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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.

    Newsletter Author/Columnist
  • 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
  • 11/25/2009 · Accounting
    The Bias in Annual (Versus Monthly) Discounting is Immaterial
    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
    Forecasting Cash Flow: Mathematics of the Payout Ratio
    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
    Lost Inventory and Lost Profits Damage Formulas in Litigation
    This article arose from an actual litigation. To protect the identity of the parties, I use fictional names.

    Problems in the QMDM and Comparison to Economic Components Model...
    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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    William H. Purcell
    Investment Banking Expert Witness
    225 Cedar Ridge Road
    Bedminster NJ 07921
    USA
    phone: 908-781-1803 (cell) 908-581-1203
    fax: 908-781-1024
    William H.
    Education:
  • Princeton, 1964 (B.A., Economics, with honors)
  • NYU Business School, 1966 (MBA, Top of class)
  • Expertise: Mr. Purcell has over 40 years of experience in every area of investment banking including the following:
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Recapitalizations
  • Fairness Opinions and Fairness Issues
  • Adequacy Opinions
  • Solvency Opinions
  • Bankruptcy issues, including fraudulent conveyance
  • Valuations
  • Advice to Special Committees of Boards
  • Due Diligence and Disclosure Issues
  • Fiduciary Issues
  • Damage issues and analysis
  • Lender Liability
  • Fee issues
  • Document Interpretation and Standards from investment banking point of views
  • Criminal cases involving alleged securities violations and insider trading
  • Financing of Debt and Equity (both public and private, taxable and tax-exempt, including structured financings)
  • Venture Capital
  • Leasing and Real Estate Financing
  • Background: Mr. Purcell was a Managing Director at Dillon Read for almost 25 years and has been a Senior Advisor to a number of medium-sized investment banks. He also has served as interim CEO of a public company and has served on Boards of Directors. Mr. Purcell is currently Senior Director to the Investment Banking Firm of Seale & Associates, Washington, DC. area.

    Mr. Purcell has been an expert in more than 100 cases with over 100 Law Firms, including cases for the SEC and the I.R.S. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants. Subjects include all areas mentioned above.
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    Eric L. Risberg
    President
    220 Montgomery Street
    Suite 1068
    San Francisco CA 94104
    USA
    phone: 415-531-1414
    fax: 415-449-3606
    Eric L.
    Eric Risberg is a Commercial Real Estate Expert Witness with nationwide experience and a strong emphasis on California real estate. He has been advising clients on commercial real estate matters since 1993. Mr. Risberg is the founder of Advanced Appraisal International, Inc., based in San Francisco, California. Earlier in his career, he provided commercial real estate appraisal services to American Appraisal Associates, the world’s largest independent valuation firm. Mr. Risberg has appraised property for more than 400 clients, including over 20 Fortune 500 companies in over 30 states.

    Noteworthy projects include participation in the valuation of more than 200 investment-grade properties for a major U.S. Life Insurance Company, more than 50 hotel valuations for Marriott International, nationwide retail property portfolio valuations for Copley Real Estate Advisors, and the appraisal of high-rise office buildings in Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco.

    Mr. Risberg has been hired as an Expert Witness on many occasions and has testified at trials for a number of cases. His expertise is called upon to value complex properties and advise clients on real property matters. Consulting Services are also provided in mediations, arbitrations or other Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) settings such as JAMS or the American Arbitration Association to resolve matters that are not expected to go to trial.

    Areas of Expertise:
  • Changes in Market Conditions
  • Construction Defect Litigation
  • Forensic Valuations
  • Land Value Disputes
  • Real Estate Broker Standard of Care
  • Ground Leases
  • Residential Properties
  • Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  • Physical Damage Claims to Real Estate Due to a Variety of Natural or Man-Made Causes
  • Land Use and Zoning Issues
  • Lease-Option Arbitrations
  • Divorce Cases
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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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    Ms. Faye Albert
    4949 Sw 71st Place
    Miami FL 33155
    USA
    phone: 305-662-5840
    fax: 305-662-9447
    Faye Albert is an expert Actuary and Legal Consultant with a combination of analytical and business skills achieved through rigorous study. Her experience allows her to improve decisions by developing quantitative financial measures of uncertain future events. Ms. Albert provides actuarial consulting to insurance companies, government agencies and lawyers.

    Ms. Albert has years of experience assisting clients with: Expert Opinions, Rate Filings, Claims Analysis and Compliance Support, Reserve Projections, Underwriting Analysis and Company Valuations. She also provides litigation support, which addresses estimating the financial impact of contingent events that lend themselves to actuarial analysis, involving contingencies of life, death & health changes.

    Experience & Services include:
    • Life Insurance Company Management
    • Health Insurance Pricing & Filing
    • Financial Contracts, Bonds, Life Insurance, Mortgages
    • Continuing Care Retirement
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    Jerry Zerg
    President
    529 N. Highland Ave.
    Los Angeles CA 90036
    USA
    phone: 323-938-2441
    fax: 323-938-9338
    Jerry
    Mr. Jerry Zerg, AIA Emiritus, NCARB, ASLA, ASSE, ASID, IIDA, RDI, NCIDQ, IES, CSI, CCI, CCPM, ICC is a practicing multi-disciplined design and construction professional in the fields of Architecture, Landscaping, Construction, Interior Design, Safety, ADA, OSHA & Building Code Compliance, Safety, Lighting, Slip/Trip/Fall,Property Improvements and Furnishings. His initial professional practice began in 1959, his forensic services in 1981.

    Mr. Zerg is a practicing professional in all of his disciplines and has been court qualified as an expert witness in all of his disciplines. Approximately 35% of his professional services deal in forensic matters, 50% Plaintiff and 50% Defendant. Mr. Zerg has testified in about 280 depositions, 50+ trials and 30+ arbitrations. He has testified in Federal and State Courts.

    He is President of United Design Associate, Inc., a noted Design and Construction Company since 1959. He is the Founder/Dean of Interior Decorators Institute, an educational Institution in the field of interior design.

    Mr. Zerg's Professional Designations are Architect, Landscape Architect, General Contractor, Safety Engineer, Interior Designer, Lighting Engineer, Store Planner, Construction Inspector and Certified Construction Project Manager.

    Areas of Expertise Include:
  • Failure Analysis
  • Defects and Damages
  • Architecture
  • Construction Specifications
  • ADA
  • ANSI and OSHA Standards
  • Building Codes
  • Accident Reconstruction
  • Building Inspections
  • Slip / Trip / Fall
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Insurance Claims
  • Product Liability
  • Appraisals and Valuations
  • Scope of Loss Reports
  • Contract Disputes
  • Landscaping and Hardscaping
  • Interior Design
  • Decks and Patios
  • Drainage Systems
  • Trees and Plants
  • Safety
  • Lighting
  • Irrigation Systems
  • Root Control
  • Playgrounds
  • Human Factors
  • Carpets
  • Roofing
  • Tile / Stone
  • Building Design
  • Building Materials
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    Alexander Anolik
    Owner
    280 Round Hill Rd.
    Tiburon CA 94920-1531
    USA
    phone: 415-673-3333
    fax: 415-673-3548
    Alexander Anolik, a seasoned trial attorney, is widely recognized as one of the pre-eminent Travel Attorneys in the world. He is president of the largest U.S. law corporation emphasizing the practice of Travel Law and Travel Industry Litigation, with a travel law support staff including attorneys, consultants, paralegals and industry trained registration assistants in his Tiburon, California offices.

    Mr. Anolik is a travel industry professional with over 42 years of experience working with clients on all aspects of travel services, including tour operators, travel agencies, injured passengers and providers of travel.

    Mr. Anolik has testified or consulted in hundreds of cases on a variety of issues including, but not limited to, evaluation procedures, liability and "custom and practice" within the Travel, Tourism, Transportation and Hospitality Industry. He has provided testimony in various state, federal, legislative, arbitration and mediation proceedings.
    4/18/2012 · Travel & Leisure
    Travel Law: Protecting The Independent Contractor Status
    Too many agency owners are putting themselves and their independent contractors at legal and economic risk by not providing or demanding the basic requirements for their own protection.

    The Big Kahuna: The California Sellers of Travel Law
    The California Sellers of Travel Law was enacted in September 1994. "Sellers of travel" who are located in California, or located outside of California but selling into California, are required to register with the attorney general's office and to pay a $100 per location fee.

    Travel Law
    In countries the world over, travel and tourism is one of the largest service industries. In the United States, tourism is one of the three largest businesses in the nation, and the second largest employer.

    Alexander Anolik, John K. Hawks
    Organized in an easy-to-use format, the book covers such general travel interests as air, car rental, hotels/motels, cruises, tour packages and rail/bus travel. Each of these interest areas are then divided into sections that cover everything from the initial contract to federal laws that regulate both the industry and the traveler, planning tips, and defending your rights when you determine that you have been misled or mistreated.
    Alexander Anolik, John K. Hawks
    There are hundreds of useful travel tips in Traveler’s Rights – Your Legal Guide to Fair Treatment and Full Value...
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    Jeremiah Grant
    Managing Partner
    32 W 200 S
    Suite 209
    Salt Lake City UT 84101
    USA
    phone: 801-839-5778
    fax: 801-877-4830
    Jeremiah
    Arrowfish Consulting is a national Economic Damages and Business Valuation firm capable of handling a wide array of services due to the rich diversity of experience and stellar backgrounds of its experts.

    We draw from a deep pool of PhD Economists, MBAs, CPAs, CFEs, CFAs, ASAs, CIRAs and other credentialed experts to provide the experience and subject-matter expertise needed for each engagement.

    Our seasoned experts provide top-quality services in 3 primary categories: Commercial Damages and Personal Injury Expert Witness Analysis and Testimony, Business Valuation and Appraisal, and Corporate Bankruptcy.

    Contact us today. Initial Consultations are always free.

    Expert Witness Testimony & Rule 26 Reports
  • Lost Profits
  • Unjust Enrichment
  • Breach of Contract
  • Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
  • Intellectual Property Infringement
  • Insurance Claims Analysis & Valuation
  • Business Interruption
  • Bad Faith
  • Fraud Investigations
  • Forensic Accounting
  • Unfair Competition
  • Breach of Fiduciary Duty
  • Construction Claims
  • Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
  • Wrongful Termination
  • Business Valuation and Appraisal
  • Estate & Gift Tax Reporting Purposes
  • Buy/Sell Business Valuations
  • Divorce or Partnership Dissolution
  • Valuation of Intangible Assets
  • Goodwill Impairment Testing
  • Corporate Bankruptcy & Reorganization
  • Turnaround Consulting
  • Reorganization Plans
  • 6/28/2011 · Accounting
    Forensic Accountants: Why, When And How To Hire Them
    Nothing makes a person angrier than the thought of being cheated, robbed or otherwise financially hurt by the actions of another.

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    Michael Dreikorn
    Principal Partner
    5697 Bay Point Rd
    Bokeelia FL 33922
    USA
    phone: 239-283-2839
    fax: 239-283-2197
    Michael
    Dr. Michael J. Dreikorn is an Aviation, Space and Defense industry Quality and Regulatory Compliance Expert. Dr. Dreikorn has extensive experience, having held positions such as VP Quality and Product Integrity at Pratt & Whitney; Deputy Division Manager of the Production and Airworthiness Division of the FAA, and other notable leadership and technical positions. His aircraft familiarization includes space vehicles, general aviation, commercial transport, and military aircraft, for both fixed and rotor wing applications.

    Areas of Expertise Include:
  • Accident Analysis / Investigation / Prevention / Reconstruction
  • Aircraft Maintenance / Manufacturing
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • AS9100 and quality standards
  • Business Organization
  • Document Examiner
  • DoD Procurement Rules
  • Due Diligence
  • Engineering Quality Assurance
  • Evidence Protection
  • Expert Witness Testimony
  • FAA Regulations
  • False Claims Against the Government
  • Human Factors
  • Laboratories
  • Management Responsibility
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Professional Responsibility
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Safety Management Systems
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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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