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Forensics + Restructuring

Forensics, Divorce + Litigation Support

Services include

  • Forensic and fraud investigations

  • Litigation and dispute support

  • Non-testifying and testifying expert services

  • Financial representation for both debtors and claimants in Chapter 7 & Chapter 11

  • Work-outs of loans and investments

 Divorce / Family Law Services

  • Significant experience in the investigation of assets and changes of circumstances in divorce matters

  • Analyzing the valuations and structures of private equity and hedge fund holdings

  • Analyzing the valuations and structures of real estate holdings and closely held businesses

  • Identification of hidden assets and transactions.

  • Litigation support for motions to reopen dissolution judgements for fraud; specializing in cases where Discovery has not yet been provided

“The reality is that if one Party is concealing assets, investments, and business interests, they are certainly not going to readily turn-over evidence in Discovery. Proper forensic investigations require specialized knowledge, expertise, and methods to know how to identify and search for hidden business entities and assets.” F. Harrison

Qualified to testify on the following matters:

  • Alternative Asset and Private Equity funds and structure

  • Alternative Asset valuation

  • Loans and lender matters including:

    • Guarantees & lender liability

    • Whether a loan was "arms-length"

    • Loan underwriting

    • Loan workouts including foreclosures and auctions

  • Residential and Commercial Real Estate transactions

  • Fraudulent conveyances and transfers

  • Bankruptcy matters

  • Hedge fund fraud, including Ponzi schemes and badges of fraud

 “Financial forensics is the application of financial principles and theories to facts or hypotheses at issue in a legal dispute and consists of two primary functions:

  1. Litigation advisory services, which recognizes the role of the financial forensic professional as an expert or consultant

  2. Investigative services, which makes use of the financial forensic professional’s skills and may or may not lead to courtroom testimony.

Financial forensics is the intersection of financial principles and the law and therefore, applies the (1) technical skills of accounting, auditing, finance, quantitative methods and certain areas of the law and research; (2) investigative skills for the collection, analysis, and evaluation of evidentiary matter; and (3) critical thinking to interpret the results of an investigation.“

From Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination by Kranacher, Riley and Wells