Forensics Accounting, Fraud Investigations,
and Litigation Support

As a core competency service, forensics and fraud investigations complement and support our other advisory specializations of turnaround and bankruptcy, merger and acquisition due diligence, and CFO services. Avant Advisory’s professionals in this area have earned the highest credentials and specialty certifications to ensure maximum expertise in serving our clients.  Designations earned by our professionals include:

• Certified Fraud Examiner
• Certified Public Accountant
• Certified in Financial Forensics
• Forensic CPA
• Certified Fraud Specialist

By practicing with Big Four CPA audit firms over the years, we have obtained deep, broad experience. This has been supplemented with fraud and forensics examinations we performed on behalf of private equity firms, banks, boards of directors, law firms, and other stakeholders.  As a result, we are superbly equipped with the technical and practical skills necessary to perform cost efficient forensic and fraud investigations and analyses, such as the following:

• Post-acquisition dispute analysis
• Financial statement misrepresentations
• Lender services, e.g., collateral investigations
• Misappropriation of assets
• Bribery, kickback, and conflict-of- interest investigations
• Analysis for, and negotiations with, various regulatory bodies
• Civil and criminal investigations
• Professional malpractice
• Mediation and litigation support
• Lost profits and earnings calculations
• Business Insurance claims

When providing litigation support, we advise counsel on:

• Alleged violations of accounting principles
• Fraudulent financial reporting
• Restatements of financial statements
• Management fraud
• Failure to detect embezzlements
• Independence and auditor issues
• SEC investigations
• Conducting internal investigations
• Investigating and documenting case facts
• Interviewing professionals and evaluating documentation
• Reviewing public filings, press releases and analyst reports
• Determining the external economic factors affecting an industry
• Assessing adherence to professional and regulatory standards
• Analyzing a company’s performance before, during, and after the applicable period
• Evaluating damages and preparing reports
• Assisting with development of and response to complaints, interrogatories and document requests
• Assistance with deposition of key witnesses and opposing experts
• Preparation of expert reports and providing expert testimony

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