Econic Partners is thrilled to announce that Dr. Zawadi Lemayian has joined the firm as a Partner. Dr. Lemayian is a leading finance expert who provides economic analysis and expert testimony on the financial and economic implications of business decisions, transactions, and market events, often in the context of litigation, arbitration, and regulatory proceedings. She combines extensive consulting and industry experience with a strong academic foundation in finance, accounting, and economics to help clients navigate high-stakes, complex commercial matters. Her work involves disputes arising from mergers and acquisitions, appraisal actions, breach of contract and warranty claims, fraudulent transfer allegations, and unjust enrichment claims.
Across a broad range of industries, including natural resources, public utilities, consumer products, entertainment, social media, telecommunications, manufacturing, financial services, transportation, and technology, Dr. Lemayian has advised clients in disputes before courts and arbitration tribunals across the United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, Malaysia, and other jurisdictions. She also served as an expert in domestic and international arbitrations under leading arbitration forums, including UNCITRAL, PCA, ICSID, and AAA.
Prior to joining Econic Partners, Dr. Lemayian was a Vice President at Charles River Associates, where she advised clients on complex financial and economic issues arising in litigation, arbitration, regulatory proceedings, and corporate transactions. Her work included matters involving international arbitration, securities litigation, bankruptcy and restructuring, trade allocation and asset management, mergers and acquisitions, and other complex commercial disputes. Earlier in her career, Dr. Lemayian served as an Assistant Professor at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, where she taught undergraduate and MBA courses and conducted research in accounting and financial economics. Her academic research focused on corporate governance, board diversity, executive compensation, and financial disclosure.
Dr. Lemayian’s appointment further strengthens Econic Partners’ Finance practice and reinforces the firm’s ability to deliver integrated financial, accounting, and economic analysis across complex commercial litigation, regulatory investigations, valuation matters, and international arbitration.
Jon Orszag, a Founding Partner of Econic Partners, said, “Zawadi brings a rare combination of rigorous academic training and experience in finance and accounting matters. As our clients increasingly face disputes that sit at the intersection of finance, valuation, and economics, her expertise is exactly the kind of depth we want on our team. In addition, Zawadi is one of those exceptional experts who is as sharp technically as she is easy to work with and we cannot be more delighted to welcome her to the firm.”
Dr. Lemayian said, “What attracted me to Econic Partners was the exceptional caliber of its experts and consultants, united by their shared commitment to rigorous analysis and distinctive client service. I look forward to working alongside such a talented team to help our clients navigate their important matters while contributing to the firm’s continued growth.”
