Financial Services Expert Witness Daniel Strachman

Daniel A. Strachman, CDDA, is a Financial Services Expert working on Wall Street for more than 25 years in various capacities. Mr. Strachman is Managing Director of A&C Advisors LLC, a firm that provides strategic advice and counsel along with fund governance services to the investment management industry. He serves as a director to both on-shore and off-shore investment vehicles and is a registered director under the Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014 of the Cayman Islands. 

Litigation Support - Mr. Strachman served as an expert witness in a number of investment management litigation cases focused on fund marketing, redemption policies and structuring. A FINRA Registered Neutral Arbitrator, his services are available to attorneys for plaintiff and defendant.

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Background Information - Mr. Strachman has worked at firms including Apex Funds Services, Morgan Stanley, Cantor Fitzgerald and Orbitex Financial Services Group. He is the Co-Founder of the Investment Management Due Diligence Association, an independent educational organization focused on setting best practices for both operational and investment management due diligence around the globe. 

Mr. Strachman, an accomplished writer specializing in finance, has written extensively about the investment management industry and is the author of nine books including: The Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Management, (Wiley 2007), “Second Edition” (Wiley 2012), Getting Started in Hedge Funds, First Edition (Wiley 2000), “Second Edition” (Wiley 2005) and “Third Edition” (Wiley 2010), The Long and Short of Hedge Funds, (Wiley 2008), and Essential Stock Picking Strategies (Wiley 2002), which was named by Barron’s as one of the ten best investment books of the year. He is also the author of Julian Robertson: A Tiger in the Land of Bulls and Bears (Wiley 2004). His articles have appeared in The New York Post, The Financial Times, The Boston Globe, as well as various trade publications around the world.

Mr. Strachman is formerly an adjunct professor at Rutgers University Business School where he taught graduate level courses on corporate finance and investment analysis. He has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg, National Public Radio and the BBC. He is formerly an adjunct professor at New York University’s School of Continuing Education and has lectured at the New York Society of Security Analysts. He is a graduate of Clark University.