FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AND LITIGATION SUPPORT (FALS)

Forensic Accounting in Commercial Litigation

At LCG, we offer expert forensic accounting services to support commercial litigation. Our forensic accountants provide thorough financial analyses and clear, concise testimony, helping attorneys and clients navigate complex financial issues. Our expertise ensures that you have the financial clarity needed to make informed decisions and drive successful outcomes in commercial litigation.

Our Role in Commercial Litigation

We assist in a range of commercial litigation areas, including:

• Shareholder Disputes: We offer in-depth analysis of financial records to assess the value of shares, evaluate fiduciary responsibilities, and quantify potential financial impacts.
• Contract Disputes: We focus on evaluating the financial implications of contract breaches, providing insights into lost revenue, additional costs, and overall economic damage.
• Economic Damages: We quantify financial losses, including income disruptions and future earning potential, to help clients understand the full extent of economic damages.
• Lost Profits Analysis: We assess business disruptions, helping to determine accurate lost profits and income resulting from unforeseen events or breaches.
• Business Interruption Claims: We evaluate the financial impact of interruptions to business operations, providing crucial insights into lost income and incurred expenses.
• Employment Disputes: We assist in the evaluation of financial damages related to employment disputes, including lost wages, profits, and other forms of compensation.
• Business Valuation: We provide objective and accurate valuations for businesses involved in ownership disputes, mergers, or shareholder exits.

How We Add Value to Your Case

We simplify complex financial data, providing clear insights to strengthen your case:

• Expert Testimony
• Financial Analysis
• Damage Quantification
• Consulting & Strategy Support

Why Choose LCG Forensic Accounting?

With years of experience, we bring unmatched expertise in business valuation, fraud examination, and financial forensics. Our technical financial knowledge combined with legal insights makes us a vital partner in commercial disputes.

If you’re facing a complex financial issue in commercial litigation, contact us today to learn how our forensic accounting services can strengthen your case.

Forensic Accounting in Bankruptcy Proceedings

At LCG, our forensic accounting team specializes in navigating the financial complexities of bankruptcy cases. We work with attorneys, trustees, and clients to ensure financial issues are understood, accurately represented, and effectively addressed throughout the bankruptcy process.

Our Role in Bankruptcy

We provide critical financial analysis and expert testimony to support clients through the complexities of bankruptcy proceedings. Our services include:

• Fraudulent Transfers: We use advanced forensic techniques to identify and recover asset transfers intended to defraud creditors, ensuring proper asset allocation.
• Solvency Analyses: We assess the solvency of businesses or individuals, offering essential insights that guide asset distribution and creditor negotiations.
• Receiverships: We assist in financial oversight and management during court-appointed receiverships, ensuring compliance with legal guidelines.
• Trustee Services: We help trustees manage financial records, analyze statements, trace assets, and assess claims to efficiently administer bankruptcy estates.
• Financial Advisory & Consulting: We offer advice on restructuring, cash flow management, and strategies to maximize recovery while minimizing liabilities.
• Business Valuation: We use industry-recognized methodologies to determine the fair market value of businesses or assets, ensuring reliable valuations for stakeholders.
• Fresh-Start Accounting: Post-bankruptcy, we guide businesses in compliance with reporting requirements, properly accounting for discharged debts and reorganized structures.
• Solvency Opinions: We provide opinions on a company’s ability to meet obligations, helping guide decisions on restructuring, liquidation, and asset recovery.
• Fairness Opinions: We offer independent assessments on the fairness of transactions, ensuring equitable treatment of all parties in asset sales or debt restructuring.

Our expertise ensures that attorneys, trustees, and clients can navigate bankruptcy matters with confidence, leveraging precise financial analysis to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Why Choose LCG Forensic Accounting?

With years of experience in bankruptcy services, our certified forensic accountants bring deep expertise to complex bankruptcy cases. Whether you’re a trustee, attorney, creditor, or business owner, our services provide clarity and support throughout the bankruptcy process.

Contact us today to learn how we can help navigate your bankruptcy case and fully represent your financial interests.

Forensic Accounting in Estates and Trusts

At LCG, our forensic accounting team specializes in managing complex financial issues in estates and trusts. We help clients, attorneys, and fiduciaries ensure proper administration and resolve disputes over asset distribution with precision.

Our Role in Estates and Trusts

We support various aspects of estate and trust administration, including:

• Tracing Funds: We use advanced techniques to track the flow of assets and identify missing or misappropriated funds, ensuring proper distribution.
• Asset Misappropriation: We investigate suspected fraud, identify misappropriated assets, and provide evidence for legal action or fiduciary claims.
• Business Valuation: We perform accurate business valuations to help determine the value of business interests within estates or trusts, essential for tax purposes or resolving disputes.
• Expert Testimony: We provide persuasive testimony on fund tracing, asset misappropriation, and business valuation.

• Financial Analysis: We uncover discrepancies in financial records and assess estate and trust holdings.
• Consulting & Strategy Support: We work with attorneys and fiduciaries to develop effective financial strategies from administration to dispute resolution.

Why Choose LCG Forensic Accounting?

With extensive experience in estates and trusts, our certified forensic accountants offer reliable, defensible insights. Whether you need help with asset tracing, recovery, or business valuation, we provide expert support to protect your financial interests.

Contact us today to learn how our forensic accounting services can assist with your estate or trust case.

Forensic Accounting in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases

At LCG, we provide expert forensic accounting services to assess economic damages in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Our experienced professionals offer comprehensive financial analysis and expert testimony to ensure accurate damage calculations, whether representing the plaintiff or defense.

Our Role in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases

LCG’s Forensic Accounting team supports attorneys and clients from mediation to trial, providing expert reports, rebuttal reports, and testimony in state and federal courts. Our expertise includes calculating economic damages such as:

• Life Care Plans: Calculating future estimated medical costs, discounted to present value, for long-term injuries or care.
• Loss of Household Services: Calculating the financial loss of services like childcare, cooking, and cleaning.
• Loss of Past & Future Earnings: Calculating lost income based on work history, age, and career potential.
• Loss of Net Accumulations: Assessing the deceased’s projected savings and wealth accumulation.
• Evaluation of Earnings Capacity: Analyzing the financial impact of a career disruption or permanent disability.

Why Choose LCG Forensic Accounting?

With extensive experience in personal injury and wrongful death cases, LCG’s forensic accountants deliver reliable, precise damage calculations and expert testimony. We provide the financial expertise and legal insight needed to strengthen your case.

Contact us today to learn how our forensic accounting services can help accurately assess financial damages and secure the compensation your client deserves.

Our Real Estate services include:

• Homeowner’s Associations (HOA) Disputes
• Vacation Owner’s Associations (VOA) Disputes
• Eminent Domain

Forensic Accounting in Family Law Cases

At LCG, we specialize in forensic accounting to help navigate the complex financial issues in divorce and family law cases. Our team works closely with attorneys and clients to provide accurate financial analysis, expert testimony, and strategic insights.

Our Role in Family Law

Forensic accountants assist in evaluating and verifying financial data, assessing asset values, and calculating support obligations. We support issues such as asset division, alimony, and child support, ensuring fair and accurate resolutions across divorce litigation, collaborative divorce, or asset disputes.

Our Family Law Services

• Divorce Litigation: We provide financial analysis, asset division support, expert reports, and testimony for a fair resolution.
• Collaborative Divorce: We offer financial analysis to help both parties reach a fair, out-of-court agreement.
• Equitable Distribution: We ensure a fair division of marital assets by tracing asset ownership and analyzing financial records.
• Income Analysis: Our team determines accurate income levels for fair child support and alimony calculations.
• Standard of Living Analysis: We evaluate lifestyle expenses to help determine appropriate support amounts.
• Alimony & Child Support: We calculate fair alimony and child support based on income and state guidelines.
• Asset Tracing: We track funds and uncover hidden assets, including liquid assets, investments, and stock options.
• Non-marital Asset Analysis: We identify and value non-marital assets to ensure proper division.
• Coverture Analysis: We analyze retirement assets to ensure equitable division.

• Pension & Stock Option Valuations: We provide detailed valuations of pensions, stock options, and RSUs.
• Dissipation Analysis: We investigate suspected misuse or hiding of marital assets.
• Advisory Services & Expert Testimony: Our forensic accountants offer expert advice and testify in court, helping attorneys and clients navigate complex financial matters.

Why Choose LCG Forensic Accounting?

• Expertise in complex assets like business valuations, stock options, and RSUs.
• Proven experience in asset tracing, dissipation analysis, and uncovering hidden assets.
• Trusted expert witness testimony for litigation, mediation, and arbitration.
• Comprehensive financial consulting to ensure fair asset division and support calculations.

Contact LCG to ensure a fair and accurate resolution of your financial matters in divorce and family law cases. Let us guide you through the complexities of asset division, alimony, child support, and more.

Forensic Accounting in Intellectual Property Litigation

At LCG, we specialize in forensic accounting for intellectual property (IP) litigation. Whether dealing with patent infringement, trademark disputes, copyright claims, or trade secret misappropriation, we provide the financial analysis needed to determine damages and support claims.

Our Role in IP Litigation

We work closely with legal counsel to assess the financial aspects of IP disputes. Our team calculates economic damages, such as lost profits and licensing fees, and provides expert analysis to support claims, settlement negotiations, or trial proceedings.

Our IP Services

• Patent Infringement: We calculate damages from lost profits, price erosion, and increased production costs, and assess reasonable royalty values.
• Trademarks: We evaluate financial losses from trademark infringement, including lost sales, reputational damage, and customer diversion.
• Copyrights: We analyze lost licensing revenues and assess the defendant’s profits from infringement to calculate damages owed.
• Trade Secrets: We investigate financial losses from trade secret theft, including lost profits and competitive disadvantages.

How We Add Value to Your IP Case

LCG goes beyond financial analysis, offering strategic insights and expert testimony to clarify complex financial issues. We help ensure the accurate calculation of IP violation consequences.

• Expert Testimony: We provide clear, credible testimony on damages calculations and the financial impacts of IP infringements.
• Damages Quantification: We calculate lost profits, royalties, and licensing fees, using industry-standard methods to determine reasonable royalty values.
• Licensing and Royalty Analysis: We assess licensing agreements to determine appropriate damages based on comparable deals.
• Economic Impact Analysis: We evaluate broader impacts of IP violations on market share, brand value, and future profitability.

Why Choose LCG Forensic Accounting?

• Expertise in IP financial analysis, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
• Proven track record in high-profile IP cases, providing accurate and defensible financial analysis.
• Clear and persuasive expert testimony to support or challenge IP claims.
• Customized solutions tailored to the specific details and industry of your case.

Contact LCG for IP Litigation Support

If you’re involved in an IP dispute, LCG’s forensic accounting professionals can ensure your financial interests are accurately represented. Contact us today to learn how we can support your IP litigation.

Our Business Valuations services include:

• Closely Held Businesses
• Intangible Asset Valuations
• Family Law
• Estates and Trusts
• SBA Lending

Our Fraud Investigations services include:

• Forensic & Investigative Accounting
• Investigative Accounting