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Greg has experience in forensic accounting financial consulting financial statement audits and fraud investigations and other financial analysis matters in a wide array of industries. His clients have included law firms and numerous Fortune 500 companies.
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Huron Greg was a consultant in Arthur Andersen's disputes and investigations practice. Representative examples of Greg's engagement experience include:
Dispute Analysis Matters
Worked with counsel to investigate allegations of negligence and fraud related to financial representations in a post-acquisition dispute. Investigation identified material accounting errors and discovered evidence suggesting fraudulent transactions were recorded with the likely intent of inflating the selling price of a company via the overstatement of profits. This investigation led to a multi-million dollar civil claim against the acquired company.
Prepared financial analysis and expert report in several post acquisition disputes. Issues involved the appropriate calculation of an earn-out provision working capital analysis and breach of representations and warranties.
Investigated allegations of accounting improprieties financial fraud and embezzlement at a wholesale seafood distributor. Procedures included conducting interviews of former employees advisors and business partners as well as identifying and tracing of fraudulent transactions through accounting records and quantifying impact. The investigation led to a multi-million dollar civil lawsuit.
Engaged by counsel to assist a publicly traded high-tech company analyze alleged damages in an intellectual property dispute and to draft an expert report quantifying alleged damages.
Engaged by defense counsel in business litigation dispute to analyze potential damages of plaintiffs of a class. Procedures included the creation of a database to analyze numerous sales transactions as well as analyze the financial performance of more than seventy automobile dealerships during a six-year period.
Engaged by counsel to examine the trading activity of a brokerage house to determine the extent of fraudulent purchases and sales of marketable securities and to quantify related investor losses.
Supervised and conducted the financial statement audits of numerous private and public companies including initial public offerings and registration statements.
Securities Matters
Assisted counsel in conducting special investigations related to alleged financial reporting errors and irregularities at public registrants.
Assisted defense counsel in related SEC investigations. These matters have covered a wide array of accounting and reporting issues including acquisition accounting expense deferrals equity accounting revenue recognition and inadequate disclosure.
Education & Certifications
Bachelor of Science Ithaca College
Certified Public Accountant New York
Professional Associations
Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member New York Society of Certified Public Accountants
Associate Member Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Publication
2005 Audit Committee Research Report - An analysis of patterns and trends of Audit Committee composition.
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