Qualifications
Peter Macaulay, MBA CPA, CA • IFA, CPA • CFF
Peter Macaulay is a CPA-designated specialist in investigative and forensic accounting in both Canada and the U.S. He specializes
in the areas of: damage quantification, costing, and
accounting investigations. He has testified before the
International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, the
Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and the Copyright
Board of Canada. Prior to establishing P. Macaulay& Associates Inc. in 1998, he spent nine years in the
litigation support group at Deloitte providing litigation
support across a broad range of industries and
countries. He is both a Chartered Professional Accountant (Canada) and a Certified Public Accountant (U.S.).
Clients
Example of his clients and their respective industries:
Hudson Bay & Zellers |
Department store / Retail |
Petro Canada |
Integrated oil company |
Bell ExpressVu |
Satellite television |
International Minerals Corporation |
Potash mining |
Private Investors |
Investment dealer negligence |
Canadian Association of Broadcasters |
Music industry |
Bell Canada |
Telecommunications |
Concord Adex |
Real estate |
Molson Breweries |
Brewery |
BCCI |
International banking |
Client Reviews
Gary Graham ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2020
Peter is a highly-skilled forensic accountant and an excellent expert witness as to damages. He has been engaged to assist, the Ontario Superior Court (including the Commercial List) and arbitrators in private arbitrations, on several matters where I was lead counsel. His presentations are clear, readily understood by the judge or arbitrator (typically she or he is a retired judge) and those presentations are relied upon by the court or arbitrator in decision-making and by the parties in the course of resolving the matter. He is responsive, timely and a pleasure to deal with.
Dan Dooley ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2020
I have retained Peter Macaulay for opinion evidence on damages in such diverse cases as lawyer's alleged negligence, estate litigation, the purchase and sale of real property and the sale of company shares. His expertise and professionalism are beyond dispute. But even more important to me is Peter's reputation for integrity.
Jamie VanWiechen ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2020
I have retained Peter on several occasions, with great success. Peter has the ability to get to the heart of the issue and to articulate it in a way that I, and more importantly the trier of fact, can understand. This is particularly important as the trier of fact rarely has an accounting background. Further, he is a professional, impartial witness with a high level of credibility.
Heather Devine ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2020
As a litigator who specializes in complex, high value, multi-party litigation, I have engaged Mr. Macaulay on several occasions. Our greatest success was based upon Mr. Macaulay's analysis, written report and oral testimony where he quantified the damages suffered by a Canadian company in a contractual dispute with a sovereign state. Three Judges of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC-Paris, France) accepted Mr. Macaulay’s testimony regarding the quantification of damages and granted a large award in favor of our client. The reasons for decision cited Mr. Macaulay's report verbatim on key areas of quantification of damages. I highly recommend Mr. Macaulay.
Annie Herschorn ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2020
I have worked with Peter on many litigation files. I can say from experience over many years that Peter is an excellent expert on damages. I recommend Peter highly.
Robert Dunford ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2020
As a litigator, I engaged Mr. Macaulay to rebut the damages report prepared in a landlord / tenant dispute over an industrial lease. After receiving Mr. Macaulay’s rebuttal report, the opposing expert on damages refused to testify. The court found in my clients’ favour both on damages and costs.
Selected Clients
Peter Macaulay has worked for many of the major law firms in Toronto, including: Aird & Berlis LLP; Blaney McMurtry LLP; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP; Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP; Gardiner Roberts LLP; Gowling WLG LLP; Lerners LLP; Miller Thomson LLP; Minden Gross LLP; Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP; Shibley Righton LLP; Stieber Berlach LLP; Torkin Manes Cohen Arbus LLP; WeirFoulds LLP; and Woolgar VanWiechen Ketcheson Ducoffe LLP..
Newest Publication
Loss vs. Damages
The term “loss” has a number of meanings. However, the term “damages” has a very precise meaning in the context of litigation...
Contact Information:
Ph: 416 642-6010
Email: info@pmacaulay-assoc.com
Peter Macaulay
P. Macaulay & Associates Inc.
2500 - 120 Adelaide St. West
Toronto, ON
M5H 1T1
P. Macaulay & Associates Inc.
2500 - 120 Adelaide St. West
Toronto, ON
M5H 1T1