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Victor P. Republicano, Jr., CPA
Director, Litigation Services
875-A Island Drive, Suite 250
Alameda CA 94502
USA
phone: 510-522-7111; cell: 510-219-7111
fax: 510-865-7111
Victor P.
Victor Republicano, Jr., CPA is an accounting and consulting practitioner, who has provided professional services to business owners, corporate management, lawyers and their clients, since 1977.

Mr. Republicano provides assistance in all phases of the litigation process, from strategy sessions early in the dispute, through settlement negotiations, and trial. Among his distinguishing achievements is his Diplomate status from the American Board Forensic Accounting and the American College of Forensic Examiners. Mr. Republicano has extensive experience in providing litigation consulting services and expert testimony in a wide variety of areas. His litigation consulting projects have included damage assessment and analysis, inspection and reconstruction of accounting records, pre-trial preparation, expert testimony, witness preparation, courtroom assistance, and post-trial consultation with counsel. He has served as an expert witness in over 100 cases, including matters in state and federal court, administrative proceedings, and alternative dispute resolution forums.

Mr. Republicano is experienced in small business consulting, accounting and auditing, publicly traded companies, and litigation services. His industry experience includes: Ag-Chem, Construction, Distribution, Financial Institutions, High-Tech, Manufacturing, Network Marketing, Non- Profit Organizations, Professional Services (Architects, Engineers, Law Firms, etc), Securities and Retail. Mr. Republicano has assisted a variety of companies with IPO's, private placements and statutory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He also has provided extensive consultations to entrepreneurs and others and other non-public business owners regarding mergers and acquisitions, inventory control systems, credit and collections management, and property lease analyses.

Litigation and Other Services:
  • Accounting
  • Alternate Dispute Resolution (Mediation, Referee, Special Master)
  • Business Valuations
  • Construction Claims
  • Contract Disputes
  • Expert Witness
  • Damage Calculations and Assessment
  • Economic Loss
  • White Collar Crime
  • Forensic Accounting
  • Fraud
  • Insurance Claims
  • Investigative Services (accounting, finance, business and trade practices)
  • Lost Profits
  • Personal Injury
  • Reconstruction of Accounting Records
  • Witness Preparation
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    Jay B. Abrams
    ASA, CPA, MBA
    4605 Lankershim Blvd.,Suite 716
    No. Hollywood CA 91602-1818
    USA
    phone: 818-505-6008
    fax: 818-761-2148
    Jay B.
    Jay B. Abrams wrote the book on valuation
  • Authored 2 books, 14 seminal articles in valuation journals, and a chapter about ESOP valuation in an ESOP book
  • Created 11 inventions—including financial models with dozens of original formulas to improve discount rate calculations, marketability & control adjustments, cash flow forecasting, ESOP valuations, and other applications

    Jay’s Books:
  • Quantitative Business Valuation: A Mathematical Approach for Today’s Professionals—the most advanced book for business valuation professionals. It contains many of Abrams’ inventions and original valuation models and in-depth analysis on the most important and complex valuation issues—Published by McGraw-Hill, 2001.

  • How to Value Your Business and Increase Its Potential—a popular book in practical terms for business owners and their professionals (attorneys, accountants, life insurance agents, and others)—to be published by McGraw-Hill, August 2004.

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  • Business Valuation Q&A, Business Valuation Resources, LLC, Portland, OR. On a panel of experts to answer difficult questions posed by valuation practitioners.

    Abrams Valuation Group is ready for all types of business valuation assignments in any industry. We specialize in difficult and unusual assignments.


    New York Office: 718-771-0101 Phone / 718-771-6366 FAX
  • Regression analysis is a statistical technique to measure the mathematical relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In the context of the Market Approach in business valuation, the dependent variable is usually some variation of Fair Market Value (FMV), i.e., market capitalization in the Guideline Public Company method, selling price (IBA), or MVIC (Market Value of Invested Capital, Pratt's Stats).

    11/25/2009 · Accounting
    This article presents a discussion of the validity of using the mid-year convention from a different point of view than the March 2002 BVR article by Michael Dobner.

    11/25/2009 · Damages
    We all have used the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method. Many of us would agree that it is generally the best, most comprehensive, theoretically correct valuation model. It also has an empirical reason to be the best, which is that many of us calculate our discount rates using the Ibbotson data in the SBBI annual yearbooks, which are based on publicly traded stock data.

    11/25/2009 · Damages
    This article arose from an actual litigation. To protect the identity of the parties, I usefictional names.

    It seems to me that healthy dialogue among practitioners is a useful tool in facilitating our growth as a profession. It is in that spirit that I wish to respond to my colleague, Chris Mercer’s recent article,[Citation Omitted] wherein he asserts that my misunderstanding of his Quantitative Marketability Discount Model (QMDM) explains the disparity in my results and his in calculating the discount for lack of marketability (DLOM). Accordingly, in this article I will

    Jay B. Abrams
    Helps business owners determine the value of their businesses, attorneys and financial professionals better represent and advise their clients, and virtually all professionals involved in business valuation do their jobs more efficiently.
    Jay B. Abrams
    Quantitative Business Valuation is the first authoritative work to guide professionals through the business valuation process with a quantitative--as opposed to qualitative--focus.
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    Norman Katz
    Managing Partner
    18881 Von Karman, Suite 1175
    Irvine CA 92612
    USA
    phone: 949-263-8700
    fax: 949-263-0770
    Norman
    MCS Associates is a nationally recognized consulting group that has provided financial, operations and regulatory/compliance consulting services nationwide to financial institutions, insurance companies and regulatory agencies as well as real estate and financial services organizations for over 30 years.

    Expert Witness and Litigation Consulting are a primary focus of our services. We undertake expert witness assignments throughout the United States and our clients include several hundred leading law firms around the country, working on behalf of both plaintiff and defendant financial institutions, borrowers, depositors, investors, developers, insurance companies and their insured, securities/insurance/real estate brokers/agents, regulators and government agencies, and individuals.

    Together with MCS Associates’ specialized resources in banking, financial services and real estate, we also draw on key strategic alliances in insurance, economics, academia and the securities industry to meet a wide range of expert witness needs. Our litigation experts include experienced bankers, lenders, consultants, regulators, managers, brokers & agents in insurance, real estate, and securities; insurance claims and underwriting managers; economists, accountants, appraisers, real estate analysts, and academics.

    Areas of Expertise Include:
  • Banking Operations/Administration
  • Check Fraud
  • Lending Policies, Custom and Practice
  • Loan Underwriting & Credit Administration
  • Sub Prime Loan Originations, Underwriting, Securitizations & Servicing
  • Bankruptcy, Foreclosures and Workouts
  • Trust & Fiduciary Issues / Operations
  • Securities Brokerage & Investments
  • Valuations & Damages Analysis
  • Forensic Accounting
  • Employment / Compensation
  • Real Estate Brokerage & Management
  • Title Insurance & Escrow
  • Real Estate Appraisal & Transactions
  • Insurance Industry Custom & Practice
  • Insurance Coverages / Claims Handling
  • Insurance Bad Faith
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    Alistair Hynd
    5 Old Bailey
    London EC4M 7AF
    GBR
    phone: 44-207-0028732
    fax: 44-207-0028895
    Alistair
    Alistair Hynd has over 15 years experience in Corporate Finance. He heads the Project Finance and Financial Modelling Team that functions at Baker Tilly Corporate Finance, LLP (Baker Tilly). Mr. Hynd specialises in Project Finance, PFI, PPP and Debt Advisory plus Financial Modeling. Mr. Hynd is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and member of the Institute's Corporate Finance faculty. He is also a full member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

    Mr. Hynd's team at Baker Tilly can become involved in Project Finance or Financial Modeling in three ways:
  • Financial Adviser to the Government – structuring projects, evaluating bids, and negotiating detail
  • Financial Adviser to the Consortium – assembling the bid, refining and optimising it, and acting as interface with funding markets
  • Acting for the Banks and other Lenders - providing reassurance that the model on which they are lending is fit for purpose.
  • Other Services Include

  • Capital Markets: Reporting Accountants, Flotation e.g. advice on Financial Structuring, Accounting Systems and Policies, Share Option, Director / Employer Benefits, Audit and Taxation services
  • Due Diligence: Historic Performance, Cash Flows, Assets and Liabilities, Forecasts, Working Capital Requirements, Financial Systems and Controls, Taxation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions / Private Equity:Preparing / Maximise Value from Business Sales, Negotiate Terms and Raise Private Equity / Debt Finance to Support Management Buy Out or Buy In, Raising Private Equity / Debt Finance for Growth, Cash Out or Recapitalisation, etc.
  • Valuations: Shares, Businesses, Options and Warrants, Various Derivatives, Brands and other Intellectual Property, Film and Media Rights,Income Producing Assets
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    Carol A. Fidler Kayes
    MBA, CPA, CVA
    5025 Arlington Centre Blvd,Suite 230
    Columbus OH 43220
    USA
    phone: 614-451-5522
    fax: 614-451-5577
    Carol A. Fidler Kayes is currently practicing as C. A. Fidler & Associates, Inc. She provides a full range of accounting and tax services, valuation and litigation support, with emphasis on Valuations for Employee Stock Ownership Plans, Estate and Gift Tax. Valuations are provided for various industries, including services and manufacturing. Ms. Fidler has given Expert Witness testimony in several cases in Franklin County, Ohio and in other counties of Ohio for divorce, bankruptcy, ESOP-related cases, personal injury and wrongful death.
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    Thomas D. Collins, CPA/ABV, CFA, MBA
    3600 American River Drive
    Suite 147
    Sacramento CA 95864
    USA
    phone: 916-756-5622
    Thomas D.
    Thomas D. Collins, CPA/ABV, CFA, MBA, specializes in Forensic Accounting, Business Valuation, Divorce and Tax Issues, and Damage Calculations. His background experience includes several years at Arthur Anderson as a Senior Business Consultant and several years at Black & Company as a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Collins has earned an Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) designation and the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) designation from the AICPA. He has also earned the right to use the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

    Mr. Collins's clients include companies in the following industries: automobile, construction, estate / family partnerships, farming / food processing, real estate, restaurant, professional practices, manufacturing, retailers, service companies, and high tech companies. His business valuation services are offered to companies whose revenues range from less than $100,000 to $200,000,000.

    Consulting Services Include:
    • Forensic Accounting
    • Business Valuations
    • Tracings
    • Shareholder Disputes
    • Divorce Calculations
    • Estate and Gift Taxes
  • Economic Damages
  • Fairness Opinions
  • Spousal Support Analysis
  • Divorce Issues
  • Tax Issues
  • ESOP
  • Professional Affiliations:
    American Institute of CPAs / Member of the Forensic & Valuation Section
    California Society of Certified Public Accountants / Member of Litigation Section
    Chartered Financial Analysts Institute

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    3/19/2013 · Accounting
    Below are ways to find hidden assets.

    2/6/2013 · Finance
    The following strategies can help you understand a company's financial statements and financial health.

    FAILING TO INTERVIEW MANAGEMENT AND VISITING THE BUSINESS'S OPERATIONS. Interviewing management and touring a company's business location provides crucial insight into the key factors affecting the company's operations, such as, capacity constraints, competency of management and employees and current business activity.

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    Danny Dukes, MBA, CPA, CFE
    Managing Partner
    101 Avalon Ct.
    Canton GA 30115
    USA
    phone: 770-406-1820
    fax: 404-393-9019
    Danny
    Danny DukeDanny F. Dukes and Associates, LLC is a Forensic Accounting Firm that specializes in expert witness and litigation support services. We have investigated fraud and various financial transactions. We are extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of laws pertaining to financial transactions and lending transactions.

    Our founder, Danny F. Dukes, has spent over 28 years in the financial institutions and mortgage industry. Danny understands all aspects of mortgage and financial institution transactions.

    As a consultant, he has assisted community banks with investment management, asset liability management, investment banking, compliance issues, internal audit, bank operations, bank policies and general accepted accounting principles. He has assisted in a capital raise for de-novo banks. He has also served as a lead on the selection of data processing solutions and transition teams for mergers and acquisitions.

    Areas of Expertise:
  • Bank Fraud & Embezzlement
  • Bank Operations & Practices
  • Cash Management
  • Check Processing / Check 21
  • Check Kiting
  • Deposit Accounts
  • Electronic Transactions / ACH, ATMs
  • Embezzlement
  • Loan Administration
  • Money Laundering
  • Payment Processing & Fraud Detection/Prevention
  • Royalty Audits
  • Damage Computation
  • Claims Analysis
  • Determination of Compliance
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    David E. Nolte
    888 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 2000
    Los Angeles CA 90017
    USA
    phone: 213-787-4100
    fax: 213-891-1300
    Our analysis and research combined with unique presentation techniques have resulted in an unequaled track record in successful court cases and client recoveries. Our personnel are full time and fully focused on the services we provide. We thoughtfully incorporate technology into our work to provide great results at a more reasonable cost. Our expertise encompasses damages analysis, lost profit studies, business & intangible asset valuations, fraud investigations, statistics, forensic economic analysis royalty audits, strategic & market assessments, competitive surveys, analysis of computerized data including computer forensics, and a wide range of other financial advisory services. We serve the entire nation.
    5/21/2013 · Damages
    In a unanimous opinion, the California Supreme Court clarified that trial courts may use either California Evidence Code Sections 801(b) or 802 to admit or exclude the expert's testimony.

    Electronic data comprises a large portion of discovery and provides efficiencies in searching and manipulating the data for further analysis.

    3/11/2013 · Damages
    Plaintiffs often desire short cuts to damage measurements. Given the cost of using experts employing proper methods and data, the temptation is obvious.

    1/22/2013 · Damages
    In re: Apple vs. Motorola, the parties sued each other for patent infringement involving smartphones. Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner, sitting by designation, threw out all damage witnesses for both parties on Daubert motions. Then, since both parties lacked damages testimony, he dismissed both cases with prejudice.

    An extraordinary amount of time is incurred in discovery asking for records that may not even exist, or asking for records that do exist, but the other side declines to produce records that were not requested using just the right terms.

    8/27/2012 · Expert Witnessing
    The following suggestions result from my experience serving as a witness, watching hundreds of other expert witnesses, and locating witnesses when servings as a confidential consultant. They are intended to help attorneys avoid common mistakes in selecting an expert witness.

    Appraisal disciplines have a confusing array of credentials. This occurs because:

    Intellectual Property licensing is big business, and is getting bigger. But most licensors do not earn as much as they should because they fail to perform royalty audits allowed under their license agreements.

    The IRS adopted a substantially revised Form 990 that calls for significantly expanded corporate governance disclosures.

    10/28/2005 · Expert Witnessing
    In many respects, the cross-examination of an expert witness is the same as for other witnesses. Some basics include: Be brief…Do not quarrel with the witness…Never ask a question to which you do not already know the answer…Avoid one question too many…and so on. However, there are some important differences

    7/20/2004 · Legal Issues
    If you want to improve your chances of success, commit these ideas to stone. Then follow them religiously.1. Keep it simple This is the greatest commandment, and the one most frequently violated. Too much information in a visual aid will confuse rather than clarify. Creativity does not mean complication. To achieve your goal, invoke the following guidelines

    Computers contain evidence useful in many human resource circumstances. Allegations of discrimination, sexual harassment, and unfair discharge are serious threats that are better understood by knowing what an employee did. Since computers are such a pervasive part of most employees' work lives, analysis of data stored on these computers helps address these issues

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    Michael D. Pakter CA, CPA, CFE, CIRA, CDBV, CFF,MAFF,CVA,CGMA
    205 West Wacker Drive,Suite 918
    Chicago IL 60606
    USA
    phone: 312-229-1720
    fax: 312-229-1725
    Michael D. Pakter is an expert in Financial Analysis. He has more than thirty years experience in financial analysis, financial forensics, accounting and internal investigations in diverse engagements and numerous industries. Mr. Pakter has participated in public hearings and alternative dispute resolutions, submitted expert reports in several jurisdictions and testified in arbitrations, regulatory proceedings and State, Federal and Bankruptcy Courts.

    Areas of Expertise include, without limitation:
  • Lost profits, actual and compensatory economic damages
  • Reconstruction of accounting records
  • Valuation of distressed businesses and/or in turnarounds and bankruptcies
  • Plan feasibility, solvency determination and preference analysis in bankruptcy proceedings
  • Reasonableness of management’s forecasts, projections and assumptions
  • Analysis of costs, charge backs and cost accounting methods in Manufacturing, Distribution and Transportation
  • Costs of construction and rehabilitation and landlord/tenant disputes
  • State & Local Government vendor audits and financial analysis of program revenues and costs
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    Nora Ostrofe, MBA, CEA, AVA
    Manager
    Multiple Office Locations (See Below)
    AK, CA, WA USA
    phone: 510-740-0376 (Office Direct) 510-388-4415 (Cell)
    Nora
    Northern California Office
    2200 Powell Street, Suite 590
    Emeryville, CA 94608
    Southern California Office
    660 S. Figueroa Street # 1000
    Los Angeles, CA 90017
    Seattle, Washington Office
    1325 4th Avenue #1730
    Seattle, WA 98101


    Nora Ostrofe provides affordable, efficient, and professional expert consultation services to plaintiff and defense counsel and will work within your budget and timeline.

    She is available to make complementary MCLE presentations to your firm or professional group on topics of professional interest within the field of forensic economics.

    She also writes frequently for attorney publications and will, upon request, compose articles on topics of professional interest within the field of forensic economics.

    She performs Fair Market Valuations of physician contracts for Stark Law compliance for Community Medical Centers of Fresno, California.

    Her credentials include: B.A. – Economics – U.C.L.A.; Certificate in Accounting – U.C. Berkeley; Masters in Business Administration – St. Mary’s College.

    She is a Board Member of the American Rehabilitation Economics Association (AREA), a past Board Member of the Educational Quality Assurance Board of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA), and an active member of the National Association of Forensic Economics (NAFE) and the Collegium of Pecuniary Damage Experts.

    Practice areas include (but are not limited to):
    • Agricultural / Crop Loss
    • Asbestos / Toxic Torts Litigation
    • Business Interruption
    • Business Valuation
    • Class Action
    • Construction
    • Elder Abuse
    • Employment / Wrongful Termination
    • Fair Market Valuation of Physician Contracts
    • Fraud / Embezzlement
    • Life Care Plan Valuation
    • Marital Dissolution
    • Maritime / Jones Act Litigation
    • Medical Expense Valuation
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Mortgage Fraud Litigation
    • Personal Injury
    • Wrongful Death
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    3/27/2013 · Economics
    A business valuation should answer the simple question: How much is a business worth? The answer is less simple:

    2/22/2013 · Economics
    Recently, I was in a deposition herein the deposing attorney suddenly announced that she would request all the reports I had authored in current cases. "You can redact the names of the cases," she said cheerily. I protested ferventlythis would undoubtedly ruffle the feathers of my clients and some cases were pe'nding settlement.

    12/18/2012 · Economics
    Economics, "the dismal science," tends to baffle a good many otherwise intelligent people - including attorneys. Frequently, attorneys will confess to me that they took one economics course, obtained a "C," and abandoned the study forever.

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