Forensic.
Financial.
Focused.
Over 60 years of concentrated expertise in accounting, finance, valuation, economics, and statistics.
Who We Are - Stats & Facts
Balanced company
We’ve worked for and against over 75% of the AmLaw 100, and as a neutral with those firms on either side.
Engagement
Over 200 years of combined leadership in professional organizations.
Leadership
Our team includes 3 former Chairs of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA).
Distinctive pedigree
Our team includes the former chief accountant of the SEC and a former FBI Special Agent.
Setting standards
Members of our team wrote professional standards that govern CPA practice.
Valuation insights
We’ve appraised over 1,000 businesses, business interests, and IP assets.
Experienced testimony
Our professionals have provided expert testimony in more than 1,000 matters.
Credentials
Every partner and 90% of our professional staff have a CPA or other professional credential—and the rest are working toward it.
Big data
We’ve analyzed datasets with as many as 1 billion entries.
Government insights
Deep experience working for and against government agencies at every level, including the SEC.
Integrity. Objectivity.
Rigorous investigation and analysis.
Clear communications.
Our teams include industry leaders and thinkers, with experience in the courtroom, on transactions, and consulting on complex issues in accounting, finance, economics, valuation, and statistics.
Alter Ego and Entity Relationships
Investigations
Evaluation and determination of corporate separateness between a business and an individual.
Business
Valuation
Determination of the valuation of a business or its assets for a number of scenarios, including partnership dissolutions, the sale of businesses, and preparation for IPOs.
Construction
Disputes
Evaluation and resolution of critiques and claims within the construction industry, ranging from disruption and delay claims to quantification of costs for the performance of extra work.
Economic Damages
Quantification of value of economic harm stemming from an alleged wrongful act.
Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act
Evaluation of FCPA compliance and risk assessment, as well as investigation to advise clients on the development and maintenance of effective compliance programs.
Labor
Disputes
Evaluation of complex labor dispute issues including violations in wage and hour, wrongful termination, overtime pay, and trade secret misappropriation.
Intellectual Property
Valuation and Licensing
Calculation of reasonable value or hypothetical license agreements in relation to intellectual property disputes.
Intellectual Property
Damages
Determination of damages stemming from alleged intellectual property infringement or the extent of alleged intellectual property infringement.
Our team is composed of bright and inquisitive minds, with insight built on deep experience.
From industry leaders to dedicated team-members at all levels, our roster contains best-in-class professionals with high attention to detail, top to bottom.
We’re always looking for the best and brightest, with a desire to be part of a team.
We work hard but enjoy what we do. Our average time with the firm is over seven years, with minimal turnover. This is a direct result of our focus on professional development and a culture based on respect and appreciation for our people.
