Forensic Accounting Expert Witnesses

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Forensic accounting expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including financial fraud investigations, economic damages calculations, business valuation, bankruptcy and insolvency analysis, and money laundering investigations. Some of the most common forensic accounting expert witness specialties also include embezzlement detection, securities fraud analysis, tax evasion investigations, marital dissolution accounting, and corporate governance audits. They can opine on the effects of fraudulent financial reporting, misappropriation of assets, corruption schemes, economic damage claims, and complex financial transactions.

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Review Fee $460/hr
Deposition Fee $460/hr
Court Fee $460/hr

This expert focuses on accounting, forensic accounting, financial analysis, financial forensics, economic damages, business valuation and investigations. He has experience in lost profits/earnings, business interruption claims, analysis of financial transactions and balances, Court-ordered accounting, bankruptcy, fraud examinations, investigations and the reconstruction of incomplete, misstated and/or falsified financial information. This expert provides consulting and litigation support services to trial lawyers, trustees, examiners, receivers, business owners and managers and units of federal, state and local government. Many engagements combine financial analysis, economic damages determination, valuation issues, tracing procedures and/or other applications of financial forensics to assist in resolving complex commercial litigation and business disputes. He has more than 35 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, financial forensics, business economics, fraud examinations and investigations in diverse engagements and numerous industries, including more than 15 years of experience in economic damages and business valuations. He has participated in public hearings and alternative dispute resolutions, submitted expert reports in several jurisdictions and testified in arbitration, regulatory proceedings and State, Federal and Bankruptcy Courts.

Managing Member, A private accounting firm in Midwest

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Witwatersrand University

Chicago |

Illinois

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Review Fee $350/hr

This expert has been in the accounting industry for nearly 30 years. A doctor of accounting, he regularly conducts continuing education seminars for organizations such as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the American Accounting Association, law enforcement agencies, and Fortune 500 companies. Widely published in the field, he was a member of the Editorial Board for the Certified Public Accountants Journal for 10 years and served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Forensic Accounting for 4 years. A former Associate Professor of Accounting at Brigham Young University and Senior Forensic Accountant at Eide Bailly, LLP, this expert is now an Associate Professor of Accounting at another major university and is also a Partner at a forensic accounting firm that specializes in fraud detection, investigation, and litigation support services.

Partner, A Forensic Accounting Firm in GA

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Kentucky

Statesboro |

Georgia

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This expert has over 35 years of advisory and energy industry experience for both domestic and international projects. As Director of Forensics and Dispute Services for Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, he consulted with a Moroccan oil and gas company in an international fraud dispute involving an oil service technology company, while he provided expert testimony and analysis for a separate multimillion dollar lawsuit involving oil and gas fraud. He also provided debtor assistance and testimony in bankruptcy proceedings involving a $200 million offshore oil and gas company. As a Managing Director with Econ One Research, he prepared a rebuttal report and testified in an international arbitration involving a dispute between a government and a developer of a major heavy oil project A member of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, he has been published in the "Journal of the American Chemical Society" and has testified in The Hague concerning the value of oil and gas reserves in an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes proceeding. Currently, this expert is a Managing Director at an international consulting firm, where he continues to advise on oil, natural gas, and related energy issues.

Director, International Consulting Firm

Master of Management (MM), Northwestern University

Houston |

Texas

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Review Fee $400/hr
Deposition Fee $595/hr
Court Fee $595/hr

This highly-qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in the field of forensic accounting and fraud forensics, with an extensive background in fraud engagements, shareholder and partnership disputes, and other areas of investigative accounting. He earned his BS in accounting from Rutgers University and certified as a public accountant, valuation analyst, global management accountant, and fraud examiner. This expert is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the USA 500 Club. He has formerly served the managing director for multiple firms and as a professor of accounting at the graduate level. Currently, this expert serves as the partner-in-charge of the New York region at a public accounting and advisory services firm in New York.

Partner & New York Practice Leader, A public accounting & advisory service firm in NY

Bachelor of Science (BS), Rutgers University

New York |

New York

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Review Fee $250/hr
Deposition Fee $350/hr
Court Fee $350/hr

This expert has over a decade of foresnic accounting and economic damage experience. Prior to founding his economic damage advisory consultancy, this expert worked as a senior associate for close to 10 years at a top consulting firm that specialized in forensic and investigative accounting. His practice focuses on quantifiable economic damages arising from medical malpractice, slip-and-fall, MVA, workplace accidents, defamation, wrongful death, and more.

Managing Director, A Forensic Economics Consulting Firm in NJ

Bachelor of Science (BS), Drexel University

Moorestown |

New Jersey

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Review Fee $350/hr
Deposition Fee $350/hr
Court Fee $350/hr

This expert earned her BA in Accounting from Baker College and her JD from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. She also earned an LLM in Taxation at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. This expert is certified as a Public Accountant and Fraud Examiner. In addition, she is a licensed attorney in the state of Michigan. She is active in her field as a member of several associations including the American Association of Attorney-CPAs and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Advisory Board. Formerly, the expert held several roles as a Senior Accountant and Auditor, and she is currently an Attorney at a private legal practice.

Attorney, A private legal practice

Master of Laws (LLM), Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Southfield |

Michigan

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Review Fee $465/hr
Deposition Fee $465/hr
Court Fee $465/hr

This expert on Economic Damages has over 35+ years of experience in calculating damages and performing business valuations. He obtained his BA in Economics, his MBA in Accounting and Finance, and his JD from Tulane University. He is a certified CPA, Senior Appraiser, and Business Appraiser and certified in Financial Forensics and Business Valuation. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.. He has 5 Publications and is currently a Tax and Business Valuation Partner with Moss Adams LLP.

Shareholder, An accounting service in TX

Juris Doctor (JD), Tulane School of Law

Dallas |

Texas

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Review Fee $435/hr
Deposition Fee $435/hr
Court Fee $435/hr

This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in the field of forensic accounting. He earned his BA at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is Certified as a Public Accountant, Management Accountant, and in Financial Forensics. He is active in his field as a member of several professional accounting societies including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and he has lectured and presented extensively on topics relating to forensic accounting. He currently serves as a Principal at a Forensic Accounting Firm in California, and as an Adjunct Professor of Forensic Accounting at a University in California.

Principal, A Forensic Accounting Firm in California

Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of California, Santa Barbara

San Rafael |

California

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Review Fee $360/hr
Deposition Fee $360/hr
Court Fee $360/hr

This highly experienced forensic accountant is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He has over 20 years of experience with operations and oversight of financial reporting, accounting and audit functions (internal and external), primarily publicly-traded companies reporting in compliance with GAAP, GAAS and SEC regulations. He began his career as an auditor for Deloitte & Touche. Later, he worked at private companies as controller and chief financial officer, and a public company in SEC reporting. From 1997-2008, he was an in-house forensic accountant at three law firms in California. He has extensive experience with well-publicized alleged accounting frauds by public companies, including Enron, UnitedHealth, Dynegy, Dollar General, Honeywell, Oracle, Qwest and Gemstar-TV Guide. He also has led forensic investigations into numerous "audit failures." He has helped counsel recover and return to shareholders $2.4 billion in losses from alleged securities fraud, an average recovery of ~$55 million per case.

President, A Forensic Accounting Firm in Southern California

Bachelor of Science (BS), San Diego State University

San Diego |

California

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Review Fee $625/hr
Deposition Fee $625/hr
Court Fee $625/hr

This expert is a CPA with over 30 years experience in forensic accounting and economics. He regularly serves as an expert witness to present economic damage calculations or other matters involving accounting, finance or business valuation. He is currently the principle founder of a financial and economics consulting firm.

Founder, A financial and economics consulting firm

Master of Business Administration (MBA), CSU Los Angeles

Los Angeles |

California

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Review Fee $650/hr
Deposition Fee $650/hr
Court Fee $650/hr

This expert on Economics Damages has over 19 years of experience as an auditor and forensic accountant. He has extensive experience as an investigator and an expert witness. He obtained his BBA in Accounting from Texas State University. He is a certified CPA and Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor and is certified in Financial Forensics and Business Valuation.

Senior Managing Director, A Forensic Accounting Firm

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Texas State University

Dallas |

Texas

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Review Fee $465/hr
Deposition Fee $465/hr
Court Fee $465/hr

This expert has over 25 years of experience in forensic accounting, focusing on the measurement of economic damages and litigation support. He received a BS in Business Administration and Accounting at Roosevelt University and is an active, certified Public Accountant, Global Management Accountant, Financial Forensic Specialist, and Fraud Examiner. This expert has experience across numerous industries including agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and healthcare. He has participated in numerous seminars involving the measurement of economic damages to the legal profession, insurance industry personnel, and the private sector. He has utilized his expertise in numerous legal proceeding including a matter in which he was hired to quantify damages in a product liability matter involving agricultural growing materials purchased by a cooperative of farmers. Such experience has made him proficient in the commercial agricultural operations, agricultural cooperatives, and other farm services. He is currently a Partner at an international forensic accounting firm.

Partner, An International Forensic Accounting Firm in IL

Bachelor of Science (BS), Roosevelt University

Chicago |

Illinois

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Review Fee $305/hr
Deposition Fee $305/hr
Court Fee $305/hr

This expert has been an active teacher in the areas of taxation and international accounting at a prominent University for over 15 years. In addition to his academic responsibilities, he has also provided tax consulting services for nonresident alien and U.S. taxpayers. This expert’s research articles have appeared in such journals as The Journal of the American Taxation Association, Journal of State Taxation, the Journal of World Trade, Accounting Horizons, CPA Journal, Tax Executive, Business and Tax Planning Quarterly, and Oil and Gas Tax Quarterly. This expert is currently a professor at a top tier Midwestern University.

Professor of Accounting, A Midwestern University

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

St. Louis |

Missouri

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Review Fee $600/hr
Deposition Fee $600/hr
Court Fee $600/hr

This Certified Public Accountant has a wealth of experience in accounting matters, business valuation, and audits. He earned his MBA from Columbia University and served for many years as a Managing Partner at Arthur Young & Company. He has served as a forensic accountant since 1980.

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Master of Business Administration (MBA), Columbia University

Port St. Joe |

Florida

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This highly-qualified expert has nearly 20 years of experience in the field of forensic accounting. He earned his MFAcc in forensic accounting from the University of Toronto and holds several certifications, including public accountant, financial forensics, and forensic investigator. He is active in his field as a member of various associations, including the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the Association of Certified Fraud Investigators, and the Alliance for Excellence in Investigative and Forensic Accounting. He formerly served as a forensic accountant for Ernst and Young and currently serves as a partner and forensic accountant for an accounting and advisory firm in Ontario.

Partner & Forensic Accountant, An accounting and advisory firm in ON

Master of Forensic Accounting (MFAcc), University of Toronto

Ontario

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Review Fee $375/hr
Deposition Fee $450/hr
Court Fee $450/hr

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 20 years of experience as a forensic accountant and auditor, with extensive experience in information technology, information systems, fraud, and damages. He received his BS in computer science from New York University before earning his MS in accounting from Pace University. This expert is certified as a public accountant, an information technology professional, an information systems manager, and a fraud examiner. He is active in his field as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the Information System Audit & Control Association. He has previously been a partner at several accounting firms, such as Nasberg PLLC and Grassi & Co. CPAs. Currently, this expert is a partner at a valuation firm in New York, a consultant for an accounting and business consulting firm, and an adjunct professor at a New York university.

Partner, A valuation firm in NY

Master of Science (MS), Pace University

New York |

New York

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Review Fee $495/hr
Deposition Fee $495/hr
Court Fee $495/hr

This highly-qualified forensic accounting expert is a CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with 20 years of experience performing fraud investigations, economic damages and lost profits calculations, and business valuation. She earned her BS in commerce from the University of Virginia and is active in her field as a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. She was previously honored by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts as among the “40 Under Forty” who have made extraordinary advances in their field. This expert is currently a CPA and certified fraud examiner at a financial analysis firm where she specializes in damages calculations, including lost profit analysis, valuation, forensic accounting, and royalty and distribution audits.

Certified Public Accountant and Fraud Examiner, A financial analysis firm in CA

Bachelor of Science (BS), University of Virginia

Los Angeles |

California

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FAQs for Forensic Accounting Expert Witnesses

What is the role of a forensic accounting expert witness in litigation?

A forensic accounting expert witness provides insight into financial matters, including fraud detection, valuation, and financial reporting. They can analyze complex financial data and present it in an understandable way.

What types of cases typically require a forensic accounting expert witness?

Cases involving financial disputes, fraud allegations, business valuations, bankruptcy proceedings, or any case where financial clarity is needed often require a forensic accounting expert witness.

How can a forensic accounting expert witness assist in fraud investigations?

Forensic accountants use their expertise to detect fraudulent activities by examining financial records. They can identify irregularities that may indicate fraud and provide evidence for court proceedings.

Are there subspecialties within the field of forensic accounting that could be beneficial to my case?

Yes, some forensic accountants specialize in areas like tax fraud, insurance claims, money laundering, or corporate finance which could provide specific insights depending on your case needs.

How does a forensic accounting expert witness differ from a regular accountant?

While both handle financial data, a forensic accountant specializes in investigating and interpreting complex financial information for legal proceedings.

How does Expert Institute select its Forensic Accounting expert witnesses?

Expert Institute offers a personalized approach to help you find the highest quality experts. We source actively-practicing professionals who match all your requirements for specialty areas, work experience, litigation history, fee range, certifications, location, and more.

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