Come to Las Vegas this November for timely updates, cutting-edge information on new technology, and quality networking with other forensic accounting and valuation professionals. You’ll head back to the office with your finger on the pulse of change and an optimized strategy for the future.
The accounting profession is constantly evolving, and our conference is no different. This year our agenda was carefully crafted to provide learning geared towards your career stage. Our committee of thought leaders created each session with a specific audience in mind to ensure that everyone receives the customized learning they need to push their career, and the profession, forward.
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This includes sessions from the conference: Forensic & Valuation Services Conference 2019
Sessions Included:
Forensic ABCs - The Building Blocks of Successful Case Management (Nov 04, 2019 02:35 PM)
Best Practices In Financial Instruments (Nov 04, 2019 02:35 PM)
Business Interruption Accounting for Causality (Nov 04, 2019 02:35 PM)
Lessons Appraisers Need to Know from Recent Delaware Valuation Cases (Nov 04, 2019 02:35 PM)
Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies: Tracing Transactions (Nov 04, 2019 02:35 PM)
Big Data & Patent Valuations (Nov 04, 2019 02:35 PM)
Financial Statement Analysis: What It Means (Nov 04, 2019 04:00 PM)
Implementing MPF CEIV (Nov 04, 2019 04:00 PM)
Forensic Accounting Experts in Corporate Investigations (Nov 04, 2019 04:00 PM)
Cautionary Tales of Valuation Adjustments & Potential Forensic Implications in Legal Proceedings (Nov 04, 2019 04:00 PM)
Neutralizing Damages for Tax Consequences (Nov 04, 2019 04:00 PM)
Transaction Structures and Impact on Value (Nov 04, 2019 04:00 PM)
Financial Statement Analysis: Forecasting & Macroeconomics (Nov 04, 2019 05:25 PM)
International Investigation: Blurred Lines - Investigating Fraud Across Borders (Nov 04, 2019 05:25 PM)
Communicating Complex Financial Topics (Nov 04, 2019 05:25 PM)
Forensic Accounting & Fraud Investigations 2030 (Nov 04, 2019 05:25 PM)
Personal Goodwill - What is Important and What is New (Nov 04, 2019 05:25 PM)
SSFS 1 - The New Forensic Standards (Repeated in Session 39) (Nov 04, 2019 05:25 PM)
Introduction to Valuation Methodologies (Nov 05, 2019 10:10 AM)
PE/VC Guide Update (Nov 05, 2019 10:10 AM)
Cybertools for Forensic Accountants (Nov 05, 2019 10:10 AM)
"Family Law in 2025" (Nov 05, 2019 10:10 AM)
A Look Into the Future of Blockchain Litigation (Nov 05, 2019 10:10 AM)
Investigation Report Writing (non R26) (Nov 05, 2019 10:10 AM)
Following the Facts and Developing Insights: A Forensic Accounting Primer (Nov 05, 2019 11:35 AM)
BUS COM Update - Valuation of Inventory (Nov 05, 2019 11:35 AM)
"Litigation in 2025" (Nov 05, 2019 11:35 AM)
TCJA: Where are We Now in Practice? (Nov 05, 2019 11:35 AM)
The Unmentionables! How to Handle Bad Facts or Inadequate Data in an Expert's Analysis (Nov 05, 2019 11:35 AM)
Impact of Economic Obsolescence on Valuations (Nov 05, 2019 01:50 PM)
How to Groom and Mentor Your Future FLVS Leaders of the Future - Dual Perspectives (Nov 05, 2019 01:50 PM)
Case Studies of Transactions Resulting in Disputes or Litigation - Broken Deals (Nov 05, 2019 01:50 PM)
SSFS 1 - The New Forensic Standards (Repeat of Session 19) (Nov 05, 2019 03:10 PM)
Understanding the Dark Web (Nov 05, 2019 03:10 PM)
Practice Management: How to Manage a Forensic/Valuation Practice in a Traditional Accounting Firm (Nov 05, 2019 03:10 PM)
Damages Case Study: Rebutting the Speculative Wrapped in an Academic Model (Nov 05, 2019 03:10 PM)
Daubert and Other Horror Stories (Nov 05, 2019 03:10 PM)
Get to the Point - How to Write Clear and Concise Valuation Reports (Nov 06, 2019 07:30 AM)
The Forensic Accountant as an Intricate Part of the White Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer's Arsenal (Nov 06, 2019 07:30 AM)
Cross-Examination...Inside the Brain of an Attorney (Nov 06, 2019 08:55 AM)
Computer Forensics and Forensic Accountants: A Necessary Partnership (Nov 06, 2019 08:55 AM)
Estate Planning and Valuation: Current Issues and Topics (Nov 06, 2019 08:55 AM)
DLOM - Back to the Basics (Nov 06, 2019 10:30 AM)
You Get What You Pay For: Voting, Non-voting, and Super-voting Shares (Nov 06, 2019 10:30 AM)
Scale Your Business Model (Nov 06, 2019 10:30 AM)
How to Become a Testifier (Nov 06, 2019 11:55 AM)
Cost of Capital - 1, 2, 3 (Nov 06, 2019 11:55 AM)
Deposition - Preparation, Objectives, and Nuances (Nov 06, 2019 11:55 AM)
Quantification of Damages in Merger and Acquisition Disputes (Nov 06, 2019 11:55 AM)
Valuation of Warrants (Nov 06, 2019 11:55 AM)
This session will cover valuation standards for reports, writing the affirmative and rebuttal reports, and best practices for report writing.
This preconference workshop is limited to 60 participants.
In this interactive simulation, you will participate in a realistic regulatory crisis scenario. Working in teams, you will compete against each other to conduct the best investigation under time-pressure. Experience the activities that a company's investigation team would undertake using the latest tools and resources available including:
Use your unique skills and information you uncover within your teams to unravel the issues and pinpoint relevant evidence to identify the wrong-doing and potential suspects.
Once the game is over, we announce the winners and provide a tailored debrief which covers the potential scope and approach of an investigation, and the consequences of mishandling particular issues.
No two litigation or forensic accounting engagements are the same. They often have multiple parties, varied allegations, possible counter-claims and a number of different financial issues. Having a methodical approach and well-structured organization will make it easier for you and your staff to quickly locate key records and maintain consistency across case files. Ultimately, you will be better-prepared for communication with your team and the clients, as well as the final reporting and testimony. Participants in this session will be equipped to:
This presentation provides guidance on best practices when estimating the value of financial instruments such as debt, embedded derivatives, options, warrants, incremental borrowing rates, etc. That means identifying the appropriate model for the class of financial instrument, inputs needed, assumptions, use of judgement, as well as type of deliverables and new requirements related to deliverables.
Often there is a need to consider causality in measuring business interruption losses. It may mean isolating the effects of wide-area damage caused by a disastrous catastrophe, accounting for changing economic conditions, or accounting for business model changes. This course will start with a precursor explaining the purpose of business interruption insurance policies and then advance to illustrate best practices in isolating cause and effect in measuring such losses.
In the past four years, the Delaware Supreme Court has issued several major opinions that addressed transaction-related corporate valuations. The presentation will discuss these opinions, as well as numerous valuation-related Court of Chancery in the same period. It will contrast the Delaware courts’ views on arm’s-length transactions vs. related party transactions and will discuss the impact of those view on statutory appraisals. It will also discuss the courts’ views on valuation methods, with a focus on inputs into DCF calculations.
The session will outline the technological, forensic, and legal tools available to trace and recover cryptocurrency.
Interpret the intersection of Big Data and patent valuation and ways to use Big Data to augment and defend patent valuation opinions.
Whether searching for red flags at the start of a fraud risk assessment or evaluating financial condition for the purpose of a business valuation, financial statement analysis is a cornerstone of most any forensic or valuation assignment. This course will utilize an interactive case study to illustrate comprehensive financial statement analysis, focusing not only on how to complete relevant calculations but also how to interpret them. Participants will be guided through how to measure key metrics and then, in small groups, will utilize a Microsoft Excel template to conduct their own analysis and share their findings with the class.
After attending this course attendees will be better able to:
This session will provide information on how professionals and firms have been implementing the CEIV program into their practice. An emphasis will be on the Mandatory Performance Framework (MPF) and the Application of the MPF and how this has impacted and influenced both internal and external expectations.
Attendees will learn about:
A panel comprised of experienced practitioners discuss practical issues and potential pitfalls that arise in the context of internal investigations. The panel will offer insights on lessons learned in prior investigations and also discuss several investigations that suffered from serious missteps. This session will review the forensic accountants role in internal corporate investigations. It will explore how the forensic accountant works with In-House and Outside Counsel in these type of engagements. There will be an Outside Counsel and In-House Counsel co-presenting with the forensic accountant to ensure a view from the various perspectives of the scope, duties, and various tasks the forensic accountant my be asked to due by counsel. In addition, there will be a discussion of the legal framework and limitations that the forensic accountant needs to be aware of when assisting in internal corporate investigations.
Valuations of a closely held business in the context of litigation such as in a contentious divorce, shareholder dispute, damages matter or other litigated corporate matter can be multifaceted and may require additional forensic investigative scrutiny. As such, it is important to consider the potential forensic implications of valuation adjustments as they may lead to other analyses. For example, in a divorce business appraisal, a valuation adjustment for discretionary (personal) expenses may, in turn, provide an implied “true income” and pay ability of a spouse. In a dissenting shareholder matter, a valuation adjustment to true-up margins for variations in expenses not consistent with the industry/peers may insinuate dissipation of business assets and require further forensic investigations. These are but two examples - this session will address other examples you will likely face.
Courts have accepted the increase or “gross-up” of damages claims to account for an increase in taxes owed on a lump-sum award versus the taxes that would have been owed but-for the alleged wrongful act. The presentation will touch on supportive case law and methods for quantifying such impacts.
Structuring a business sale transaction can affect the cash flow from a potential sale as well as the taxes that would be paid on a sale. The structure ultimately affects the value a buyer is willing to pay or a seller is willing to accept for a transaction. In this presentation you will learn about how the structure of a transaction could affect the ultimate cash flow a seller receives and impacts the price the parties negotiate.
In measuring economic damages, or in assessing business value, the economic environment within which a business operates is commonly a key factor. As economic conditions change, so too may expectations of a business’s future financial performance. This course will introduce core macroeconomic principals and resources to consider in assessing, or defending, the reasonableness of your projections.
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