Hiring a business valuation expert to provide an opinion on the value of your business can ensure that you and your legal counsel are equipped with the needed intelligence to make informed decisions at every stage of a dispute.
But an ...
Your vigilance against employee financial fraud may be the essential thread holding together the intricate fabric of integrity and trustworthiness in your successful organization.
From the pilfering of office supplies to more insidious acts ...
No one on the verge of a wedding wants to think about the potential end of their marriage. But divorce rates remain high, and facing this reality with a prenuptial agreement can allow a couple to clearly define the financial terms of their ...
Business valuation professionals can play a high-profile and fully disclosed role in litigation, providing comprehensive conclusions about the value of an enterprise and testifying in court as an expert witness.
But a business valuation ...
How a business appraiser determines the value of an enterprise may seem like a technical issue. But for business owners and their counsel, having a basic understanding of the approach suggested by a business appraiser —a calculation of value or ...
Health-tracking apps and wearable digital devices are revolutionizing the way individuals manage and monitor their well-being—and offering lawyers significant opportunities to enhance their litigation strategies as well.
Data collected ...
Consider this scenario: Maria is a volunteer at a nonprofit organization providing educational support to underprivileged children in her community. She has been helping out for years and is a trusted member of the volunteer team—so trusted, in ...
As a forensic accountant who specializes in financial fraud investigations, I have seen numerous examples of caregivers exploiting elderly clients and manipulating them for personal gain. I call it “legacy larceny” — fraud by caregivers who ...
Business owners who suspect fraud is being committed by someone in their organization might be forgiven for believing their story has just become a tragedy. Trust is, after all, the backbone of any successful business, and discovering fraud can ...
The threat posed by rogue employees is real—and expensive. Every year, five cents of every dollar a business earns is stolen by internal fraudsters, according to data from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, with the average loss from ...
As the pace of technological change continues to accelerate, lawyers managing business-related disputes are grappling with an ever-more complicated digital landscape.
By collaborating with a computer forensic specialist, lawyers can ...
It’s not your imagination. In the periods just before a divorce or business ownership dispute, it’s so common for spouses and business owners to discover unexpected drops in reported profits, that I’ve coined the term “Pre-Dispute Business ...