Business Litigation Expert Witnesses

Fremont, California

Accounting, Financial - Business Litigation, Due diligence, Forensic accounting, Fraud investigations, Litigation support, Lost earnings, Valuation, CFO, CPA, Bankruptcy, Acquisitions

Bob Bates is a JD, CPA, CFE, CVA and CFO and has worked with dozens of lawyers on over 125 cases in various states. Sometimes he provides financial support for a client in litigation, or pre-litigation, and other times he provides a report, such as a damages calculation, which can be used in litigation. He also has experience providing testimony in depositions and trials. Unbiased Case Analysis Discovery Review & Recommendations High-Impact Demonstrative Exhibits Strategy and Tactics Conferences Damage Calculations Cash Flow Analysis Reports Profit and Loss Analysis Commercial damages, business interruption and lost profits He has been involved in depositions/interrogatories and testifying with multiple court cases including: Embezzlement-Discovered $300k fraud/consultant for counsel Massachusetts Creditor-NY. $1.6m debentures, usury/breach Creditor-NY. $1.7m debentures, usury/breach Creditor-LA, CA $1.7m debentures Creditor-Orange County, CA. $400k debentures Creditor-Orange Cou...

Los Angeles, California

Accounting, Business Damages - Partnership dispute, Economic Damages, Business interruption claim, employment, wrongful termination, business litigation, lost profits, business valuation, unjust enrichment, fraud, white collar criminal defense, intellectual property, toxic tort, forensic accounting, breach of contract

ECONOMIC DAMAGES | FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS | FORENSIC ACCOUNTING David is a skilled forensic accountant, expert witness, and turnaround consultant. Shareholders, creditors, and attorneys rely on David’s focused approach to investigating fraud, determining damages for complex financial disputes, and assisting in bankruptcy matters. Business owners and management teams trust his deep operational experience to guide them through turnarounds and business expansion. David fulfills multiple needs in commercial litigation matters. Mr. Golbahar has been named expert on over 25 cases. The California Superior court appointed him as a monitor in a well-know restaurant group dispute. Testimony Experience - Economic Damages - Lost Profits / Business Interruption - Wrongful Termination (Employment Law) - Business valuation In 2018, Mr. Golbahar received AICPA’s FVS Standing Ovation award for significant contributions in forensic accounting and in the community.

Bend, Oregon

Fraud, Accounting - Forensic Accounting, Fraud, Economic Damages, Financial Reporting, Lost Profits, Corporate Litigation, Accounting Investigations, CPA, Business Litigation

Jessica Sands is a certified public accountant (CPA) licensed in the state of Oregon and has obtained the Core Forensic Accounting Certificate promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). She has worked in both public accounting and industry since graduating from Linfield University with a degree in accounting in 1998. A few of Jessica’s notable areas of expertise include family law and divorce, financial analysis, and investigative financial review, complex financial reporting (business plans, budgeting, and forecasting), fraud investigation, and business damages. Jessica can provide expert support for clients in litigation or pre-litigation. She can provide an expert report, such as a damage calculation or business valuation, which can be leveraged in litigation. She can also provide testimony in depositions and trials: • Unbiased case analysis • Discovery review and recommendations • High-impact demonstrative exhibits • Strategy and tactic...

LEWISVILLE, Texas

Accounting, Business Damages - Business Valuation, Forensic Accounting, Lost Profits, Lost Value of Businesses, Valuation Disputes, Business Interruption, Breach of Contract, Business Litigation, Partnership Dispute, Shareholder Dispute, Dispute Resolution, Negotiated Settlements, Mediation, Arbitration, Expert Determination

Gafar Shittu, CPA, CVA is an expert with 25 years of experience in accounting (with 10 years in private practice) including forensic accounting, business valuation, commercial damages quantification, cost accounting, financial accounting, and taxation. A credentialed mediator and arbitrator appointed by the States of Washington and Michigan, Gafar is skilled in the facilitation of negotiated settlements of commercial and valuation disputes with the aid of dispute resolution models built on identified objective criteria uniquely suited to each case. Gafar provides litigation support and dispute resolution services in the areas of commercial and family law as testifying, consulting, or neutral expert, and as a mediator, arbitrator/expert determiner. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA)