Forensic Accounting, Valuation and Litigation Support
It Is All About Personalized
Client Service
At DLA, we provide law firms, business owners, and individuals with the best of both worlds. We offer the resources, expertise, and qualifications of a large advisory firm along with the innovative spirit and personalized client service of a smaller firm.
Choosing the best litigation consultants and forensic accountants with in-depth experience investigating, examining, and clarifying complex valuation, finance, and accounting issues can result in the best outcome. Problems, issues, concerns, questions, and disputes will arise in a variety of subjects that require a deep understanding of the issues by specialists in this area, backed by a firm that has a proven track record of doing the right things for clients. Most importantly, we never lose sight of how critical our relationships are with our clients and legal partners nor with our positive history and reputation with the courts.
Since 2001, we are proud to be distinguished and admired as a leader in forensic accounting. We stand behind our reputation, as well as our promises and dedication to our partners and clients. Our valued team provides clients with unparalleled expertise while offering creative solutions to a wide variety of complex forensic and financial matters. Our specialized team of highly skilled and accredited valuation experts, forensic accountants and fraud investigators are thoroughly trained and well versed in the litigation process. What sets us apart from others is the trust we build with our legal partners and clients, while embracing a personal approach in all our relationships. Our seasoned professionals provide deep analysis, independent investigations, and expert testimony for counsel, their clients, and business owners. When you need a reliable partner, who is committed to excellence, we offer customized solutions from matrimonial and commercial litigation services to financial and fraud investigations.
We offer expertise in:
- Accounting & Financial Reporting Investigations
- Ancillary Revenue Reviews
- Business Valuation
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Audits
- Damages Calculations
- Employee Embezzlements
- Fraud Investigation
- M&A Dispute Resolution
- Matrimonial Services
- Partnership / JV Reviews
- Receivership
- Valuation for Financial Reporting
- Whistleblower Investigations
Due to our integrated approach, our clients benefit from our deep understanding of financial issues through a unique forensic lens. Our clients count on us to provide the assurance that we can solve their most difficult challenges. Recognized for our reputation for delivering excellence to clients, at DLA, we anticipate problems before they arise and help clients solve complicated issues. We produce results that go beyond what our clients require by adopting best practices for engagements that combine financial, accounting, advisory, investigative, and valuation services across a wide range of industries, working with both large and small firms.
Business Valuation
Knowing the proper value of a business ownership interest is crucial in circumstances such as litigation, shareholder disputes, buy-sell agreements, and estate planning. The majority of closely held business owners do not know the value of their business ownership interest. Adding to the complexity, the value of a business ownership interest may vary for different purposes. For example, a business ownership interest may have one value for marital dissolution purposes and a different one for estate and gift tax purposes.
Valuing a business requires a high level of expertise. Our business valuation professionals have the specialized training, knowledge, and skills, as well as the in-depth accounting, finance, valuation, and tax experience necessary to effectively provide clients with an accurate and defensible business valuation that holds up to meticulous scrutiny.
Our experts perform a thoughtful and thorough analysis, utilizing professional skepticism, to obtain a deep understanding of the unique characteristics and prospects of each business ownership interest. We apply recognized, generally accepted valuation methodologies to deliver a highly credible business valuation.
Our professionals have valued majority and minority business interests to address a wide range of valuation needs, including:
- Marital Dissolution
- Shareholder Disputes
- Buy-sell Agreements
- Commercial Litigation
- Estate Planning
Forensic Accounting
Combining highly specialized forensic skills with the latest industry knowledge, our forensic accounting team analyzes financial data to multi-national firms and local companies. We provide in-depth services to many clients in diverse industries for issues, including partnership and shareholder disputes, construction audits, and financial and fraud investigations.
DLA’s Forensic Accounting, Business Valuation & Litigation Support group provides clients with significant expertise while offering creative solutions to a wide variety of complex forensic and financial matters. Our professional team of valuation experts, forensic accountants, and fraud investigators are well versed in the litigation process.
DLA manages demanding forensic investigations enabling our clients to better represent their organizations. Our forensic accounting services include assistance with:
Litigation Support
DLA litigation professionals provide objective and reliable assistance to counsel and their clients, whether serving as a testifying or consulting expert on complex financial and accounting issues. We help attorneys identify and quantify issues and efficiently bring their cases to a satisfactory conclusion. Our business valuation experts and forensic accountants advise counsel on diverse aspects of litigation matters.
Meet the Experts
KEVIN BALDWIN, ABV
CARLEEN GASKIN, CPA/ABV/CFF
THOMAS KEANE, CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA
FRANK LAZZARA, CPA/CFF/ABV, CFE
RANDALL M. PAULIKENS, CPA/ ABV/ CFF/ CITP
DAVID B. SMITH, CPA/ABV/CFF
TOM LEVATO, CPA/CFF, CFE
BROOKE A. CARINGI, CVA, CFE
JACK TAWIL, CPA, CVA
JOSH SHAPIRO, CPA
VERONICA BYCHENOK, CPA, CVA
HARRISON ILLES
ELINOR MILMAN, CPA
BETH GOELLER
GINA HIPPE
