Gigi Cantalupo is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), Chartered Business Valuator (CBV), and testifying expert who specializes in quantifying damages and valuing businesses and securities in commercial and investment disputes. She has more than ten years of experience in accounting and financial consulting, including more than five in business valuations and damages quantification. 

Ms. Cantalupo has broad experience across industries, including mining, oil & gas, technology, financial services, and retail franchising. Her background includes valuation modeling and forensic analysis, and provides a strong foundation for quantum measurement in legal disputes: she has prepared expert reports for complex quantum issues in institutional arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, AAA/ICDR, and ICSID, and in U.S. and Canadian litigation. In addition, she has provided expert advice throughout legal disputes, including claim preparation and analysis, discovery, mediation, and the examination of expert witnesses at trials and hearings. 

Before joining Secretariat, Ms. Cantalupo was a senior consultant in the economic and financial practice at a global consulting firm, where she specialized in business valuation, damages quantification, and financial advisory services. She was also a senior accountant in the audit advisory group at a Big Four accounting firm, providing audit and assurance services to financial institutions, private equity fund managers, and insurance providers. 

Lexology Index (previously Who’s Who Legal) recognizes Ms. Cantalupo in the category of Consulting Experts – Financial Advisory and Valuation – Quantum of Damages. She is described as “a rising star, commended for her ability to digest large volumes of information and get on top of highly complex issues in no time.” and notes that “her deep expertise in quantifying damages makes her an asset in highly complex commercial and investment disputes.”