Paul N. Shields CPA/ABV, CFA, CIRA, CDBV

Paul N. Shields is a Director at Berkeley Research Group. He has over twenty-five years of experience as a financial analyst and valuation expert. His professional designations include Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and Certification in Distressed Business Valuation (CDBV). Paul has expertise in the valuation of business interests and assets, particularly in the context of financial distress and bankruptcy. He has testified in federal and state courts on numerous occasions, and has performed services as a special master and mediator. Mr. Shields has provided instruction on the subject of distressed business valuation for the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.