14 Investment Risk Expert Witnesses Found

Banking - Credit Union turn-around CEO, operational expert, fraud detection, regulatory compliance, lending expert, compliance expert

...Finance and Accounting • Chief Financial Officer responsible for accounting and finance, budgeting, ALM, investments, collections, resource allocation, and capital improvements. • Experience restructuring failing investment portfolios to minimize interest rate risk and maximize earnings. • Budget and Net Worth Restoration Plan development, implementation, oversight and variance reporting to Boards of Directors and regulatory agencies. • Developed successful liquidity/cash management model. • Mergers and acquisitions – analysis and execution. Personnel and Human Resources • Management Assessments to evaluate capabilities, experience, and knowledge. • Director of Human Resources – payroll, employee development and counseling, regulatory compliance. • Successfully recruited CEOs for troubled credit unions. • Experience negotiating Collective Bargaining contracts, grievances, compliance, and decertification.

Real Estate, Insurance - Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Construction, SBA, Lending, Appraisal, RESPA/TIL, Broker standards, Escrow, Title insurance, Leasing, Property management, Foreclosure, Agent/Broker duties, Insurance underwriting, Claims, Bad faith, Life, Health, Disability, Property/Casualty, Reinsurance, etc.

MCS Associates (established 1973) is a nationwide specialist expert witness and litigation consulting group that concentrates in seven key areas:  Banking and Lending  Securities & Investments  Investment Banking & Finance  Financial Services  Insurance  Real Estate  Damages, Economic Analysis & Forensic Accounting Our company takes greater pride and care in identifying and selecting the right experts with the specific specialized expertise needed for each assignment, and we undertake expert witness assignments throughout the United States....

Real Estate, Financial - hard money lending, private money lending, mortgage broker, mortgage lender, usury, consumer credit, agency, foreclosure, mortgage securities, mortgage pool, Department of Real Estate, Department of Financial Protection, mortgage licensing, consumer mortgage, construction loans, mortgage loans

Areas of Practice Legal Practice: Mortgage Lending, including business and consumer loan origination, licensing, compliance with California and federal lending laws, mortgage backed securities, and administrative defense Mortgage Broker Practice: Active mortgage broker since 2016, brokering tens of millions of dollars of mortgage loans per year, including conducting the application process, underwriting, loan disclosure, legal compliance, documentation, investment compliance and regulatory reporting. California Bar 1978 #81839 Department of Real Estate Broker 2016, Broker #02003304, NMLS #1600274 Professional Affiliations State Bar of California California Mortgage Association AV rated by Martindale.com Biography For the past 40+ years Dennis Doss has represented mortgaged lenders of all kinds as well as mortgage brokers who sell, fractionalize and market trust-deed secured investments to the public. Mr....

Securities & Investments, Banking - RIA, Broker Dealers, Banking, Lending, Estates, Trusts, Fiduciary, Securities, Crypto & Specialty Assets, Reg BI, Accredited, International, Firm Practice, Regulatory, Risk Management, 1031/DST, Complex Insurance Plans, FINRA, OCC, SEC, Forensic, Fraud, Human Resources, Case Strategy, Supervision.

With over 38 years of experience in the financial services industry, I currently hold the positions of President, Chief Compliance Officer, and Owner of Wealth Innovation, a boutique Registered Investment Adviser firm. Additionally, I am the founding advisor at Wealth Advocacy, a consultancy specializing in business and consumer financial services. I am the President, Founder, and Owner of Esoteric Advisors, a collaborative consulting and expert witness company that aims to foster a robust and extensive collegial network of fellow experts. My professional journey includes serving as a FINRA and court admitted expert witness. I have authored numerous expert reports, participated in depositions, and provided testimony in arbitration and court proceedings. My unwavering commitment to business and personal compliance, legal integrity, and creditworthiness is impeccable. I have held several significant positions with a major financial institution....

Financial, Real Estate - private money lending hard money lending, mortgage, mortgage lending, hard money, real estate lending, private money expert witness, hard money expert witness, loan servicing, loan origination, mortgage expert witness, trust deed investments, title insurance, institutional lending, underwriting

Active (since 1981) making, arranging, and servicing loans for investment, in hard money lending or "private money lending" /institutional lending. Expert witness consultation and testimony provided in State and Federal courts, arbitration proceedings, and depositions. Past President, Education Chair, present Member, Education Committee, California Mortgage Association, the trade association for the private / hard money lending industry. Teaching/speaking experience as instructor for loan origination, loan brokerage, and loan servicing seminars / classes, for the California Mortgage Association, California Association of Mortgage Professionals, National Association of Mortgage Brokers, Park University Enterprises, and seminars provided by Southwest Mortgage. Author of seminars/programs regarding loan origination, loan brokerage, loan servicing, lender, broker, loan servicer licensing, trust deed investments for private investors in hard money lending....

Fraud, Investigation - Data analytics, machine learning, fraud, financial crime, forensic accounting, securities fraud, complex investigations, asset investigations, investment due diligence, proxy contests, shareholder disputes, risk assessment for mergers and acquisitions, public records research, public corruption, AML

...Assist clients with assessing risk for mergers and acquisitions, public, private, and cross-border. Conduct extensive investigations for investment due diligence, asset investigations, litigation support, shareholder disputes, bankruptcy and regulatory matters. Specialize in securities fraud, organized crime and corruption. Assist both activist investors and public companies with in-depth research regarding proxy contests. On behalf of clients, have uncovered multiple material misrepresentations and omissions, undisclosed related party transactions, potential fraudulent transfers, potential bribes and bid rigging, instances of resume and investment misrepresentations, poor corporate governance, and reputational risks related to criminal, financial, regulatory and personal misconduct. Data analytics experience includes obtaining, joining and analyzing large-scale data sets encompassing millions of records to uncover investigative findings and patterns....

Securities & Investments, Risk Management - FINANCIAL PLANNING, SUITABILITY, BEST INTERESTS, PRUDENT MAN, FIDUCIARY BREACH, ARBITRATION, FEES, COMMISSIONS, ECONOMICS, INSURANCE, RISK OF LOSS, FINRA, ERISA, SEC/STATE LICENSING, REGULATORY INCOMPETENCE, CFP, RIA, SSRN, ChFC, CPA

...No Nonsense Finance- 2003. reprinted 2009; Financial Planning Fiduciary Standards under Dodd Frank, 2011; The Failure of Securities Arbitration, 2012; Investments/Securities Risk of Loss, 2023, online at EMoody.com. 52 years in the trenches as Financial Planner, Held 7, 24, 27, 63, 65 licenses, CFP, RIA, Real Estate Broker; B-1 General Contractor, California Life and Disability Insurance Analyst (i of 35); Have acted as arbitrator, expert witness. Current focus as Consultant. Taught CFP/Financial Planning courses for University of California, Irvine and Berkeley, University of San Francisco, et al; Real Estate Capstone course for UCI, Taught series 4, 6, 24, 27, 63, 65, etc. for Private schools. Continuing insurance education courses- Medicare, Social Security, Long Term Care, Estate planning, Contracts, etc. Had CLE courses- Planning and Insurance, accepted by California Bar, Risk of Loss course accepted for CLE by Florida Bar 2023....

Appraisal & Valuation, Real Estate Appraiser - MAI, AI-GRS, CCIM, ASA, commercial real estate, default, partial interest, damages, environmental contamination, foreclosure, bankruptcy, USPAP, lease, instructor, Yellow Book, easement, estate, receivership, special, servicer, cmbs, office, retail, industrial, apartment, multifamily, land, expert

Valbridge Property Advisors, LLC is an appraisal company focused on commercial and investment real estate. Jeff has extensive experience in valuing a broad range of property types throughout the United States. Assignments have been completed for a variety of purposes including estimating damages, bankruptcy proceedings, and litigation support. Jeff has qualified over 30+ times as an expert witness in numerous courts in the State of Georgia and in Federal Bankruptcy Court....

Securities & Investments, Insurance - Ponzi Schemes, FINRA Expert Witness, FINRA Arbitration Expert Witness, Securities Expert Witness, Mutual Fund Expert Witness, FINRA Arbitrator, Fiduciary Expert Witness, Securities Compliance Expert Witness, Annuity Expert Witness, Options Expert Witness, Securities Fraud Examiner, Annuity Expert

...Robert Lawson has 40 years of experience in the financial services industry with securities, investments, retirement plans, and insurance and in a professional capacity as a registered representative, financial advisor, investment fiduciary, branch manager, securities, and options principal. He is the President and Chief Compliance Officer of Barrington Capital Management, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) firm he established in 1988. He also serves as the President and Managing Principal of Barrington Financial Consulting Group, Inc., a securities and insurance litigation consulting firm with experienced testifying and consulting experts. Mr. Lawson proudly serves as a FINRA and NFA Arbitrator (FINRA Chair-Qualified) and a FINRA Mediator where he presides over industry and public disputes pertaining to breach of fiduciary duties, negligence, failure to supervise, misrepresentation, breach of contract, monetary damages, and employment issues....

Financial, Fraud - Hedge Funds, Alternative Investments, Derivatives, Trading Practices, Security Manipulation, Fiduciary Duty, Forensic Audit, CFE, CAIA , Options, Foreign Exchange, Precious Metals

Barclay Leib, CFE, CAIA is an accomplished alternative asset due diligence professional who has been conducting due diligence and asset allocation on a variety of alternative investments (hedge funds, venture capital, private equity, alternative direct lending) for the majority of the past 20 years. He previously was a senior derivatives trader at firms including JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Bank, and Societe Generale for the first 20-years of his career. He also ran Alternatives Research for Fortigent LLC ($70 bln of assets advised) for two years. Mr. Leib has testified in both AAA arbitration and in Court cases in matters related to hedge funds, due diligence, fiduciary duty, and market manipulation. He has also assisted the SEC, CFTC, SDNY, and FBI, as well as several law firms, in various financial investigations that have resulted in successful criminal prosecutions. Mr. Leib holds an active FINRA Series 65 license, as well as a Series 7 & 63 (and prior Series 3)....

Securities & Investments, Financial - Uniform Prudent Investor Act, UPIA, Trust and Estates, Trustee Duty of Impartiality, Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Damages, Investment Suitability, Financial Planning, Portfolio Management, Asset Allocation, Investment Due Diligence, Divorce, Matrimonial, Hedge Funds, FINRA, Annuities.

...He is the principal of a financial litigation and investment management consulting firm, Kerry Campbell LLC, where he serves as a financial expert witness during litigations and provides consulting services to financial institutions and investors. He has worked in investment research and portfolio management, as a Managing Director at Arden Asset Management, and as a Senior Vice President at Guggenheim Partners. He has worked in prime broker risk management as a Managing Director at Bear Stearns. Prior to that he worked as a commissioned registered representative, a funding officer and as a credit analyst/loan officer. Mr. Campbell received a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Finance Summa Cum Laude from Fordham University Gabelli School of Business....

Banking, Financial - Equities, Exotics, Trading Strategies, Pricing, Hedging, Derivatives, Structured Products, FX, Forex, Pricing, Structuring, Options, Futures, Bonds, Swaps, Risk Analysis, Alternative Investments, Fund Derivatives, Market Manipulation, Illiquid Markets, Hedge funds

...Colin's expertise extends beyond the courtroom, as he continues to work in the financial industry, actively trading his own investments, keeping current with the latest developments and practices in the field. Colin has addressed civil and criminal cases, arbitrations and tribunals, including tax and fraud cases, and has given evidence internationally in London, New York, Hong Kong and other jurisdictions. His ability to explain complex technical concepts in a clear and understandable way, along with his credibility and professionalism, have made him a sought-after expert in the legal field. He is a valuable asset to both attorneys and clients, providing objective and reliable information in legal proceedings. Colin is based in the UK and has worked on many high profile assignments.

Financial, Fraud - Hedge Funds, Alternative Investments, Derivatives, Trading Practices, Security Manipulation, Fiduciary Duty, Forensic Audit, CFE, CAIA , Options, Foreign Exchange, Precious Metals

Barclay Leib, CFE, CAIA is an accomplished alternative asset due diligence professional who has been conducting due diligence and asset allocation on a variety of alternative investments (hedge funds, venture capital, private equity, alternative direct lending) for the majority of the past 20 years. He previously was a senior derivatives trader at firms including JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Bank, and Societe Generale for the first 20-years of his career. He also ran Alternatives Research for Fortigent LLC ($70 bln of assets advised) for two years. Mr. Leib has testified in both AAA arbitration and in Court cases in matters related to hedge funds, due diligence, fiduciary duty, and market manipulation. He has also assisted the SEC, CFTC, SDNY, and FBI, as well as several law firms, in various financial investigations that have resulted in successful criminal prosecutions. Mr. Leib holds an active FINRA Series 65 license, as well as a Series 7 & 63 (and prior Series 3)....

Business Operations, Business Valuation - Bankruptcy, Restructuring, Valuation, Distress, Turnaround Management, Crisis Management, Corporate Governance, Banking/Lending, Finance, Investment Banking, Business Practices, Fraud, Risk Management, M&A

Howard Brownstein is a nationally-known turnaround and crisis management professional, and is the President of The Brownstein Corporation, which provides turnaround management and advisory services to companies and their stakeholders, as well as investment banking services, fiduciary services, and litigation consulting, investigations and valuation services. He has extensive experience in valuing businesses, obtaining financing, and selling businesses. He serves as Financial Advisor to Debtors, lenders and Creditor Committees in bankruptcy proceedings, and as a litigation expert in several cases including the landmark Merry-Go-Round bankruptcy. Mr. Brownstein served as Chief Restructuring Officer in U.S. Mortgage, a $138 million mortgage fraud, and as Plan Administrator in Montgomery Ward LLC, the largest retail liquidation in history. Mr. Brownstein has been involved in the above activities for over 30 years. Mr....