FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AND LITIGATION SUPPORT (FALS)

Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support

LCG’s Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support (FALS) professionals specialize in providing expert witness and consulting services for litigation and disputes involving complex financial issues. Our professionals have extensive experience in forensic accounting, business valuation, and litigation support services.

LCG’s FALS professionals are qualified and testify as expert witnesses and are experienced in the preparation of expert reports for State and Federal Court.

Our team’s certifications include Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Certified in Entity and Intangible Valuations (CEIV).

LCG’s FALS team assists attorneys and their clients throughout the pendency of the case. Attorneys and their clients can often obtain significant leverage in settlement negotiations as well as in the courtroom by communicating and quantifying complex financial data in a clear and concise manner that is easily understood. LCG’s Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support (FALS) professionals add value to the legal team when complex financial issues play a key role.

LCG’s FALS team provides services for a variety of situations including:

Commercial Litigation

Our Commercial Litigation services include:

Shareholder Disputes
Contract Disputes
Economic Damages
Lost Profits Analysis
Business Interruption Claims
Employment Disputes
Business Valuations

Bankruptcy

Our Bankruptcy services include:

Fraudulent Transfers
Insolvency Analyses
Receiverships
Trustee Services

Estates and Trusts

Our Estates and Trusts services include:

Tracing of Funds
Asset Misappropriation
Business Valuations

Personal Injury / Wrongful Death

Understanding the various components of economic damages in personal injury and wrongful death disputes can be complex. LCG’s Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support professionals understand the different dynamics related to personal injury and wrongful death matters, for both plaintiff and defense.

LCG’s Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support experienced professionals provide consulting and expert services for state and federal court cases. Our professionals can assist with mediation, arbitration, settlement discussions, depositions and/or trial proceedings, as well as with preparing expert reports or expert rebuttal reports.

Our expertise related to the calculation of economic damages in personal injury and wrongful death disputes include:

Life Care Plans (Future Medical Costs Discounted to Present Value)
Loss of Household Services
Loss of Past & Future Earnings
Loss of Net Accumulations
Evaluation of Earnings Capacity

Real Estate

Our Real Estate services include:

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

Family Law

Financial matters are an integral aspect to evaluate during a divorce, and forensic accountants can serve as an important resource when complex financial issues are involved. Our family law professionals analyze financial documents to assist attorneys and their clients in making legal decisions throughout the divorce process.

Our team can help determine the parties’ actual income, based on state laws, so that child support and alimony payments are calculated correctly. When dividing martial property in a divorce, our team will review documents reflecting the assets held between the parties to determine title and ownership. Throughout this process, our team will offer advice when reviewing accounts to subpoena, or subjects to include when preparing deposition questions.

Our Family Law services include:

Divorce Litigation
Collaborative Divorce
Equitable Distribution
Income Analyses
Standard of Living Analysis
Alimony & Child Support
Account Tracings
Non-marital Asset Analysis
Coverture Analysis
Pension Valuations
Business Valuations & Appraisals

Intellectual Property

Litigation involving intellectual property typically relates to patent infringement, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Our team has experience assisting clients with intellectual property claims across a variety of industries. When working on intellectual property matters, we work to calculate damages while assessing and evaluating numerous factors to support or rebut a claim.

Our Intellectual Property services include:

Patent Infringement
Trademarks
Copyrights
Trade Secrets

Business Valuations

Our Business Valuations services include:

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

Fraud Investigations

Our Fraud Investigations services include:

Forensic & Investigative Accounting
Investigative Accounting

LCG’s FALS professionals provide:
- Expert Witness Services
- Consulting Services
Including but not limited to:
- Managing discovery
- Attending depositions
- Attending mediations
- Assisting with settlement negotiations
- Attending and testifying at hearings and trial
- Analysis of opposing expert’s report
- Assisting with cross examination of expert witnesses
- Preparation of rebuttal exhibits
- Assisting in evaluating the strengths and weaknesses
- Assisting attorneys and clients in evaluating their exposure
- Assisting in developing overall strategy for case