Barry S. Sziklay CPA, ABV/CFF, PFS

Mr. Sziklay is the partner-in-charge of the Forensic Accounting, Litigation Support and Valuation Services practice of Friedman, LLP, a certified public accounting and advisory firm, with offices located throughout New Jersey, New York City, Long Island, Philadelphia and Beijing, PRC. His primary practice emphasis is in the areas of forensic accounting, business and intangible asset valuation, mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), and litigation support related to business disputes, economic damages, disputes involving securities and derivatives, bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization, matrimonial dissolution, income, gift and estate taxation of closely-held businesses and their principal owners, and estate and trust administration. Mr. Sziklay has served as an expert witness in valuation, economic damages, forensic accounting, securities fraud (primarily financial derivatives), breach of fiduciary duties, partnership and shareholder disputes, breach of license, breach of covenant-not-to-compete and theft of intellectual property, and accountants’ malpractice cases. In the M&A area, he has been involved in deal pricing, developing post-deal projections, deal structuring, due diligence, accounting and taxation. He regularly represents before the IRS one of the largest media companies in the world in connection with valuation matters. He has conducted special forensic investigations on behalf of Boards of Directors in addition to conducting investigations involving alleged money laundering and R.I.C.O violations.