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Business Valuation Expert Witnesses

Business valuation expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on business valuation. The business valuation expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Accounting, Bankruptcy, Business Damages, Business Valuation, Cannabis, Cryptocurrency, Defamation, DNA, Economics, Financial, Fraud, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Pediatric Hematology Oncology, and Pharmaceutical Research.

Elmer (Pete) Lewis, MBA, EA

Business Valuation / Tax
40 Years Experience
25 Years Teaching Experience

Max Holmes

Wall Street Analyst & PM
Banks / Hedge Funds / PE
NYU Stern Finance Professor

Matt Springer, ASA, ARM, ABV,

Business Valuation Expert
Economic Damages Rebuttal Exp.
20+ Years Experience

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Nora C Ostrofe, MBA, CEA, CVA

J.S. Held

Alaska

Economics, Financial - Economic Loss, Valuation Of Economic Loss, Valuation Of Wrongful Death, Business Interruption, Marital Dissolution, Pension Valuation, Business Valuation, Employment Laws

Professional, detailed valuation of economic loss in the following practice areas: personal injury / wrongful death (including maritime and medical malpractice); employment law (wrongful termination; discrimination; Equal Pay Act, wage and hour; class action); business interruption; and marital dissolution (including business and pension valuation). Reasonable rates.

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Thomas M Roney

Thomas Roney LLC Economic Consulting

Arizona

Economics, Intellectual Property - Personal Injury Damages, Economic Damages, Business Damages, Life-care Plan Present Value Assessments, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Termination, Employment, Patents, Trademark, Copyright, Jones Act, FELA, Intellectual Property, Commercial Damages, Lost Profits, Business Valuation, Forensic Accounting

I have more than 35 years experience preparing, researching and analyzing financial and economic data and providing economic damages calculations, consulting services and expert reports in support of litigation. Expert testimony provided in hundreds of depositions, Federal and State court trials, arbitration, and before the Special Master in Victims Compensation matters. I prepared quantitative and qualitative analyses, memos and expert reports on tort cases involving personal injury, care costs and life-care plans, wrongful-death, wrongful termination, Jones Act, FELA, intellectual property, and commercial damages. Developed financial models for firms in a variety of markets, including the telecommunications, retail, casino gambling, insurance, manufacturing, tire wholesaler, oil services, residential real estate, merchant service provider, fire suppression, financial services, courier services, trade schools and hotel industries. Vice-President of the National Association of Fore...

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Thomas M. Neches, CPA, ABV, CVA, CFE, CFF

Thomas Neches & Co., LLP

Los Angeles, California

Business Damages, Accounting - CPA expert witness, forensic accounting, damages, business valuation, lost profits, reasonable royalty, alter ego, intellectual property, wrongful termination, wrongful death, breach of contract, lender liability, banking, entertainment, insurance, manufacturing, retail, securities, wholesale

Thomas Neches, managing partner of Thomas Neches & Company LLP, provides accounting, financial, business valuation and statistical analyses to assist attorneys involved in litigation. Mr. Neches has testified as an expert in state and federal courts in Arizona, California, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New York and Oregon. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Accredited in Business Valuation, a Certified Valuation Analyst, a Certified Fraud Examiner and is Certified in Financial Forensics. He received his BA in Mathematics and Literature from UC San Diego and his MS in Operations Research from UCLA. Mr. Neches has testified to juries on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in antitrust, breach of contract, fraud, intellectual property, lender liability, personal injury and wrongful termination cases. Examples of the litigation issues he has addressed include lost profits, lost business value, determining a reasonable royalty and piercing the corporate veil. Representativ...

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Marty Dirks

Investment Mgt - Alternative Investments Expert

Investment Strategy & Analysis

San Francisco, California

Securities & Investments, Business Damages - Materiality of Information, Damages, Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Hedge Funds, Insider Trading, Stock Options, Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Pension Plans, Ponzi Scheme, Short Selling, Suitability, Business Valuation

Marty Dirks has more than 30 years of institutional investment experience with expertise in hedge fund management, valuation and analysis of securities, analysis of corporate accounting fraud, and other complex investment-related issues. As an analyst and short selling hedge fund manager from 1989 through 2010, he has special expertise in the analysis of fraud and misrepresentation by publicly-traded companies. Mr. Dirks is a Senior Adjunct Professor of Finance at Golden Gate University (2006-present). He was the director of research at McCullough, a value equity manager, from 2010-2012. He was a board member for the San José pension plan from 2011-2019. From his roles as an Adjunct Professor and Investment Consultant he has proven his ability as a confident public speaker with the ability to convey technical concepts to diverse audiences. His corporate industry experience includes working at Cooper Industries (1987-1989), a Fortune 100 manufacturing company, and at Texas Instrume...

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Jeff A. Neumeister

Fraud & Financial Forensics Expert Witness

Kelly Partners Burbank (fka Neumeister & Associates)

Woodland Hills, California

Accounting, Financial - cryptocurrency, fraud investigation, financial tracing, business valuation, commerical litigation, economic damages, internal controls, financial forensics, perquisite analysis, tracing funds, digital asset tracing, M&A analysis, insurance claim, partnership disputes, divorce accounting, trust accounting, lost profits, due diligence

Jeff A. Neumeister is a well-educated and experienced forensic expert and consultant in accounting, cryptocurrency, and financial advisory services. He is the managing partner at Kelly+Partners Burbank and a partner at Crypto Tax International Pvt. Ltd. Small organizations, startups, holding entities, high-net-worth individuals, and middle market companies, directly and through their retained counsel, have relied upon Jeff to identify problems, uncover frauds, plan successful exits, improve efficiencies, initiate and defend against litigation, and facilitate sustainable growth. Over his 25 years of professional experience, he has worked in firms ranging in size from large international entities to smaller regional practices. He has been a recurring speaker for conferences, webinars, private events and teaches as a professor in university in both undergraduate and graduate programs. In addition, he has over 15 professional certifications and 5 graduate degrees.

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David K Golbahar, CPA, CFF, CGMA

High Stakes Disputes and Investigations

Golbahar Consulting Group

Los Angeles, California

Accounting, Business Damages - Partnership disputes, Economic Damages, Business interruption claim, Employment, Wrongful termination, Business litigation, Lost profits, Business valuation, Unjust enrichment, Fraud, White collar criminal defense, Intellectual property, Bankruptcy, Forensic accounting, Breach of contract, Disputes, Royalty audit

ECONOMIC DAMAGES | FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS | FORENSIC ACCOUNTING David Golbahar, CPA/CFF, CGMA, is an award-winning forensic accountant and expert witness based in Los Angeles, California, serving attorneys and clients statewide and nationwide. He is the Managing Director of Golbahar Consulting Group, A.C., a boutique forensic accounting and litigation consulting firm focused on disputes and investigations. Mr. Golbahar has nearly two decades of experience in financial forensics, economic damages, and fraud investigations. He has been retained in numerous complex matters involving privately held businesses, professional practices, and high-net-worth individuals. He has been engaged in cases involving lost profits, business interruption, partnership and shareholder disputes, marital dissolution, solvency analyses, tracing of misappropriated funds, and allegations of financial misconduct. His practice emphasizes clear, defensible expert analysis for trial, arbitration, and mediation....

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Nora C Ostrofe, MBA, CEA, CVA

J.S. Held

San Francisco, California

Economics, Financial - Economic Loss, Valuation Of Economic Loss, Valuation Of Wrongful Death, Business Interruption, Marital Dissolution, Pension Valuation, Business Valuation, Employment Laws

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Peter John Ingersoll, CCIM

Cannabis Business & Securities Litigation Expert

Safe Harbour Equity, Inc.

Oceanside, California

Securities & Investments, Cannabis - Cannabis, investment analysis, receiverships, economic damages, FINRA regulations, litigation support, securities fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, investor lawsuits, unregistered securities, shareholder disputes, lost profits, forensic accounting, business valuation, financial reports, due diligence

Profile Preview: Cannabis business and securities disputes demand expert insight—Peter John Ingersoll, CCIM, delivers. With 40+ years guiding investor disputes, fraud claims, and unregistered securities cases, he helps attorneys untangle complex business, financial, and operational challenges. Experienced in receiverships, recapitalizations, and courtroom testimony, Peter turns complicated cannabis disputes into clear, actionable strategies. Full Description: Peter John Ingersoll, CCIM, is a cannabis business and securities litigation expert witness with over 40 years of experience advising on investor disputes, fraud claims, and unregistered securities. He provides guidance in complex business disputes involving founders, partners, and creditors, offering clear and credible analysis for courts and counsel. Peter’s expertise spans recapitalization, receiverships, and corporate governance, ensuring attorneys can navigate the unique legal, operational, and financial challenges of the...

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Thomas M Roney

Thomas Roney LLC Economic Consulting

Colorado

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Jack W. Harris, CPA, MBA, CVA, CFE, MAFF, CFF, CGMA, CIA

Forensic Accounting and Economic Damages Expert

Jack W. Harris, Inc.

Denver, Colorado

Business Damages, Accounting - Commercial Litigation Damages, Construction Damages, Construction Cost Audits, Lost Profits, Business Valuation, Construction Defect Damages, Forensic Accounting, Business Damages, Business Interruption, Insurance Claims, Surety Claims Analysis, Personal Injury Damages, Wrongful Death Damages

Jack W. Harris is a forensic accounting expert with 47 years professional experience in the areas of commercial litigation damages, construction claims, construction damages quantification, construction cost audits, lost profits analyses, business valuation, business interruption, financial management, accounting, internal auditing, and fraud investigations. Mr. Harris has worked on numerous domestic and international projects. Mr. Harris serves as an independent expert and consultant, and has held various management auditing and controller positions with major accounting, construction, financial services, and diversified firms. Mr. Harris is admitted as a Neutral with the American Arbitration Association for accounting and construction matters. Mr. Harris’ industry focus includes but is not limited to construction, mining, energy, real estate and land development, insurance, surety, and related industries. Other industry expertise includes but not limited to high technology, medica...

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Max Holmes

Investor / Lawyer / NYU Stern Professor

Useful LLC

Greenwich, Connecticut

Business Valuation, Securities & Investments - Antitrust, Arbitration, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Damages, Business Valuation, Contract Disputes, Cryptocurrency, Due Diligence, Fiduciary Duty, Financial, Fraud, Hedge Funds, Insurance, Investment Banking, Investment Management, Lending, Leveraged Buyouts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity

Max Holmes has over 40 years of experience as a portfolio manager, research analyst, board member, lawyer, NYU Professor and expert witness. Since 1993, Max Holmes has been an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Stern Graduate School of Business at New York University, teaching "Bankruptcy and Reorganization." Max Holmes has been the Chief Investment Officer / Lead Portfolio Manager for two large hedge funds ($2.7 billion and $5.4 billion of peak AUM) as well as an insurance company portfolio and a mutual fund portfolio. The funds invested in credit, capital structure arbitrage, distressed debt, rescue finance, direct lending, specialty finance, event stocks and special situations securities, including long and short positions. The funds invested across the capital structure: bank debt, DIP loans, second lien debt, secured and unsecured bonds, floating rate and fixed rate notes, trade claims, preferred stock, common stock, put and call options and credit default swaps (CDS). In...

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Edward Scott

Private Equity/Debt, Securities, Ai, Bankruptcy

BelleGreen LLC

Riverside, Connecticut

Securities & Investments, Technology - Private Equity, Private Credit, Investment Management, Fund NAV, CLOs, Bank Debt , High Yield Bonds, Hedge Funds, Restructurings, Bankruptcies, Business Valuations, Securities Valuations, Fraud, Securities Disclosure, Artificial Intelligence, Software, Data Centers, Data & Analytics, M&A, Capital Markets

Mr. Scott is a former partner at Apollo one of the world's largest alternative asset management firms and is a recognized expert in private equity, private credit, bankruptcies, valuations and corporate turnarounds. He has invested in scores of private equity and private credit situations. Having served as a partner and senior executive at some of the world's leading alternative investment firms, Mr. Scott is intimately familiar with all aspects of securities and corporate valuations as well as conflicts including NAV. Today, he frequently serves as a board member, consultant and expert witness. Mr. Scott has over 25 years of experience as both an investor and C-suite turnaround executive with deep expertise in Ai, computer vision, data centers and software. Mr. Scott was a founder of InterXion N.V. (Europe's largest data center business with over 50 facilities the globe) and a founding investor/board member of publicly traded Akamai - the US' largest edge compute platform serving ...

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Thomas M Roney

Thomas Roney LLC Economic Consulting

Florida

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Chris Curtin, CVA

Business Valuations for 21 Years

Business Appraisal FL|GA|HI

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Business Valuation, Bankruptcy - CVA, divorce valuation, partnership dispute, invoice factoring, accounts receivable, business valuation

For over three decades, Chris has assisted entrepreneurs with their business exit strategy, valuation, working capital, credit, and cash flow needs. In 1998, Chris co-founded Bankers Mutual Capital Corp with two partners. Bankers Mutual helped start-ups and high-growth companies by offering Invoice Factoring and Purchase Order Funding. Chris has in-depth knowledge and experience in the valuation, fraud detection, and funding of B2B/B2G Purchase Orders and Invoices and the created Accounts Receivables. Bankers Mutual was sold in 2004. In 2004, Chris formed Bankers Advocate Group, a boutique merger and acquisition firm, to help Entrepreneurs with their final success of Exiting Business Ownership. Bankers Advocate has a business appraisal division, BusinessAppraisalFlorida.com, which for 20 years has provided business valuations up to $150 million for:  Business Sale  Business Acquisition  Exit Planning  Buy-Out Parents or Sell to Children  Sell Your Company to Key Employee...

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Michael D. Pakter, CPA, CFF, CGMA, CFE, CVA, MAFF, CA, CIRA, CDBV

Economic Damages

Gould & Pakter LLC

Chicago, Illinois

Business Damages - Lost Profits, Economic Damages, Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy Core Proceedings, Insurance and Business Interruption Claims, business valuation, Fraud, Internal Investigations

Michael focuses his professional practice on determining lost profits, lost earnings and other economic damages, forensic accounting, financial analyses, investigations and business valuation. He provides consulting and expert services regarding economic damages, forensic accounting, business interruption, contract disputes, GAAP, GAAS, solvency, alter ego, fraud and bankruptcy and financial transactions and balances. Michael provides consulting and litigation services to trial lawyers, trustees, receivers, business owners and units of federal, state and local government. Many engagements combine complex litigation, forensic accounting, financial analysis, economic damages, valuation and distressed business issues with the reconstruction of all or portion of incomplete, misstated and/or falsified accounting books and records and financial statements. Michael has more than 45 years of experience in accounting, forensic accounting, business economics and investigations including m...

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Elmer (Pete) Lewis, MBA,EA

Business Valuation and Income Tax Expert Witness

Lewis & Associates Tax Planning, Inc.

Saint Charles, Illinois

Business Valuation, Accounting - business taxation, partnership taxation, ESOP Valuation, finance, tax litigation, IRS Debt, trust income tax, stock valuation, accounting, IRS defense, individual taxation, LLC taxation, shareholder valuation, valuation litigation, buy-sell, shareholder taxation, divorce taxation, business valuation, tax compliance, business succession

Mr. Lewis has more than 40 years of tax and business valuation experience with a strong focus on the valuation of closely held corporations and IRS tax law defense. He has been a principal in Lewis & Associates Tax Planning, Inc. (LATP) since 2008. LATP is a boutique tax practice which provides tax planning, IRS debt resolution, IRS audit representation, tax defense and tax compliance for businesses and individuals. Prior to entering private practice Mr. Lewis worked in corporate, public accounting and legal environments for 30 years. He has held such positions as Vice President of Finance, Controller, Accounting Manager, Director of Tax, Tax Manager and Tax Writer/Researcher. Mr. Lewis also has more than 25 years of teaching experience as an Adjunct Professor at Chicago area colleges and universities. He currently teaches finance, tax and accounting at Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois. He has previously taught at DePaul University and University of Phoenix (on-ground)...

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Per Lindell, Sc.D.

Expert on biopharmaceutical industry, MIT Sc.D.

Novadigm Consulting Group

Bethesda, Maryland

Pharmaceutical Research, DNA - Drug development, Gene therapy, Oligonucleotide, Drug manufacturing, Bioprocessing, Biologics, Biopharmaceuticals, Monoclonal antibodies, Peptides, Drug discovery, Biotechnology, Business valuation, Due diligence, Drug regulation, Therapeutics, Cell therapy, Drug research, Research and development, RNA therapeutics, Drug research

Management consultant and fractional management services to biopharma companies providing a broad set of services. Hands on management experience from Big Pharma, biotech companies, and as consultant COO for biotech companies. Consulting experience from Boston Consulting Group. Large industry network. Over 25 years broad experience in US, EU, Japan and Australia. Doctor of Science from MIT in Biochemical Engineering with minor in Management. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Consulting Experience from Boston Consulting Group, Arthur D. Little and IBM. Biopharma experience from Pharmacia, BASF Pharma and several biotech companies. Fulbright scholar. Member of the Umbrex, BiotechExcec and Alacrita consultant networks. Uniquely broad and deep experience both as a hands-on manager and consultant, in drug discovery, preclinical and clinical development (including IND filings and clinical trial management), biologics and gene thera...

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Ilonna J. Rimm, MD PhD CFA

Healthcare Valuation Expert - Physician

Rimm Healthcare Capital Advisory LLC

Newton Center, Massachusetts

Financial, Pediatric Hematology Oncology - Appraisal and Valuation, Banking, Business Valuation, DNA, Financial, Securities and Investments, Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Healthcare Services, Life Science Tools, Pharmaceuticals, Entrepreneurial Companies, Start-up companies

Ilonna Rimm, MD PhD CFA, is a healthcare investor who has significant expertise related to the valuation of healthcare companies. She recently served as an expert witness related to the valuation of early-stage biotechnology companies. In addition to drafting the expert report and rebuttal, she served as a deponent, and she testified in the trial. As the CEO and Founder of Morninglight Healthcare Capital, LLC, a family office, she invests in small cap public companies (0 to $4B market cap). She also serves as an Advisor to Life Sciences CEO’s who are raising a Seed or Series A Round of capital, as Rimm Healthcare Capital Advisory, LLC. She recently provided services to Immuneering Corp., who raised a Series A round of $20M in January, 2020, and a Series B round of $62M in January, 2021. Immuneering is now a public company (IMRX). Ilonna currently works as a Financing Expert at the Harvard Innovation Lab, which is associated with Harvard Business School. Ilonna's advisory s...

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Randall Valentine, PhD

Valentine Forensic Finance

Expert Witness in Cryptocurrency, Financial Damages, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Credit Damages

Gulfport, Mississippi

Cryptocurrency, Financial - Financial Damages from Cryptocurrency, Business Valuation, Hedge Funds, Lost Profits, Arbitration, Fiduciary Duty, Personal Injury Damages, Forensic Finance, Banking, Bankruptcy, Wrongful Death, Business Damages, Fraud, Wrongful Termination, Real Estate

As founder and lead expert of Valentine Forensic Finance, I bring a proven track record in delivering clear, credible, and defensible economic opinions for litigation. With a Ph.D. in Finance from Mississippi State University, a Graduate Certificate in FinTech from Wharton (University of Pennsylvania), and a Graduate Certificate in AI from Wharton, my expertise blends rigorous academic training with practical courtroom experience. Over the course of my career, I have served as an expert witness in personal injury and wrongful death economic damages cases, wrongful termination claims, general financial damages disputes, cryptocurrency asset valuation and fraud cases, and credit damage matters. My analyses are grounded in accepted forensic economic methodologies, supported by peer-reviewed research, and tailored to withstand cross-examination. My work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and USA Today and has even influenced public health policy abroad. In addition to ...

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Jennifer Oyadomari, CPA, CFE, CFF, ABV

Forensic Accounting & BV Expert Witness

Forensic Solutions, LLC

Henderson, Nevada

Fraud, Accounting - Forensic Accounting, Fraud Investigation, Embezzlement, Business Valuation, Economic Damages, Lost Profits, Tracing Analysis, Financial Analysis, Litigation Support, Expert Witness, Fraud Risk Assessment, Business Interruption, Asset Tracing, Income Determination, Family Law, Cannabis

Jennifer Oyadomari is the President of Forensic Solutions, LLC, an accounting firm that specializes in forensic accounting, business valuation, lost profits, and litigation support services. Ms. Oyadomari has almost two decades of professional experience in the areas of financial accounting, business valuation, and forensic accounting. This experience includes positions in the cannabis industry and in the Forensic Advisory practice of BDO USA, LLP. Ms. Oyadomari is the current instructor of the Fraud Examination course at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, which is a senior- and graduate-level accounting course. Ms. Oyadomari has testified in depositions and trials, assisted with mediations and settlements, served as a joint and neutral expert, and served as both a Special Master and as a Receiver. Ms. Oyadomari earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting and her Master of Science in Accounting from University of Nevada, Las Vegas....

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Robert A Bonavito, CPA, MBA, PFS, CVA, ABV, CFE, CFF, CGMS

Damage Expert With 40 Years of Experience

Robert A Bonavito CPA PC

Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Business Damages, Business Valuation - forensic accountant, lost profits analysis, expert witness testimony, expert deposition, business valuation expert, shareholder dispute expert, expert witness testimony, economic damages expert, matrimonial finance expert, commercial litigation damages, fraud examination, litigation support CPA, oppression case valuation

Robert A Bonavito CPA 1812 Front Street Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 Tel. 908-322-7719 Fax 908-322-7792 robert@rabcpafirm.com EXPERIENCE Robert A. Bonavito is the managing partner for Robert A. Bonavito, CPA A Professional Corporation. Robert has studied finance and business valuation at Harvard University, along with earning a Bachelors from Montclair State University and his MBA in finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University. This formal education combined with over 30 years of experience as a forensic accountant has provided him with the opportunity to investigate, prepare reports, and testify in more than 2000 cases. Robert’s education and experience led to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) requesting that he help develop and become a subject matter expert for the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) exam. The CFF exam is widely considered the most important credential a forensic accountant can obtain in the United States and thro...

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Yutong Xie, PhD

Economic Consulting

Princeton, New Jersey

Financial, Economics - Business Valuation, Securities Litigation, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Fiduciary Duties, Shareholder Disputes, Investment Analysis, Financial Damages, Economic Consulting, Loss Causation, Antitrust, Lost profits, Economic damages, Employment discrimination, Wrongful termination, Lost wages

Dr. Yutong Xie is an Associate Professor of Finance at The College of New Jersey with extensive expertise in corporate finance, securities litigation, and business valuation. He has published research in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Corporate Finance, Finance Research Letters, and the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. Dr. Xie’s areas of specialization include business valuation, event study analysis, corporate governance, fiduciary duties, mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, institutional investors, ESG disclosure, risk management, and financial reporting quality. His academic work often focuses on how firms respond to policy and regulatory changes, giving him a unique perspective on corporate behavior in complex legal and economic contexts. With over a decade of teaching experience, Dr. Xie has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in corporate finance, investments, financial management, and risk management. He is skilled at clearly...

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Max Holmes

Investor / Lawyer / NYU Stern Professor

Useful LLC

New York

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Robert A Bonavito, CPA, MBA, PFS, CVA, ABV, CFE, CFF, CGMS

Damage Expert With 40 Years of Experience

Robert A Bonavito CPA PC

New York

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Matthew Line

Forensic Accounting, Fraud Expert - Former IRS-CI

MDL Financial Forensics, LLC

Charlotte, North Carolina

Accounting, Fraud - Forensic Accounting, Tax, Economic Damages, Business Valuation, Bankruptcy, Family Law, White Collar Crime, Money Laundering

Matthew D. Line, CFE, MAFF, CAMS, is a seasoned forensic accounting and financial investigations expert with over 25 years of experience in financial forensic, unraveling complex financial transactions, frauds, and schemes in high-stakes criminal and civil litigation matters. As the Managing Member of MDL Financial Forensics, LLC, he provides forensic accounting, litigation support, and business valuation services to clients navigating civil and criminal financial disputes. His expertise spans fraud and financial forensic investigations, asset tracing, lifestyle analysis, economic damages analysis, and valuation in matters involving tax, embezzlement, money laundering, white collar frauds, bankruptcy, family law, asset misappropriation and business disputes. Prior to founding MDL Financial Forensics, Matthew served as a Special Agent with the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, where he led and conducted complex financial forensic investigations across multip...

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Jessica Sands, CPA

Forensic Accounting Expert Witness

Jessica Sands CPA, LLC

Bend, Oregon

Fraud, Accounting - Forensic Accounting, Fraud, Economic Damages, Financial Reporting, Lost Profits, Corporate Litigation, Accounting Investigations, CPA, Business Litigation, Embezzlement, CFF, Business Valuation, Divorce, Family Law

Jessica Sands is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the state of Oregon and has obtained the Core and Specialized Forensic Accounting Certificates promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). In February 2025, she passed the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) exam. 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, investigative financial review, complex financial reporting (business plans, budgeting, and forecasting), fraud investigation, forensic accounting, 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: • Unbiase...

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Gary S. Barach, CPA, CFE, CFF, CVA

BCG Forensics, LLC

West Chester, Pennsylvania

Business Damages, Economics - fraud, business valuation, business interruption, lost profits, product recall, personal injury, employment cases, discrimination, contract disputes, dispute resolution, economic damages, construction defects, insurance claims, class action, shareholder disputes, bankruptcy, commercial litigation

Gary S. Barach, CPA, CFE, CFF, CVA, is the founder of Barach Consulting Group, LLC (f/k/a Barach & Company). The firm was established in 1976. He has been retained as a financial forensic and economic expert in over 3,800 cases. His experience in litigation includes business valuation; fraud investigation; bankruptcy; and determining economic damages arising from contract and shareholder disputes, recalled product, and construction defects. Mr. Barach is also a well established expert in economic damages arising from personal injury and discrimination litigation. Mr. Barach’s professional credentials include Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF). He has been qualified as an expert in federal, state, and local courts throughout the United States and has never been precluded from offering testimony as the result of a Daubert motion. Mr. Barach’s 40 years of experience include...

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Sameer Singh Somal, CFA, CFP, CAIA

Defamation, Business Damages & Valuation Expert

Blue Ocean Global Technology

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Defamation, Information Technology - Financial Damages, Economic Damages, Internet Defamation, Digital Marketing, Business Valuation, Libel Slander, Reputation Management, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing, Public Relations, Cyber Investigations, Digital Forensics, Social Media, IP Damages, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook

Sameer leads a 250+ member team at Blue Ocean Global Technology and Capital Expert Services, specializing in litigation consulting and expert witness engagements. Given the unique nature of each case, Sameer offers a competitive advantage through an integrated team approach, including legal research, data analytics, private investigations, digital forensics, financial analysis, academic insight, and interviews. His team is strategic with client resources, ensuring that reports are developed collaboratively to achieve a blended rate. Co-experts are added strategically on merit. When engaged directly, all reports and testimony reflect Sameer's independent professional opinions Sameer has consulted on 400+ cases and regularly delivers CLE programs for State Bar Associations. He is a former investment and private banker, which affords him a framework for calculating damages on a wide range of case mandates. Over the past decade, Sameer's responsibilities at CFA Institute include publis...

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Robert A Bonavito, CPA, MBA, PFS, CVA, ABV, CFE, CFF, CGMS

Damage Expert With 40 Years of Experience

Robert A Bonavito CPA PC

Pennsylvania

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Thomas M Roney

Thomas Roney LLC Economic Consulting

Dallas, Texas

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Joseph Grekoski

IP Damages | Reputational Harm | Defamation

Acclimation Group

Austin, Texas

Intellectual Property, Defamation - Economic Damages, Reputational Harm, Trademark Infringement, Copyright Infringement, Trade Secret, Trade Dress, NIL, Licensing, Reasonable Royalty, IP Damages, Lost Profits, Disgorgement, Corrective Advertising, Business Valuation, IP Valuation, Business Damages, Breach of Contract, Litigation Consulting, Actual Damages

Joseph Grekoski is the founding principal of Acclimation Group. Mr. Grekoski specializes in economic damages calculations for litigation involving defamation, breach of contract, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and trade dress infringement. He is adept at leveraging advanced social media analytics to quantify lost profits, disgorgement, and reputational harm, with experience calculating reputational harm for high-profile individuals. His experience includes holding the position of Director at an IP valuation firm, working on Bank of America’s #1 ranked equity research team (power and utilities), and advising financially distressed businesses in investment banking. Mr. Grekoski graduated Magna Cum Laude from Binghamton University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. He is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), a designation conferred by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA). Gi...

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Jordan S Colohan, CPA/ABV, CFE

Business Valuation and Damages Expert Witness

Marshall & Stevens

Salt Lake City, Utah

Business Valuation, Accounting - Forensic Accounting, Business Valuation, Economic Damages, Lost Profits, Investigation, Personal Injury, Divorce Accounting, Alimony, Fraud Investigations, Contract Dispute, Trademark Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intellectual Property, Litigation Support, Wrongful Termination, Medical Malpractice, Partnership Disputes

Jordan Colohan is a Director with a decade of experience in forensic accounting and litigation support services. He joined Marshall & Stevens in 2023, with the acquisition of Rocky Mountain Advisory. He primarily works in litigation support, business valuation, economic damages, and other investigations. Mr. Colohan has extensive experience in preparing economic damage calculations, business valuations, fraud investigations, and investigative accounting in various types of disputes. He has provided expert witness testimony and has prepared expert analysis and reports in numerous litigation matters involving lost profits, unjust enrichment, and other measures of economic damages. His experience also includes personal injury matters and wrongful termination cases. He has extensive experience preparing rebuttal reports and analysis and serving as a rebuttal expert witness as well. Mr. Colohan also has experience in a variety of cases involving patent, copyright, and trademark infring...