Friedman forensic accounting, litigation support and
valuation services
Friedman LLP’s Forensic Accounting, Litigation Support and Valuation Services (“FLVS”) practice is wide-ranging, crossing all industry and firm practice areas. Friedman FLVS professionals, in addition to being CPAs, possess forensic accounting, fraud investigation and valuation credentials, as well as post-graduate degrees. Assisted by our firm’s accounting, attest, and tax professionals, along with outside industry experts, they can tackle the most complex of forensic accounting, litigation support and valuation assignments.
Key Services are:
Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigations
Litigation Support
Valuation
Bankruptcy and Workout Services
Construction Claims
Due Diligence and Collateral Examinations
Internal Accounting Control Assessments
Mergers and Acquisitions
Royalty Compliance
U.S. Patriot Act, Bank Secrecy Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigations
Friedman FLVS professionals conduct investigations in connection with litigation support assignments as well as on behalf of corporate management, boards of directors, shareholders, government agencies, law enforcement, etc. Our forensic accountants conduct a wide range of investigations, including, but not limited to, asset searches, embezzlement, bankruptcy, financial statement fraud, matrimonial dissolution, theft of intellectual property and other business proprietary information, U.S. Patriot Act, Bank Secrecy Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") investigations.
Litigation Support
Friedman FLVS professionals provide legal counsel, shareholders and other owners, corporate management and boards of directors with a wide range of services to support litigation, including, but not limited to, asset searches, forensic accounting, valuation, determination of economic damages, assistance with all aspects of discovery, document control, deposition and trial preparation, expert witness services, and financial and tax assistance with structuring and negotiating settlements. We have years of testimony experience combined with the necessary resources to provide our clients with the financial, investigatory, valuation and tax expertise necessary to support their litigation efforts. Our litigation support experience covers a wide variety of industries and types of litigation, including, but not limited to, contract, partner and shareholder disputes of all kinds, determination of economic damages, lost profits, financial and economic analysis for personal injury and employment law disputes, civil and criminal tax matters, public corruption investigations and white collar crime, violations of FCPA, etc.
Valuation
Friedman FLVS valuation professionals possess experience in valuing business ownership interests and intangible property in a wide variety of industries. Some of our professionals come out of the investment banking and structured finance industries and bring with them their public company valuation expertise in valuing privately-held businesses and intangible property. Valuations are conducted for mergers and acquisitions, financial statement and tax reporting, business and wealth transfer planning, litigation support, bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization royalty compliance, due diligence and collateral examinations, solvency analyses and fairness opinion purposes. These efforts are backed by our extensive forensic accounting, tax and financial reporting experts. Friedman FLVS professionals provide their expertise to clients ranging from individuals, businesses, law enforcement, and federal and state agencies and courts, including the U.S. Tax Court, the Internal Revenue Service and the United States Bankruptcy Court. Our valuation conclusions have stood the test of cross-examination in various federal and state venues.
Bankruptcy and Workout Services
We provide a full range of bankruptcy, insolvency and workout services, including, but not limited to, forensic accounting, debtor/creditor support, valuation, and tax analysis, planning and compliance.
Construction Claims
We provide forensic accounting and other financial investigatory, valuation and litigation support services in connection with construction claims. Learn more about our Construction practice.
Due Diligence and Collateral Examinations
We support bank asset-based lending with a full range of financial due diligence combined with initial and ongoing collateral examinations.
Internal Accounting Control Assessments
Friedman FLVS professionals assist corporate management and boards of directors in evaluating the design, operation and effectiveness of internal control systems for a variety of purposes, including, but not limited to, ensuring the safeguarding of assets, timely and materially accurate financial reporting, etc.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Friedman FLVS professionals, backed by our team of auditors and tax experts, provide assistance in the negotiation and structuring of mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and reorganizations of all types of businesses. Services include financial and other due diligence, financial, accounting and tax assistance with deal negotiation and structuring, evaluation of deal financing alternatives, post-acquisition accounting, asset allocation for financial reporting and tax purposes, financial reporting impairment testing, internal control evaluations and acquiree and merger partner integration. We form an integral part of client acquisition and merger teams and complement and augment the efforts of owners, management, legal and other counsel, commercial and investment bankers.
Royalty Compliance
Friedman conducts royalty compliance audits, evaluations of internal controls, and forensic accounting investigations on behalf of licensors, licensees, business owners and managers. These services are backed by our other Friedman FLVS services, including litigation support, in the event that the result of our audit or other investigation results in a litigated claim. Thus, we are able to provide our clients with comfort as to compliance with licensing agreements and, when non-compliance is indicated, we are then able to assist them and their legal counsel in enforcing their contractual rights.
U.S. Patriot Act, Bank Secrecy Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
We conduct forensic accounting investigations on behalf of corporate management, boards of directors and outside counsel. We also provide assistance to corporate management and/or corporate boards of directors in ensuring compliance with the accounting and internal control requirements of these laws and our litigation support professionals are available to assist clients in the event of shareholder or government investigations.
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