Forensic Accounting Expert - Jason Engel, CPA, CFE, CIRA, CVA,

Jason A. Engel, CPA, CFE, CIRA, CVA, MAFF, ABV

Forensic Accounting Engagements

Served as an Expert Witness in Over 500 Business Litigation Matters

Court Expert Testimony

Testified in Over 100 Business Litigation Matters:

State Court
Bankruptcy Court
Federal Court
Arbitration

Years of Experience

Over 45 Years of Forensic Accounting Experience

Credentials

CPA – Certified Public Accountant
CFE – Certified Fraud Examiner
CIRA – Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor
CVA – Certified Valuations Analyst
MAFF – Master Analyst in Financial Forensics
ABV – Accredited in Business Valuation

Court Qualified Expert Testimony

Prior Firm Experience

Senior Manager of Litigation Services at Two of the Big Four Accounting Firms.

Public Accounting Experience

Auditing: Private & Public
Tax Preparation
Management Consulting
SEC Registration
SEC Reporting

Areas of Expertise (Plaintiffs and Defendants)

Economic Damages

Contract Damages
Lost Profits
Lost Goodwill
Out of Pocket Damages
Mitigation Analysis
Rescission Damages
Benefit of the Bargain Damages
Business Interruption Damages
Lost Profits for Unestablished Businesses
Reliance Damages
Personal Injury Damages

Business Valuation

Corporate Valuation
Minority Shareholder Valuation
Mergers & Acquisitions
Net Worth Valuation

Employment Litigation

Historical Lost Earnings
Projected Lost Earnings
Lost Benefits
Mitigation Analysis

Alter Ego

Alter Ego Factors
Alter Ego Undercapitalization

Fraud

Contract Fraud
Misappropriation of Funds
Securities Fraud
Construction Fraud
Embezzlement Schemes
Criminal & Civil Fraud
Ponzi Schemes
Fraudulent & Misleading Financial Statements
Money Laundering
Bankruptcy Fraud
Tracing of Funds

Auditing & Accounting

Partnership & Corporate Dissolution
Generally Accepted Accounting Principals
Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
Accounting & Auditing Malpractice
Fraudulent Financial Statements
Going Concern Analysis

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Fraudulent Transfer Analysis
Insolvency Analysis
Preference Analysis
Liquidation Analysis
Plans of Reorganization
Bankruptcy Fraud

Infringement Damages

Patent Infringement
Trademark Infringement
Copyright Infringement
Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
Unfair Business Competition

Construction

Construction Billing & Costs
Construction Delay
Calculation
Construction Fraud
Revenue & Cost Recognition
Ikley Formula Calculation
Construction Accounting

Corporate / Partnership Dissolutions

Dissolution Accounting
Shareholder Valuation
Shareholder Derivative Claims
Minority Shareholder Discount

Research Publications Authored

Economic Damages

Deposition Outline for Officers and Executives
Framework for the Calculation of Lost Profits
Calculation of Lost Profits: The Element of Uncertainty
Calculation of Lost Profits: Mitigation of Damages
Calculation of Lost Profits: Unestablished Businesses
Calculation of Lost Profits: Prospective Lost Profits
Discounting Future Lost Profits

Alter Ego

Alter Ego & Undercapitalization
Discovery of Alter Ego Factors

Infringement Damages

Calculation of Infringement Damages: Patent Infringement Damages
Calculation of Trademark Infringement Damages Under the Lanham Act

Business Valuation

Business Valuation – Corporate Code Section 2000

Employment Damages

Calculation of Employment Damages

Fraudulent Transfers

Reasonable Equivalent Value
Unreasonably Small Capital
Insolvency
The Inability to Pay Debts as they Mature

Expert Testimony

The Admissibility of Financial Records
Admissibility of Expert Testimony

Document Request

Document Request for Accounting and Business Records

Special Industry Expertise

Apparel
Automobile
Construction
Distributorships
Finance
Food and Restaurants
Franchises
Hospitals
Imports & Exports
Insurance & Reinsurance

Investment
Manufacturing
Medical Practices
Professional Practices
Professional Practices
Real Estate Acquisition
Real Estate Investment
Real Estate Property Management
Retail & Service Enterprises
Technology