Fraud Expert Witnesses

Accounting, Business Damages - Fraud Investigations, Tracing of Funds, Economic Damages, Alter Ego, Fraudulent Transfers, Business Appraisal & Valuation, Economics, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Intellectual Property, Construction Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Employment Litigation, Business Interruption

Engel & Engel, LLP is a Los Angeles CPA firm engaged in the practice of forensic accounting for over 25 years. Mr. Engel has served as an expert witness in over 500 forensic accounting cases including expert testimony in connection with a jury award of $2.3 billion. Mr. Engel has authored 20 research publications on the subjects of economic damages, fraudulent transfers, intellectual property, alter ego, business valuation, and employment damages. Mr. Engel's professional credentials include those of Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF) and Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV). Mr. Engel has been engaged in the practice of forensic accounting and expert testimony for forty years including forensic experience at two of the Big 4 accounting firms. Mr. Engel has testified in federal courts, bankruptcy courts, state ...

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing,

Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...

Medical Billing, Medical Coding - Usual customary reasonable charges, damages, fraud, Over-billing statistical analysis, Electronic health records, clinical documentation, insurance coverage determinations, provider, biller, insurance disputes

Two decades of Medical Billing expertise in multiple care settings. 24-hour turnaround on billing consultations. Thorough analysis and reporting. Expert in analysis of contract rates compared to actual billed charges Patents trade secrets, electronic medical records, Medicare fraud, medical billing fraud, qui tam false claims act fraud Usual Customary Reasonable (UCR), Meaningful Use Electronic Health Records, HITECH Act, Affordable Care Act, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid,insurance, CRPS, EMTALA, HIPPA compliance

Fraud, Accounting - White-Collar Fraud, Embezzlement, Bank Fraud, Securities Fraud, Public Corruption, Credit Card Fraud, Elderly Exploitation, Locate Hidden Assets, Heirs Research for Probate Estates, Financial Forensics, Money Laundering, Criminal Defense, Civil Cases, Capital Murder Cases, Mitigation Specialist.

I have extensive experience in the areas of fraud prevention, detection and investigation; data analytics; controller and general accounting; Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance; internal auditing; internal control assessments; business process mapping; financial analysis and reporting; and reconstruction of financial records. My career was built on taking apart financial records and putting them back together again in a cohesive story. I am currently licensed in Alabama as a Private Investigator (#689) and have held the Certified Fraud Examiner designation for over 21 years. I retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) as Sr. Forensic Accountant in 2017, which led to my starting my own practice to continue doing the work I love with the U.S. Attorney's Office, FBI, Secret Service, Defense Attorneys and the public. I previously held certifications in: Certified Internal Auditor (2001-2016), Certified in Control Self-Assessment (2002-2016), Accreditation in Internal Quality Asses...

Real Estate, Fraud - Real Estate Funds, Syndicated Real Estate Investments, Land, Due Diligence, Fiduciary Duty, Standards of Care, Real Estate Fund Management, Real Estate Acquisition, Real Estate Entitlements, Land Development, Land Use, Land Valuation, Management Fees, Commissions, Pre-Acquisition Diligence, Title

Have deep experience in acquisition and disposition of hundreds of millions of investment capital in residential land, master plan communities, real estate development projects and entitlement and zone change opportunities throughout the United States. Joint Venture expert between institutional capital, private investors and local real estate operators or real estate sponsors. Pooled real estate funds, real estate syndication and private equity real estate fund management and duties of care to investors. Expert in fiduciary standards of care that relate to real estate managers' fiduciary duty and operating protocol when executing a real estate business plan or pooled investment scheme. Can conduct multiple financial models and sensitivity analysis showing present value and projected IRR rates of return and equity multiples that a real estate project should have delivered in the open market. Single family residential, attached residential, and multifamily Licensed attorney ...

Fraud, Accounting - Financial, Insolvency, Forensic Accounting, Bankruptcy, Business Damages, Economics, Mining, Business Operations, Accounting investigations, Forensic investigations, Litigation support, Litigation services

Chris Linscott is the Director of Keegan Linscott & Associates consulting practice with more than thirty-five years of experience. His background includes eight years with KPMG Peat Marwick in the New York City and Boston offices, two years with Coopers & Lybrand in Tucson, two years as a CFO in industry and twenty-six years with Keegan Linscott & Associates. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor. Chris has served as an expert witness and consultant to attorneys involved in litigation throughout the country. He has also served as a Financial Advisor to Debtors and Creditor Committees in Chapter 11, served as a Chapter 11 Trustee, court appointed Receiver, Financial Fiduciary, Special Master and Examiner in various court cases. Chris is adept at analyzing allegations of fraud in civil, criminal, and bankruptcy matters and working with counsel to understand the financial aspects of litigation. He has testified ...

Fraud - Forensic Accounting, Fraud Investigations, Private Investigations

Sarah Purifoy, CFE, CVA, MAFF is the Managing Director of Lux Analysis, LLC and has extensive experience in fraud investigations and forensic accounting services. As a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Valuation Analyst, Master Analyst in Financial Forensics, and licensed private investigator in Arizona, she has considerable knowledge and experience in civil, criminal, and family cases. Ms. Purifoy assists attorneys, governmental agencies, and individuals in analyzing financial statements, tax returns, bank and credit card statements and other records related to each case. Marital dissolutions, elder financial abuse, criminal defense, tracing of assets, and analyzing records related to shareholder disputes are several of the types of investigations she has completed. Ms. Purifoy investigates alleged fraudulent activity, traces assets, prepares sources and uses analysis, and issues reports as requested. She has completed complex fraud investigations and forensic accounting pro...

Wound Care, Medical Management - bedsores, skin injuries, surgical wounds, burns, pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, hyperbaric oxygen, infections, nursing home, medical devices, telemedicine, scar, qui tam, medical necessity, fraud, patents, medical devices, medical director, decubitus ulcers, diabetic ulcers, regenerative medicine

Award-winning wound care physician in active clinical practice. Wound care clinical, safety ,and leadership experience in acute care, skilled nursing (nursing homes), rehabilitation, and home health settings. Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) with additional Board Certifications in Hyperbaric Medicine and Family Practice. Has served as the medical director of several wound programs. Over twenty years of medical necessity/utilization review and expert witness experience. Midwestern University Medical School faculty. Significant private equity, medical device, startup, and consulting experience. Undergraduate degree in aeronautical engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Deposition and trial experience in multiple states. Over 85,000 wound encounters. Key roles have included medical director oversight of several level 1 hospital trauma wound programs, 5 community hospital wound programs, and over 15 SNF/LTACHs. Co-implemented one of the largest wound care/hyperbaric clinical de...

Insurance, Securities & Investments - Life Insurance,ERISA,FINRA,Premium Financing,IUL,Negligence,Life Settlement,Indexed UL,Annuities,STOLI,Economic Damages, Misrepresentation,Disability,Unfair Sales Practices,Fraud,Standard of Care,Variable, LTC, 401k,Illustration,VUL,FIA,ILIT,Bad Faith,Policy Lapse,Fiduciary,Agent Duty,403b,Deceptive

As a court-qualified expert since 2011, I have authored numerous reports and rebuttals, opined on damage matters, and testified multiple times in federal and state court jury trials. I have also consulted as an expert in FINRA arbitration hearings. I am uniquely qualified with decades of experience in the high-net-worth financial services marketplace. Over my career, I have partnered with insurance agents, fiduciaries, attorneys, accountants, pension actuaries, registered investment advisors, financial planners, Wall Street firms, Private Banks, and Trust Companies to provide investment and insurance planning services. I have extensive knowledge of various financial services, from basic to complex. Experience includes 401(k) fiduciary oversight and plan governance, standards of care and prudent processes, business owner planning, estate tax liquidity planning, and income replacement planning. Product experience includes most types of investment vehicles, annuities, disabili...

Cybersecurity, Intellectual Property - Authentication, 2FA, 3FA, Login, Security, Internet, Patents, Litigation, Software, Programming, Fraud, iPhone, Android, Cybersecurity, Account Takeover, Passwords, Mobile, Payments, Smartphones, 2-Factor

Inventor of Mobile Push Login and QR Login. Expert Witness in Login, Authentication (2-Factor/3-Factor/Multi-Factor), Account Hacking, Account Takeovers, Fraudulent Transactions, Cryptocurrency Theft, Forensic Analysis, and Cybersecurity. Software Patent Litigation, Claim Mapping. Assisting attorneys in litigation. I am the inventor of: • Mobile Push Login/Authentication (US Patent 9756042) 2FA/3FA/MFA. The new authentication standard for secure logins – used by Chase, Capital One, Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Okta, OneLogin, Cisco/Duo, CA, LastPass, Oracle, Symantec, and others. Used by millions of users. • QR Login/Authentication (US Patent 8677116) 2FA/3FA/MFA.Used by Citibank, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, PayPal, Twitter, Visa, and others. • Mobile Browser 1-Click Login/Authentication ( (US Patent 9015813) 2FA/3FA/MFA. • Automatic Software Updates and Uninstall that run on every computer and every smartphone today, used by trillions of people....

Business Damages, Intellectual Property - Damage, Economic Damage, Accounting, Intellectual Property, DMCA, Patent, Copyright, Trademark, Royalty Audit, Fraud, False Advertising, Valuation, Breach of Contract, Wrongful Termination, Employment Law, Brands, Complex Business Litigation, Personal Injury, Lost Profits, Unjust Enrichment, Music

ECONOMIC DAMAGES, IP, ROYALTY AUDIT, BREACH OF CONTRACT EXPERT. "the Expert's Expert". Leading testifying forensic expert on financial damages in litigations for intellectual property, general damages, breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, licensing disputes, reasonable royalty rates, lost profits, fraud, & royalty auditor competence. His 30+ years experiences includes corporate and as an in-charge KPMG Partner. He was the Chief Audit Officer of Beats (now Apple). Author of two books on contract financial language and auditing (Oxford University Press & LexisNexis). His well-written grounded reports are cited as best examples by judges. Economic Damages Mr. Blum has been a damages expert on more than 100 federal and state cases. Cases include complex litigation, intellectual property (patents, copyrights, trademarks, false advertising, royalty auditor competence, fraud, DMCA), wrongful termination, construction defect, internet, marketing, unfa...

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing,

Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...

Accounting, Business Operations - Financial, operational turnarounds, restructurings, mergers, acquisitions, CEO, CFO, CRO, governance, forensic, fraud, corporate investigations, certified, turnaround, insolvency, restructuring, CPA, chartered global management accountant, credentialed, fraud examiner, board, best practices

Industry, accounting, auditing, consulting. M&A, distressed, insolvency, bankruptcy, financial restructurings, operational turnarounds, performance/profitability. Forensics, fraud, dispute resolution, diligence, strategic planning, governance, quality of earnings. Board of Directors OC Forensic Expert Witness Association, Board Directors LA Chapter Association Certified Fraud Examiners. 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; Due Diligence; Capital Stack, Structure; Strategic Planning; Post-Acquisition, Working Capital Disputes; Quality of Earnings; Best Practices; Buyou...

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...

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.

Real Estate, Real Estate - 44+ years in the industry .... Broker negligence, fraud, standard of care, non-disclosure, breach of contract, fiduciary duty, lease, sale, easement, partition, partnership disputes, foreclosures

44+ years in the industry - that's the expertise I bring to the table. . As a retired trial lawyer of over 25 years, I dealt exclusively with real estate cases. Over 880 trials, arbitrations, mediations (only 3 UDs). Negligence, fraud, non-disclosure, breaches of fiduciary duty & contract. I've defended, and sued, brokers, and their insurance companies. I've represented bidders, borrowers and banks in regard to foreclosures; and both sides in loan workouts. I've worked with national chains doing state-wide store rollouts, and lease renegotiations. That followed 12+/- years as a broker actively selling/leasing property (commercial and residential) - I hold a CCIM designation, earned by doing deals. That followed 7+/- years as a title insurance company Advisory Title Officer. I researched and wrote Preliminary Reports. . There isn't much in this business I haven't seen, done, or litigated. . As an attorney looking for an 'expert' witness, I needed someone that was unbiased, an...

Business Damages, Accounting - Forensic Accounting, Damages, Lost Profits, Lost Earnings, Lost Value of Businesses and Real Estate, Fraud. Extensive Expert Testimony in breach of contract, business interruption, dissolutions, intellectual property, construction, fraud, securities, personal injury, wrongful termination matters.

Barbara Luna is a Senior Partner in the accounting and litigation services firm of White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna & Hunt. She has served as a forensic accounting, damages and valuation expert witness for over forty years in business and personal injury litigation and bankruptcy matters. She analyzes financial, accounting, economic, business, real estate and valuation issues relating to liability and damages in litigation matters and reorganization of businesses. She has testified on numerous occasions in U.S. District Court, Superior Court, Bankruptcy Court, arbitrations and depositions.

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine - Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Trauma, Causation, Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedics Non Surgical, Independent Medical Examinations, IME, Life care planning, Disability evaluation, Impairment Evaluation, Medical Coding, Medical billing, Fraud, Workers’ Compensation, Motor Vehicle Accident, Patents, MVA

Board-Certified orthopedic surgeon in active clinical practice. Additional sub-specialty Certification in Sports Medicine. IME certified. Have performed over 8,000 joint replacements, hip, knee and shoulder arthroscopies and open surgeries. After developing a hand tremor, I now focus on the non-operative management of orthopedic disease and trauma. Former Team Physician for the Oakland Athletics. United States Navy veteran. I have been participating in expert witness work for 13+ years. I perform complex case reviews with or without an exam, as well as provide clarity to simpler incidents. I am timely and prioritize scheduling exams, depositions and court appearances.

Real Estate, Fraud - real estate agent, residential real estate, disclosures, short sales, foreclosures, MLS, listings, offers, pricing, negotiation, staging, single family homes, hard money loans, open houses, distressed properties, closings, conflicts of interest, fiduciary duty, standards of care, market evaluations

Multiple award-winning residential real estate agent. Thought-leader. Over $300M in sales. Active consulting practice mentoring and training agents. Founder and host of “All Things Real Estate” podcast. 25+ years part-time acting experience including “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “General Hospital,” and “Saved by the Bell.”

Insurance - life insurance,disability insurance,indexed annuities,annuity,annuities,premium financing,indexed universal life,illustration,bad faith,unfair,deceptive, sales practices,misrepresentation,fraud,negligence,standard of care,STOLI,IOLI,IUL,FIA,class action,premium,lapse,reinstatement, termination.

Served as a consultant and/or testifying expert witness to national law firms and top lawyers in numerous pro-consumer cases, ranging from deceptive investment and insurance sales practices to unfair insurance claims handling (predominantly life and disability insurance and annuity cases). To date, these cases resulting in estimated $200 million plus of settlements, awards and judgments. Testified in state courts, before FINRA and arbitrations. Never disqualified or had opinions stricken. 1991 - present: Life and disability insurance agent. 2014 - present: Life & Disability Analyst. ARTICLES AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Articles (partial list) Featured in Forbes Magazine: “Sounding The Alarm On Indexed Universal Life Insurance”, a consumer warning piece concerning complex premium financing and Indexed Universal Life insurance – September 23, 2020 Featured in Forbes Magazine: “Kill The Messenger”, an critique of investment advisors and products – December, 2008 Featured in Forbes Mag...

Accounting, Fraud - Forensic accounting, damages, alter ego, Ponzi schemes

Michael Spindler is a CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner who brings over 40 years of experience to complex disputes including matters related to forensic accounting and business fraud investigations across a wide range of industries. He has provided expert testimony on dozens of occasions in bench trials, jury trials and arbitration proceedings. He has served as a court-appointed forensic accountant and as an accounting referee. He has conducted numerous high-profile investigations of public company financial statement fraud and other matters. Mr. Spindler has presented his findings to special committees and various government agencies on behalf of clients, including the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service and the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Opioid Prescribing, Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, CPR, Heart Attack/Infarction, Pulmonary Embolism/PE, Head Injury, Stroke/CVA, Aneurysm, Appendicitis, abdominal pain, Trauma, aortic dissection, Covid, Cauda Equina, epidural abscess, code blue, pneumonia, Insurance reimbursement, fraud

Since 2003, Dr. Zheng has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including academic teaching centers, VA healthcare system, community hospitals, and rural critical access hospitals. She is a frontline clinician in the Coronavirus Pandemic, working in five urgent care centers and two emergency departments in two counties. She is an expert in NP and PA supervision and the Medical Director of the Point Loma Nazarene University Physician Assistant Program. Dr. Zheng is the Medical Director of Quality at Sharp-Rees-Stealy, a multi-specialty medical group. Dr. Zheng is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California San Diego and University of California Riverside. Since 2013, she has led an annual teamwork exercise for 350 students and faculty from three professional schools, which have been featured by the San Diego Union-Tribune and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. She has presented at scientific conferences on inter-professional collaboration and...

Real Estate, Premises Liability - Property management, brokerage, agent, apartment, commercial, HOA, slip and fall, premises liability, maintenance, standards of care, disclosure, owner and broker disclosure, personal injury, mold, bedbugs, water intrusion, health and safety, personal injury, fiduciary duty, fraud, receivership.

Currently active as the Senior Vice President of Asset Management Services for Kidder Mathews: one of the largest commercial and property management brokerage firms in the western United States. In excess of seventy million square feet of assets under management. Serves as an expert witness in property management, standards of care, brokerage, owner and agent disclosure, premises liability, water intrusion, mold, bedbugs, personal injury, health and safety, fiduciary duty, and most all aspects of the real estate industry.

Business Damages, Accounting - Commercial Litigation Damages, Construction Contract Damages, Construction Cost Audits, Lost Profits, Business Valuation, Construction Defect Damages, Forensic Accounting, Business Damages, Business Interruption, Insurance Claims Analysis, Surety Claims Analysis, Internal Audits, Fraud

Jack W. Harris is a forensic accounting expert with 43 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...

Securities & Investments, Financial - securities, FINRA, arbitration, SEC, Stocks, Bonds, Options, cryptocurrencies, fraud, regulations, compliance, online, due diligence, violations, brokers, broker-dealer, wall street, margin, commissions, trading, investments, order failure, churning, naked, short options, puts, calls, advisor, RIA

Douglas J. Schulz has worked in the securities industry for 42 years. He has worked as a Securities Expert Witness for 34 years. He holds the highest certification by a securities regulatory body, (FINRA/Wharton School of Business); he is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Professional, CRCP. He has worked as a Registered Representative for such firms as Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch and Investors Diversified Services (IDS). He has held numerous securities licenses and has also worked as a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). Mr. Schulz has been a securities expert witness through his Company, Invest Securities Consulting Inc. which is based in southern Colorado. Invest has been hired to do financial investigative and due diligence work for brokerage firms, investment banking firms, publicly traded companies, individual investors, and merchant banking operations. Mr. Schulz has been involved in over 1,170 cases and has testified over 650 times. He has worked closely with regulator...

Accounting, Fraud - Financial Fraud, SEC Investigations, SEC Accounting and Reporting and Disclosures, Whistleblowers, Accounting and Auditing Malpractice, Bank Loan Loss Allowances, Bank Accounting and Auditing, Internal Controls, GAAP, GAAS, SEC Former Senior Assistant Chief Accountant, Accounting Professor

Currently providing litigation support and testifying services in civil and criminal matters regarding SEC accounting and reporting, financial fraud, internal control certification, Graham- Leach-Bliley and Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank matters, bank and loan accounting, MD&A, whistleblower matters, revenue recognition, and accounting and auditing malpractice. Recently testified in Federal District Court criminal fraud case regarding SEC banking GAAP and MD&A disclosures and SEC procedures. Deposed in whistleblower case and have provided expert reports in whistleblower cases. Advising counsel and companies on SEC inquiries and investigations and civil litigation over accounting and disclosure matters including bank loan loss reserve controversies. Providing services in all US states. Co-author of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 102. Provided expert opinions related to internal controls and internal audit function of financial institution, applications of GAAS and GAAP. FTI Co...

Insurance, Legal - Bad faith, coverage, p/c operations, contracts, exclusions, denials, underwriting, claims, extracontractual, automotive, E & O, denials, Agency & sales, UI & UIM, class action, homeowner, commercial, XS surplus, negligence, fraud, SIU, investigation, flood, subrogation, catastrophes, hurricane, pet.

Chief Claims Officer - Nationwide Insurance [2007-2019]. Vice President- Home Office Claims [2004-2007]. Vice President -Field Claims Operations [2000-2004]. State Officer / Regional Vice President - Michigan [1998-2000]. General Manager - Philadelphia Operations [1997-1998]. State Claims Manager - Pennsylvania [1995-1998]. International Chief Claims Officer Roundtable [2007-2019]. National Insurance Crime Bureau - Board of Governors. Chairman & Founding Director - Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Authority. Automotive hobbyist and collector. Insurance industry advisor/technical consultant for Scale AI, a San Francisco technology firm. I began my insurance career as an adjuster trainee and worked through every operating level within Claims to eventually become Nationwide's first Chief Claims Officer. As a hands-on leader with strong experience in both P/C general management [i.e., sales, agency operations, underwriting] as well as claims, I offer expertise across the entire Pro...

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing,

Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...

Banking, Fraud - Banks, Mortgage, Fraud, Money Laundering

Danny F. Dukes, CPA, MBA, CFE Danny began his career as an internal auditor with Citizens and Southern National Bank. After 5 years in this role, he continued his career helping community financial institutions as internal auditor, controller and chief financial officer. As a consultant he has assisted community financial institutions with investment management, asset liability management, investment banking, compliance issues, internal audit, deposit and loan operations, company policies and general accepted accounting principles. He has assisted in a capital raise for de-novo financial institutions. He has also served as a lead on the selection of data processing solutions and transition teams for mergers and acquisitions. Danny earned a Bachelor's of Business Administration degree from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He continued his academic pursuits while working full-time and earned a Master's of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Georgia College and State...

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

Investigations director and research consultant. Former national award-winning investigative reporter and private investigative agency owner with 20+ years of experience specializing in complex investigations, public records research, and data analytics. Leading edge data analytics skills including Python, Jupyter Labs, R Studio, Alteryx, Microsoft Access, ESRI, QGIS. Coursework in machine learning. Master of Science in Accountancy, CPA candidate. Licensed investigative agency (#A2700239). Have provided investigative work to Fortune 500 companies, hedge funds, private equity firms, venture capital funds, foundations, family offices, private companies, law firms, and accounting firms. Have supervised and conducted investigations in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Australia. Assist clients with assessing risk for mergers and acquisitions, public, private, and cross-border. Conduct extensive investigations for investment due diligence, asset investigations, litiga...

Real Estate, Financial - Florida REALTORS®/Florida BAR (f/k/a FAR/BAR) Purchase Contracts, REALTOR® Code of Ethics, Procuring cause, Residential and Commerical real estate transactions, REALTOR® Standard of Care, REALTORS® negligence, fraud, malpractice claims, MLS (Multiple Listing System) Best Practices and Policies.

Stephen is one of Florida's very best and methodical real estate experts involving both residential and commercial issues. These issues typically include state and federal litigation, arbitration, mediation, and areas of ethical concerns/challenges. Steve, originally from Massachusetts, began his real estate career in 1984 with a local Century 21 franchise. He has been living in the Fort Lauderdale area since 1989 and consults exclusively throughout the State of Florida. Stephen has earned four of the most prestigious real estate professional designations offered by the National Association of REALTORS®, ABR (Accredited Buyer's Representative), CRB (Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager), CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) and GRI (Graduate of the REALTOR® Institute). Stephen is a Florida licensed real estate broker, school instructor, and mortgage loan originator. Stephen served as the elected 2012 president of one of the largest REALTOR® associations in the USA. Additional...

Banking - Bank Analysis, Banking Law & Regulation, Banking Industry Standards, Board & Management Responsibilities, Bank Policy & Procedures, Regulation & Supervision, BSA/AML, Fraud, Ponzi Scheme, Elder Financial Abuse

Bill Abernathy is CEO, Expert Witness & Executive Consultant for Abernathy Bank Consulting, LLC (ABC). ABC provides services across a broad spectrum and specializes in assisting Attorneys as a Banking Expert Witness in Litigation. As an Expert Witness, Mr. Abernathy works closely with Retaining Counsel and brings his broad base of Regulatory & Banking Expertise to the case. He has a successful track record as Expert Witness utilizing strong Expert Analysis, Witten Reports, and effective oral Depositions. Bill has worked with both Plaintiffs & Defendants in Federal & State Courts with NO Daubert Issues. Bill has a long (50 years) and varied career as a National Bank Examiner, federal bank regulator, senior-level banker (EVP & SVP), and bank consultant. He served in six different District Senior Management positions with the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). His OCC Roles included serving as Assistant Deputy Comptroller (#2 Executive for the 9 Southeastern states); a...

Banking, Fraud - Banks, Mortgage, Fraud, Money Laundering

Danny F. Dukes, CPA, MBA, CFE Danny began his career as an internal auditor with Citizens and Southern National Bank. After 5 years in this role, he continued his career helping community financial institutions as internal auditor, controller and chief financial officer. As a consultant he has assisted community financial institutions with investment management, asset liability management, investment banking, compliance issues, internal audit, deposit and loan operations, company policies and general accepted accounting principles. He has assisted in a capital raise for de-novo financial institutions. He has also served as a lead on the selection of data processing solutions and transition teams for mergers and acquisitions. Danny earned a Bachelor's of Business Administration degree from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He continued his academic pursuits while working full-time and earned a Master's of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Georgia College and State...

Information Technology, Computers - Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Data Recovery, eDiscovery, Video/Audio Forensics, Computer Forensics, DVR Forensics, Password Recovery, Social Media Forensics, Email Forensics, Spyware, Embezzlement, Trade Secret Theft, Fraud, Cyberstalking, Deleted File Recovery, Document Authentication

I have been a digital forensics expert since 2006 and have testified in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Texas, California, Federal District, Federal Appeals, and Quebec, Ontario Criminal courts. Some areas of investigative and court experience include embezzlement, theft of trade secrets, fraud, misappropriation of funds, tax evasion, network breach, domestic violence, cyberstalking, breach of contract, and divorce. My skills include cell phone forensics (JTAG, chip-off, and geolocation), eDiscovery, data recovery from fire- and water-damaged media, DVR analysis, decryption, and social media investigation. I am an EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE), a Certified Computer Examiner (CCE), an Oxygen Forensic Expert (OFE), and a Certified Data Recovery Specialist (CDRS) with experience in all industry-recognized commercially available digital forensic tools.

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing,

Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...

Accounting, Fraud - Forensic Accounting, Financial Investigations, Fraud Audits, Reconstruction of Accounting Information, Lost Profits, Divorce.

Mr. Cohen has more than twenty four years experience in the field of public accounting which includes providing compilation, review and audited financial statements along with tax preparation and business advisory services. He has also submitted expert reports in the areas of divorce, lost income, financial misrepresentation, financial conversion and corporate veil cases in both the private and public sectors. He has testified and been deposed in several counties in 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 40 years of experience in accounting, forensic accounting, business economics and investigations including m...

Accounting, Business Valuation - Forensic Accounting, Litigation Services, Economist, Fraud

A licensed CPA in Louisiana since 1981 and in Texas since 2009, Chad Garland has an extensive education and working experience in the fields of accounting, finance and banking. Chad has served on the board of directors for two prominent companies and as President of the Ark-La-Tex Cash Management Association. His experience includes bankruptcy, expert witness testimony, litigation services, business valuations, small business consulting, budgeting, tax planning, financial reporting, management oversight, and as a workout specialist for troubled companies. Currently, Chad focuses his expertise on the areas of litigation services including bankruptcy, forensic and fraud accounting and expert witness testimony, business valuations, income taxes, and small business consulting. As an expert witness, he has testified in both district and federal courts. CPA, Licensed in Louisiana and Texas Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) Chartered Global Man...

Accounting, Bankruptcy - Fraud, Lost Profits, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuation, Business Damages, Damages, Shareholder Disputes, Corporate Veil Piercing, Business Interruptions, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, White Collar Crimes, Fiduciary Duty

Certified Public Accountant; Certified in Financial Forensics; Certified Fraud Examiner; Extensive forensic accounting and complex commercial litigation experience with testimony in Federal and State Courts throughout the US for leading national law firms and Fortune 100/500 companies in areas including, calculating lost profits, fraud detection and recovery, mismanagement, bankruptcies, appointment of receiver, business valuations, shareholder disputes, evidence of ownership, identification of hidden assets, corporate veil piercing, business interruptions, single business enterprises, analysis and explanation of complex financial transactions, forensic accounting, accounting malpractice, marital dissolutions, including separate and community property, spousal support and tracing, lost earnings, personal injury, intellectual property and reasonable royalties, including patent, trademark and copyright infringement and trade secrets, investigative accounting, breach of contract, breac...

Emergency Medicine, Long Term Care - COVID, overdose, anaphylaxis, appendicitis, fraud, hospital administration, mental health, aortic dissection, sexual assault, myocardial infarction, fractures, negligence, sepsis, wound care, trauma, cardiac arrest, brain hemorrhage, stroke, medical devices, aneurysm, nursing home, opioids

Background: Dr. Kella is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who practices in the D.C area. In his eighteen years of practice, he has worked both clinically and as a hospital executive in large hospital systems. He currently practices in the Washington, D.C. area. Experience in hospital administration reviewing standards of care and implementing numerous quality of care and utilization programs. Board-certified in Emergency Medicine, and highly experienced expert witness, having reviewed over 200 cases and having testified in 4 depositions in the past 3 years. Retained in federal, criminal, and civil cases. Education/Training: University of Michigan (B.S.) University of Toledo (M.D.) Johns Hopkins University (MBA) Specialty: Emergency Medicine Areas of focus: Emergency Medicine Sepsis Wound care Cardiovascular Disease Infectious Diseases Stroke Hospital/Healthcare Administration Personal Injury Automobile Accidents Nursing Home Negligence COVID Fraud/Abu...

Occupational Medicine, Internal Medicine - Medical Epidemiology, Asbestos, Chrysotile, Lead, Occupational Disease, Causation, Independent Medical Examinations (IME), Toxic Tort, Impairment, Fraud, Product Liability, Toxicology, Case Review, Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, Healthy Life Expectancy, Risk Management

Charles Yarborough, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACPM, CIME, is president of CYHealthAssociates, LLC, a health consulting and research firm based in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Yarborough is Board-certified in Internal Medicine and also in Occupational Medicine. Licensed in several states and DC, he continues to see patients for these areas of medicine at company and community clinics. For litigation support he writes expert reports and was deposed and has testified mostly in asbestos and lead matters. Dr. Yarborough is on the medical staff of Johns Hopkins hospital in Bethesda and Inova Alexandria Hospital. Before joining Lockheed Martin as medical director in 2007 until 2015, he was senior managing scientist in New York City for an international engineering and health consulting firm, a company physician, and a doctor in private practice. For years he was a part-time Chief Physician at the VA Health Care System and medical consultant to USDOL on medical causation. Dr. Yarborough is an elected ...

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - opioids, spinal cord stimulator, radiofrequency procedures, spinal injections, complex regional pain syndrome, Persistent pain after injuries, interventional pain, criminal, fraud, CRPS, ablations, nerve injury, chronic pain, failed back surgery, over dose, personal injury, RSD, disc herniation

Thomas T. Simopoulos, MD, MA, is a Harvard trained and faculty pain management specialist at the Arnold Pain Management Center and an anesthesiologist in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). He is also an Associate Professor in Anesthesia at the Harvard Medical School. He has multiple teaching awards by fellows in training and recognized as "Top Doctor" in the Boston area since 2017. Dr. Simopoulos attended medical school at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. He completed his postdoctoral training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Faulkner Hospital in Boston. Dr. Simopoulos holds a Masters of Arts degree in Biochemistry from Brandeis University in Waltham. He is board-certified in Anesthesiology with a Pain Medicine subspecialty. Dr. Simopoulos has strong clinical interests that include radiofrequency technology, intradiscal therapies and e...

Accounting, Fraud - Financial Fraud, SEC Investigations, SEC Accounting and Reporting and Disclosures, Whistleblowers, Accounting and Auditing Malpractice, Bank Loan Loss Allowances, Bank Accounting and Auditing, Internal Controls, GAAP, GAAS, SEC Former Senior Assistant Chief Accountant, Accounting Professor

Currently providing litigation support and testifying services in civil and criminal matters regarding SEC accounting and reporting, financial fraud, internal control certification, Graham- Leach-Bliley and Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank matters, bank and loan accounting, MD&A, whistleblower matters, revenue recognition, and accounting and auditing malpractice. Recently testified in Federal District Court criminal fraud case regarding SEC banking GAAP and MD&A disclosures and SEC procedures. Deposed in whistleblower case and have provided expert reports in whistleblower cases. Advising counsel and companies on SEC inquiries and investigations and civil litigation over accounting and disclosure matters including bank loan loss reserve controversies. Providing services in all US states. Co-author of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 102. Provided expert opinions related to internal controls and internal audit function of financial institution, applications of GAAS and GAAP. FTI Co...

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

Mr. 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. As an unbiased Arbitrato...

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Fraud - Obstetrics, Birth Injury, Obstetrical Complications, Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring, Labor Management, VBAC, Preeclampsia, Gestational Diabetes, Macrosomia, Shoulder Dystocia, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Uterine Rupture, Labor Management, Birth Center, Midwife Deliveries, Vacuum deliveries, Induction, Fraud

My name is Dr. Lora Princ (pronounced "Prince"). I am a board-certified OBGYN and fellow of ACOG, in practice in the Minneapolis metro area since 2005. I received my MBA with a focus in healthcare management in 2022. I have worked in private practice as a clinic part-owner for 11 years and have been an OBGYN hospitalist since 2016 with a focus on high risk obstetrical patients. I am organized and efficient, and my MBA training has honed my ability to analyze data and extract both system and medical/ provider factors that are relevant for malpractice cases. In addition I perform utilization management reviews and am a peer reviewer, making me uniquely qualified to identify healthcare fraud and waste. My flexible schedule allows me to efficiently review large amounts of documents and create timely, thoughtful expert opinions. I am an OBGYN Medical Director and Department Chair with experience in peer reviews, credentialing, and utilization management. I work with medical students a...

Banking, Fraud - Bank Practices and Procedures, Banking Industry Standards, Bank Operations, Bank Policies, Bank Regulations and Law, Lending, Lender Liability, Loan Documentation, Bankruptcy, Bank Fraud, Commercial Real Estate and Mortgages, Bank Credit Administration and Credit Policy Issues.

Mr. Richards has more than 34 years of banking experience in all aspect of banking. His experience as a Founder, President, and Director of two De-novo banks and heading up a work-out department for a regional bank give the client and attorney a behinds the scene understanding of banks. He has extensive experience in lending, lender liability, banking operations, regulatory oversight, policies, procedures, documentation, and standards of banking practice. In 2009 he began his consulting and expert witness career, serving both plaintiffs and defendants. He has qualified and testified at trial in state and federal courts as an expert witness. He has also testified as an expert witness in a white collar federal criminal case. He serves clients nationally and has represented clients in 38 states since beginning his expert witness career. He has been retained in over 120 cases as an expert witness.

Accounting, Fraud - Financial Fraud, SEC Investigations, SEC Accounting and Reporting and Disclosures, Whistleblowers, Accounting and Auditing Malpractice, Bank Loan Loss Allowances, Bank Accounting and Auditing, Internal Controls, GAAP, GAAS, SEC Former Senior Assistant Chief Accountant, Accounting Professor

Currently providing litigation support and testifying services in civil and criminal matters regarding SEC accounting and reporting, financial fraud, internal control certification, Graham- Leach-Bliley and Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank matters, bank and loan accounting, MD&A, whistleblower matters, revenue recognition, and accounting and auditing malpractice. Recently testified in Federal District Court criminal fraud case regarding SEC banking GAAP and MD&A disclosures and SEC procedures. Deposed in whistleblower case and have provided expert reports in whistleblower cases. Advising counsel and companies on SEC inquiries and investigations and civil litigation over accounting and disclosure matters including bank loan loss reserve controversies. Providing services in all US states. Co-author of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 102. Provided expert opinions related to internal controls and internal audit function of financial institution, applications of GAAS and GAAP. FTI Co...

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 AAA arbitration matters related to hedge funds, due diligence, fiduciary duty, and market manipulation, and has 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). He has the analytical expertise to...

Banking, Financial - Banking, loans, contract disputes, commercial and consumer finance, mortgages, derivatives, lender liability, legal malpractice, public finance, fraud, bankruptcy, debtor and creditor's rights, banking regulations, lending compliance, bank policies and procedures.

Peter has thirty years of transactional, public and private commercial and real estate finance, legal and bank consulting experience. He serves as an expert in cases involving public, commercial and real estate financing transactions. He provides litigation support in cases involving contract disputes and complex public and commercial finance matters centering on debtor and creditor rights. Based upon his experience representing banks, finance companies, borrowers, investors and public entities in conventional and innovative financings, Peter provides litigation support and expert services in contract disputes, commercial and residential real estate, lender liability, legal malpractice, public finance, complex lending and credit facilities, and financial fraud cases. His experience spans thirty years of due diligence, structuring, closing and restructuring public and commercial financial transactions on behalf of lenders; county, state and federal authorities and issuers;...

Real Estate, Slip Trip & Fall - Realtor, Broker and Agent Standards of Care, Malpractice, Negligence, Fraud, Premises Liability.

Nationwide services. Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Financial Crime Specialist, and former Federal Agent, providing complete expert witness and litigation support . As a practicing Real Estate Agent and Broker (in several states) for over 31 years, Mr. Rosenblum is a real estate expert on Standards of Care, fiduciary responsibility, agency representation, material defects, premises liability. The discipline of his daily work is that of an active Real Estate Broker overseeing agents and transactions. C.V. and References available upon request.

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing,

Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...

Business Valuation, Accounting - Appraisal, Valuation, Forensic Accounting, Business Damages, Fraud, Business Operations, Financial, Economics, Management, CPA, Accountant, Tax, Business Divorce, Appraisal & Valuation

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 AAA arbitration matters related to hedge funds, due diligence, fiduciary duty, and market manipulation, and has 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). He has the analytical expertise to...

Chiropractic - Chiropractic malpractice, fraud, stroke, records review

Insurance, Legal - Bad faith, coverage, p/c operations, contracts, exclusions, denials, underwriting, claims, extracontractual, automotive, E & O, denials, Agency & sales, UI & UIM, class action, homeowner, commercial, XS surplus, negligence, fraud, SIU, investigation, flood, subrogation, catastrophes, hurricane, pet.

Chief Claims Officer - Nationwide Insurance [2007-2019]. Vice President- Home Office Claims [2004-2007]. Vice President -Field Claims Operations [2000-2004]. State Officer / Regional Vice President - Michigan [1998-2000]. General Manager - Philadelphia Operations [1997-1998]. State Claims Manager - Pennsylvania [1995-1998]. International Chief Claims Officer Roundtable [2007-2019]. National Insurance Crime Bureau - Board of Governors. Chairman & Founding Director - Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Authority. Automotive hobbyist and collector. Insurance industry advisor/technical consultant for Scale AI, a San Francisco technology firm. I began my insurance career as an adjuster trainee and worked through every operating level within Claims to eventually become Nationwide's first Chief Claims Officer. As a hands-on leader with strong experience in both P/C general management [i.e., sales, agency operations, underwriting] as well as claims, I offer expertise across the entire Pro...

Accounting, Business Damages - Litigation Support, Loss of Profits, Economic Damages, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Interruption, Inventory & Contents Claims, Employee Dishonesty, Construction Contract Analysis, Financial Motive, Subrogation, Extra Expenses, Product Liability, Fraud

With over twenty-five years of public accounting experience, Mr. Clark specializes in forensic accounting services for the legal and insurance profession. He has been designated as an expert and testified in Federal and State courts on a variety of matters including commercial insurance claim evaluations, contract disputes, loss of profits, personal injury, wrongful death, professional liability, and white-collar crime. Mr. Clark has also been appointed as an Appraiser on a variety of commercial property insurance disputes. Mr. Clark’s experience spans a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, energy, hospitals, retail, hotel and hospitality, construction, agriculture, transportation, colleges and universities, restaurants, stadiums and theatres. He evaluates damages related to loss of profits, economic damages, contract disputes, shareholder disputes, financial motive, business interruption claims, inventory and contents claims, extra expense claims, employee dish...

Appraisal & Valuation, Business Damages - Litigation Services, Business Valuation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Bankruptcy, Receivership, Forensic Accounting, Fraud, Lost Profits, Diminution in Value, Earnings Mitigation, Unjust Enrichment, Gift and Estate Tax Appraisals

Carrie is Owner and Managing Director of McEntire Advisory, PLLC. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) and Certified Distressed Business Valuator (CDBV) with over a decade of experience providing companies, lenders, debtors and creditors accounting services. She has experience in business valuations for divorce proceedings, shareholder disputes and economic damages, among others. Carrie also has experience providing expert witness accounting services including bankruptcy court reports and forensic accounting expert reports used in litigation proceedings. In addition, Carrie has experience providing financial management and oversight for fiduciary engagements. She has experience in many industries, including, but not limited to, oil and gas extraction, midstream gas companies, drilling and service companies, restaurants, wind turbines, dairy farms, real estate, manufacturing/fabrication co...

Insurance, Legal - Bad faith, coverage, p/c operations, contracts, exclusions, denials, underwriting, claims, extracontractual, automotive, E & O, denials, Agency & sales, UI & UIM, class action, homeowner, commercial, XS surplus, negligence, fraud, SIU, investigation, flood, subrogation, catastrophes, hurricane, pet.

Chief Claims Officer - Nationwide Insurance [2007-2019]. Vice President- Home Office Claims [2004-2007]. Vice President -Field Claims Operations [2000-2004]. State Officer / Regional Vice President - Michigan [1998-2000]. General Manager - Philadelphia Operations [1997-1998]. State Claims Manager - Pennsylvania [1995-1998]. International Chief Claims Officer Roundtable [2007-2019]. National Insurance Crime Bureau - Board of Governors. Chairman & Founding Director - Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Authority. Automotive hobbyist and collector. Insurance industry advisor/technical consultant for Scale AI, a San Francisco technology firm. I began my insurance career as an adjuster trainee and worked through every operating level within Claims to eventually become Nationwide's first Chief Claims Officer. As a hands-on leader with strong experience in both P/C general management [i.e., sales, agency operations, underwriting] as well as claims, I offer expertise across the entire Pro...

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...

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. Brownstein regularly serves as an independent corporate board ...

Cryptocurrency, Securities & Investments - blockchain, bitcoin, blockchain forensics, hacks, theft, fraud, pig butchering, embezzlement, ransomware, ethereum, crypto, SIM Swaps, embezzlement, compliance, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency tracking, cryptocurrency tracing, staking, NFTs, ponzi schemes, smart contracts

Paul Sibenik is a blockchain forensics and cryptocurrency tracing expert. He frequently conducts investigations in a range of niches, including cryptocurrency hacks, exploits, vulnerabilities, thefts, fraud, SIM Hijacking, fraud, ransomware, embezzlement, and pig butchering scams. Tracking cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin and Ethereum often plays a critical role in his investigations. Additionally, Paul has been appointed as an expert in many civil disputes, including bankruptcy divorce matters, having worked on more than 100 cases involving cryptocurrency in divorce alone. He has also frequently been asked to open on matters related to Anti-money laundering (AML), compliance, cybersecurity, NFTs, and staking.

Chiropractic, Medical Coding - Insurance, Fraud, Billing, Documentation, Malpractice

Diplomate of the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Certified Healthcare Quality Manager, Certified Professional Coder, Former in-house claims and policy consultant for a nationwide health insurance payer, Current subject matter expert for two managed care entities, Extensive experience in review of personal injury, workers compensation, and maplractice cases, Experienced expert witness for malpractice, insurance and fraud cases

Document Examination, Fraud - Handwriting Expert, Forgery, Forgery Expert, Handwriting Analysis, Forged Signatures, Expert Witness, Court Qualified, Handwriting Reports, Digital & Electronic Signatures, Document Alteration, Authenticate Signatures, Cursive & Print Writing.

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing,

Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...

Accounting, Fraud - Forensic Accounting, Accounting Expert Witness, Damages Expert, Certified Fraud Examiner, CFE, Certified in Financial Forensics, CFF, Certified Public Accountant, CPA

PRACTICE AREA • Provides professional services as a forensic accountant, expert witness, arbitrator and consultant to legal counsel for clients involved in complex civil litigation, corporate board and internal investigations, complex insurance claims, bankruptcies, and responses to actions by regulatory and investigative bodies. • Advises on matters related to damages, loss claims, fraud, financial reporting, internal controls and accounting issues, among others. • Subject matters commonly addressed include partnership and investor disputes, breach of contract, fee disputes, tort, professional negligence, misappropriation, bribery, conflicts of interest, whistleblower allegations, probate/trust matters, vendor fraud, M&A post-transaction accounting disputes, antifraud programs, internal controls, loss of value, intellectual property, theft of trade secrets, lost profits, royalties, business interruption, environmental disasters and construction defects. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIO...

Dentist, Business Valuation - Appraisal & Valuation, Fraud, GP & Specialty Dentistry, Solo & Multi-Doc Practices, DSO, Staff Issues, Estate, Divorce, Malpractice, Mergers, Entrepreneur, Practice Interruption, Income Loss

PRIVATE PRACTICE: 3 Start-ups; MD & DC; 1982-1996 USAF DENTIST: WA: 1998-2001 OFFICE NETWORK: TX & MD: 1999-2014; Practice Broker for National Company DENTAL OFFICE NETWORK: 2014-Present; Independent Practice Broker; Entire US PRACTICE RESCUE: 2015-PRESENT: Trademarked as: "Regulatory compliance consulting services and business management services in the fields of dentistry and medicine." Formal Training as AFTCO Transition Analyst 1999-2014 (RARE for any dental broker!). #1 (out of 70+) National Analyst numerous years! Started own practice transition company, DENTAL OFFICE NETWORK, 2014. Expertise in all forms of GP & specialty dental transition arrangements: solo & multi-Doc, private and corporate, DSO, urban and rural, leased, owned, and shared real estate locations, new construction, remodel and compliance renovation; mergers, associateships, estate, divorce, and family practices. Specialty dental practice sales experience includes endodontics, periodontics, OMS, ped...

Accounting, Intellectual Property - Economic Damages, Damages, Fraud, Breach of Contract, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Secrets, Commercial Damages, Intellectual Property, Ponzi, Investigator, Forensic Accountant, Forensic Accounting, Financial Analysis, Financial Statements, QuickBooks, Rebuttal Expert, Expert Report, Negotiation

Aaron R. Burgoyne, MAcc, CPA, CFE is the founder of Spotlight Accounting, LLC, a forensic accounting firm. Mr. Burgoyne began his forensic accounting career in 2013 when he assisted an SEC-appointed receiver in the forensic reconstruction of financial transactions for a group of companies accused of running a Ponzi scheme. Later in his career, Mr. Burgoyne performed dozens of damages analyses for an expert in intellectual property: patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, etc. He has also worked for the State of Utah in auditor and financial investigator capacities. Finally, Mr. Burgoyne teaches a graduate-level course at Utah Valley University on forensic accounting and fraud examination. Mr. Burgoyne has experience testifying in trial. He is able to navigate the pitfalls and challenges of trial testimony and provide clear, persuasive opinions to the jury. He views his interactions with the jury to be more than just providing information: he seeks to educate and enlighten j...

Accounting, Fraud - Financial Fraud, SEC Investigations, SEC Accounting and Reporting and Disclosures, Whistleblowers, Accounting and Auditing Malpractice, Bank Loan Loss Allowances, Bank Accounting and Auditing, Internal Controls, GAAP, GAAS, SEC Former Senior Assistant Chief Accountant, Accounting Professor

Currently providing litigation support and testifying services in civil and criminal matters regarding SEC accounting and reporting, financial fraud, internal control certification, Graham- Leach-Bliley and Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank matters, bank and loan accounting, MD&A, whistleblower matters, revenue recognition, and accounting and auditing malpractice. Recently testified in Federal District Court criminal fraud case regarding SEC banking GAAP and MD&A disclosures and SEC procedures. Deposed in whistleblower case and have provided expert reports in whistleblower cases. Advising counsel and companies on SEC inquiries and investigations and civil litigation over accounting and disclosure matters including bank loan loss reserve controversies. Providing services in all US states. Co-author of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 102. Provided expert opinions related to internal controls and internal audit function of financial institution, applications of GAAS and GAAP. FTI Co...

Accounting, Fraud - Economic Damages, Wage Loss, Loss of Income, Wrongful Death, Fraud Examination, Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Business Interruption, Class Actions, Construction Defect, Builder’s Risk, Employee Dishonesty, Receivership, Bankruptcy, Property Damage, Intellectual Property.

Mr. Fischer has been with the Veritas team since June 2012. Mr. Fischer has amassed thousands of hours of experience in investigative accounting, financial analysis, and economic research. He has worked on economic loss, valuation, and investigative engagements in Alaska, across North America, in Mexico, and throughout the Gulf. He is also an accomplished leader and academic scholar. Additionally, Mr. Fischer is a guest speaker and lecturer on investigative accounting, internal control, and review practices.

Business Damages, Cannabis - Business Valuations, Forensic Accounting, Economic Damages, Cannabis, Lost Profits, Bankruptcy, Business Damages, Commercial Litigation, Shareholder Dissolution, Business Appraisal, Economics, Fraud, Insurance Claims, Products Liability, Lost Wages Damages, Wrongful Death Damages, Invoice Review

Eli solves financial problems for attorneys and their clients with strategic, detailed, and well-reasoned work products. Eli provides business valuations, forensic accounting, and economic damages calculations based on historical financial records and informed assumptions about the future. Ultimately, he thrives when testifying in trial and arbitration to help triers-of-fact understand the financial effect of real-world actions. In 2018, Eli was selected as an AICPA Forensics and Valuation Services Standing Ovation Award Recipient which recognizes CPAs under 40 years old who exhibit exemplary professional achievement in the forensic accounting and valuation services arena.

Business Valuation, Business Damages - Fraud, Forensic Accounting, Divorce, Partnership Dispute, Shareholder Dispute, Minority Shareholder Oppression, Dispute Resolution, Corporate Investigation, Dissolution, Valuation, Damages, Expert Testimony, Business Divorce

During his four decades as a financial problem solver, Ted Phelps has built a reputation for integrity, diligence, and leadership. Phelps is skilled in the fields of insolvency, reorganization, and restructuring. As a court-appointed fiduciary, he has completed dozens of business receiverships, many of which involved fraud and shareholder oppression issues. A forensic accountant and testifying expert in the areas of Fraud, Business Valuation, and Economic Damages, Phelps excels in following the money no matter where the trail leads. Although it is a necessity in many litigated matters, forensic accounting can be time-consuming and expensive. Experience and sound judgment matter. "I separate gossip from fact," Phelps says of his work. "I listen to the parties, and I strain out the extraneous and irrelevant. In the end, I develop a road map showing the detours that led to the problems and the route to their solutions." As the founder and president of FVLS Consultancy, Phelps develop...