Business Valuation Expert Witnesses in California

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...

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...

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

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.

Huntington Beach, California

Business Valuation, Business Damages - Litigation accounting, Forensic accounting, Partnership disputes, Shareholder disputes, Lost profits

Provide litigation accounting consulting for the legal community in areas that require forensic accountant services or business valuation services. Purposes that arise out of business disruption issues such as partner disputes or partner leaving business. Shareholder dissenting lawsuits because of management issues. Shareholder valuation issues as the result of divorce. Shareholder disputes over values as the result of a shareholders death. Lost profits as the result of business interruption because of outside factors, such as unforeseen construction or embezzlement by an employee.

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.

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...

Campbell, California

Business Valuation, Appraisal & Valuation - Intangible assets, Damages, Lost Profits, Fiduciary Duty, Forced dissolution, Wrongful termination, Tech, Venture Capital, Technology, AI, Medical Device, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, data analytics, bio-technology, pharmaceuticals, fintech, IRS, SEC

I have more than 16 years of professional experience valuing businesses and intangible assets and have been retained and appointed as an expert witness. I have experience testifying at deposition and have not testified at trial. I currently own and operate Mercovus Valuations: Mercovus primarily provides valuation services for the purposes of corporate planning, tax compliance, and financial reporting. Over the course of my career, I have authored more than 800 valuation opinions. The subject matter of litigation for which I have been retained has included: business damages, business valuation, fiduciary duty, lost profits, wrongful termination, forced dissolution, marital separation, and similar matters. The range of industry sectors in which I have been involved includes artificial intelligence, automotive, aviation, bio-technology and pharmaceuticals, communications and networking, computing, conglomerates, data analytics, e-commerce, education, enterprise software, food and b...

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....