Michael Dobner

Michael Dobner is a Partner in PwC Canada's Consulting and Deals Group and operates within the Economics and Policy Practice, which he has founded in 2015. He has more than 40 years of experience in economic analysis, strategic foresight, litigation support and business valuation.

Michael has served as an economic advisor in relation to high profile policy reviews by Provincial Governments and the Federal Government of Canada. He has been qualified as an expert in court and other quasi-judicial bodies for a variety of commercial and economic disputes. He has served as an arbitrator and mediator in commercial disputes. In addition to Canada, Michael has practiced internationally in Europe, Latin America, the U.S. and the Middle East.

Michael holds a BA in Management and Economics and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Tel Aviv University. He also finished with distinction first year PhD finance program at University of California, Berkeley. Michael is a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV).

Michael is an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto where he developed a unique, first of its kind in Canada, course that educates future lawyers on the principles of finance, accounting and economics and the role they play in Canadian law. Throughout his career, Michael has been invited to speak in many conferences. He is frequently invited to speak at conferences and deliver seminars to private and public sector executives and boards as well as law firms. Michael is regularly quoted and interviewed by media. . Michael has written numerous articles about economic, valuation and litigation support issues. His articles appear in publications such as the US Business Valuation Review magazine, The Lawyers Weekly and the publication of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business. Michael was quoted by other experts in books and other professional publications. He also wrote the chapter on intellectual property valuation and loss quantification in a book titled: “Business of Innovation: Intellectual Property Transactions in Canada."