Forensics, Fraud, M&A, Distressed, Governance

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Business, forensic accounting, consulting. mergers & acquisitions, distressed, insolvency, bankruptcy, financial restructuring, operational turnarounds, performance & profitability improvement Forensics, fraud, dispute resolution, financial diligence, strategic planning, corporate governance & board advisory, quality of earnings Board of Directors OC Forensic Expert Witness Association, Board of Directors LA Association Certified Fraud Examiners, Co-founder/board of Private Directors Association Consumer products, services; franchising; retail, wholesale distribution; food processing, packaging; restaurants; agribusiness; real estate; engineering, construction; industrial manufacturing, assembly; trucking, transportation; aerospace, defense; waste management; energy – oil & gas, shale, mining; chemicals; fertilizers; lending; dealerships, service, repair; education; telecom, media, technology. Distressed Asset Acquisitions; Underperforming companies; Due Diligence; Capital Stack, Structure; Strategic Planning; Post-Acquisition, Working Capital Disputes; Quality of Earnings; Best Practices; Buyouts; Valuations; Structuring, Financing; Carve-outs, Operational, Financial; Fraud Examinations; Corporate Transgressions; Financial Reporting Gimmickry; investigation failed M&A transactions • Certified Director (CD). • Certified Board Advisor (CBA) • Certified Merger & Acquisitions Advisor (CM&AA) • Certified Merger & Acquisitions Professional (CM&AP) • Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) • Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP) • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) • Certified Financial Forensics (CFF) • Forensic Certified Public Accountant (FCPA) • Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Publications • 2024 LA Times “Banking and Finance: Trends, Updates and Visionaries” • 2024 The Enterprise World “The Most Dynamic Business Executives to Watch In 2024” • 2023 Financial Services Review “Top Corporate Advisory Services Provider” Corporate Advisory Edition • 2023 LA Times “Banking and Finance: Trends, Updates and Visionaries” • 2022 Los Angeles Times “Bankruptcy & Restructuring Roundtable” • 2022 Los Angeles Business Journal “Leaders of Influence” Private Equity Investors and Advisors” • 2022 Los Angeles Times, “Orange County Banking and Finance: Trends, Updates and Visionaries” • 2019 Corporate Live Wire, “Mergers & Acquisitions Roundtable” • 2017 Corporate Live Wire, “Bankruptcy & Restructuring Roundtable” • 2017 Linked-in Blog, “Three Ways to Avoid ‘Messy’ Merger & Acquisition Transactions” • 2017 The Virtual Round Table – “Mergers & Acquisitions” • 2011 CFO Magazine - “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fraud” Presentations • “Utilization of Specialists in Turnarounds & Workouts” • “Pitfalls, Risks & Deal Breakers Surfaced (or Should Have Been) by a Quality of Earnings” • “Cautionary Tales, Red Flags, Broken Deals & More Lessons from M&A Experts” • “Quality of Earnings, Forensic, and Other Issues: Forewarned is Forearmed” • “M&A Due Diligence – Financial Quality of Earnings & Operations” • “Lessons from the Trenches – How to Avoid Bad Deals & Minimize the Harm When They Happen” • “Post-Closing Working Capital Disputes & How to Avoid Them” • “Trends & Techniques in Fraud, Forensics & Corporate Investigations” • “Critical Issues in Corporate Fraud Investigations” • “Corporate Transgressions &Financial Reporting Gimmickry” • “Distressed Asset Acquisitions” • “Restructuring –Lessons Learned from the Experts” • “Structuring & Financing Special Situation & Tough Deals – Carve-outs, Distressed, Operational & Financial” • “New Trends in Capital & Financing Options for Independent Sponsors” • “Got Profits? Now You See Them, Now You Don’t as Profits Vanish in Crisis Situations & Fraudulent Activity” • “Lessons Learned from Strategic Planning and Execution Failures” • “Small Business Bankruptcy Under the CARES Act & SBRA” • “Advantages of 363 Sale vs 1129 Plan & Alternatives