/
- Business Valuation
- Finance
- Franchise Valuation
- Franchising
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Valuation
- Restaurant Valuation
- Restaurants
- Retail Real Estate
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: University of Alabama BS Business - Finance Concentration
University of North Carolina Charlotte MBA - Finance Concentration - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: International Franchise Association
National Restaurant Association
Turn-Around Management Association
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Multiple speaking engagements at over a dozen industry restaurant and franchise conferences
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 4
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Restaurant Valuation / Restaurant Operations and off site Events/ Helicopter-Hospitality Business Valuation
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 50%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 50%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: August of 2024 / September 2025
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: 2
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: Since August of 2024
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Formal and Informal Valuation reports, Operational Audits, Financial Reviews, Real Estate Valuation, Franchising Valuation/Franchisor Valuation
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $350/hour
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $350/hour
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $400
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $400
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel fee of $500/ day + actual expenses as well as $250/hour for my associate to review documents and assist in preparation of reports and prepare for testimony.
Kristoffer J. Wathne
BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, LLP
1999 Broadway, Suite 3250 Denver, CO 80202
O: 720.779.2500 D: 720.779.2503 bremerwhyte.com
Rob Cox
Partner
Hamilton Stephens Steele + Martin, PLLC
525 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1400,
Charlotte, NC 28202
T: 704.227.1069
RCox@lawhssm.com
www.lawhssm.com
Barney Dill
Associate
Abraham Watkins
800 Commerce St.
Houston, TX 77002
1+713-222-7211
https://abrahamwatkins.com/