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

Joel Finard is an Expert Witness in Financial Services Litigation. He has extensive knowledge of People, Processes and Technology in Financial Services. Mr. Finard has played a key role in many Complex and High Profile Investment Banking Litigations & NASD Arbitrations.

Areas of Expertise

Financial Services Litigation

Complex Structured Transactions - Tax Related Cases

Securities Trading and Pricing, Derivatives, Controls and Hedging

Market & Credit Risk Management

Investment Management

Background: Partner in charge of Deloitte & Touche's Capital Markets Practice - including Litigation Consulting, Financial Risk Management, & Trading Infrastructure. HongKong Bank - Sales & Trading of Securities. Travelers Insurance - Portfolio Manager of Derivatives and Investments. Columbia Business School - Taught Economics

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Financial Management Consulting Group is an affiliation of well-experienced consultants serving banking interests throughout the country. Our years of experience, as bankers, as bank consultants, and as regulators provide valuable insight into case matters.

We can assist both from the industry perspective and from the regulatory perspective, offering a comprehensive assessment and well supported opinion. We have qualified as experts in numerous State and Federal jurisdictions, and on numerous banking related matters. We are dedicated to providing clients with quality, results-oriented service.

Mr. F. James Tennies is President and Co-Founder of InCap Group, Inc., an Investment Banking firm focused on the Investment Management and Securities Brokerage Industries. He is responsible for the overall direction of InCap Group, Inc. Mr. Tennies is actively involved with the firm’s merger and acquisition practice for asset management firms as well as other corporate finance assignments. He provides advice to buyers and sellers of asset management businesses.

Prior to joining InCap Group, Inc., Mr. Tennies was the Chief Administrative Officer of Legg Mason’s Asset Management Operations. Early in his career, Mr. Tennies practiced Corporate and Securities Law at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. He has served on the Board of the Forum for Investor Advice and has been a member of Institutional Investor’s International Mutual Fund Institute. He is quoted in Board IQ and other mutual fund publications. Mr. Tennies is currently a Trustee of the Historic Charles Street Association.

Services Provided:

Investment Banking

Mergers and Acquisitions

Capital Raising

Valuations and Strategic Advice

Mutual Fund Administration

Fairness Opinions

Investment Strategy & Analysis, LLC (ISA Capital) provides consulting services in the areas of Finance, Investment Analysis, and Strategic Planning.

Martin Dirks, owner and principal of ISA Capital, is an investment professional with over 20 years of hedge fund investment experience. He is the former portfolio manager of a long/short public technology stock portfolio for Harvard University's endowment. Currently, Mr. Dirks is a strategy consultant for Bay Area companies and an investment and risk management consultant for investment funds and law firms.

Corporate Consulting Services:

• Business intelligence
• Competitive intelligence, analysis, and benchmarking
• Cost-benefit analysis
• Financial modeling
• Merger and acquisitions
• Product and technology evaluation
• Strategic planning

Investment Consulting Services:

• Due Diligence
• Risk assessments, management, and reporting
• Valuation process evaluations
• M&A due diligence
• Private Placement
• IPO support services
• Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) due diligence

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Market Consulting Corporation specializes in Securities Litigation and Broker / Customer Disputes. With 20 + years of experience nationwide, Market Consulting Corporation, serving both plaintiff and defense attorneys and provides consulting to such entities as the NYSE, Options Clearing Corporation, CBOT, CME, COMEX, TIAA/CREF, banks and other major clients.

The Principal at Market Consulting Corporation earned his Sc.D. from MIT and is a mediator with NASD training. Dr. Cornew has served as a member of the Compliance and Legal Division, Securities Industry Association.

Services Include:

Consultation

Statistical and Damage Analysis

Arbitration

Mediation

Court Testimony

Areas of Expertise:

Stocks and Bonds

Options

Commodity Futures and Currency Trading

Derivatives Including Swaps

Limited Partnerships

Hedge Funds

Managed Futures (suitability, churning, unauthorized trading, lack of supervision, spreading and hedging, due diligence, and marketing

Asset Management

Pension Investments

Securities and Futures Tax Matters (IRS examinations, appeals and US Tax Court appearances)

Offices:

3900 No. Fairfax Dr., Suite 825 Arlington, VA 22203 (224) 587-6200

607 No. Drury Lane Arlington Heights, IL 60004

Robert Erwin Ross is an Expert Witness in the fields of Investment Securities and Bank Fraud / Letters of Credit.

Investment Securities: Vice President of Compliance and Operations for a NYSE Firm where he directed the activities of 44 support personnel and trained 148 stock brokers in preparation for NASD, NYSE and State Securities exams. His duties included daily oversight on trading activities, Reg "T", NASD complaints and filings, NYSE Client Services, portfolio reviews and broker oversight for compliance and trading activities. Mr. Ross prevented churning and any fraudulent trades by clients and supervised the Cashiering Dividend Dept., Support Staff and Trading Department.

Securities Expert Witness Qualifications:

Provided Opinions in 13 Arbitration and Mediations

Consulted Attorneys for Case Direction within Investment Securities and Regulatory Bodies

Interface with U.S. Treasure Dept (Securities Fraud ) and F.B.I. on Illicit Brokerage Trading, Mob Activities and Illegal Trading Manipulations

Banking / Letters of Credit : Mr. Ross has over 18 years of experience in International Trade and is one of very few who understand the complexities of Letters of Credit. He is familiar with all negotiable portions, including the usage of correspondent banks, presentation documents, instructions on when to confirm the letter of credit to beneficiary’s bank and client instructions to negotiate the letter of credit, eliminating excessive banking.

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Dr. Jules Kamin received his Ph.D. in business economics, finance and management science from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, rated #1. He is an expert on Economic Damages and Economic / Financial Aspects of Liability. He brings to the practice of forensic economics a unique combination of educational background, practical business and teaching experience, and a proven record of expert retention and testimony in over five hundred cases since 1987.

Services Include:

Lost Profits Lost Business Goodwill Diminution of Business Value Business Valuation Lost Earnings and Benefits Course of Conduct Business Torts Fraud Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage

Breach of Contract Unfair Competition Condemnation Infringement of Intellectual Property Antitrust Securities Personal Injury Wrongful Termination

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