Engel & Engel is a Los Angeles forensic accounting firm. We have been providing forensic accounting services to clients all over the United States for the past 30 years. Our clients include some of the top law firms and attorneys in the country.

We rely on decades of experience and powerful analytical tools to expose hidden transactions, detect manipulated and erroneous information, and identify inconsistencies contained in relevant business records. Our forensic accounting services are extensive. The following is a list of the services we offer and our relevant industry experience:

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

Auditing & Accounting

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

Infringement Damages

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

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

Business Valuation

  • Corporate Valuation
  • Minority Shareholder Valuation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Net Worth Valuation

Corporate/Partnership Dissolutions

  • Dissolution Accounting
  • Shareholder Valuation
  • Shareholder Derivative Claims
  • Minority Shareholder Discount

Alter Ego

  • Alter Ego Factors
  • Alter Ego Undercapitalization

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

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

Wrongful Termination

  • Historical Lost Earnings
  • Projected Lost Earnings
  • Lost Benefits
  • Mitigation Analysis

Construction

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

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