Litigation Support

Freed Maxick has extensive litigation support and courtroom experience. Our team is comprised of effective communicators and excellent technicians of forensic auditing and fraud examinations. They have an ability to make complex financial issues understandable to a judge or jury. We have experience with both civil and criminal proceedings that required revenue reconstruction, gross profit determination and analysis of the diversion of income. We also have provided assistance in quantifying the amounts in defalcation actions for a number of litigators. We have been engaged to provide litigation support to several high profile cases, including one of the largest tax seizure cases in U.S. history. Below we have outlined for you areas we have provided litigation support services and expert testimony:

• Business losses
• Breach of contract
• Calculation of marketability and minority-interest discounts
• Fraud
• Gift and estate tax valuation
• Insured losses
• Lost profits
• Valuation of operating businesses

Business Valuation

• Buy/sell agreements
• Gift or estate tax
• Marital dissolution
• Purchase or sale transactions

Forensic Accounting

• Analysis of accounting issues in complex commercial litigation
• Bankruptcy or business proposal analysis
• Damage Calculations
• Due Diligence and compliance audits
• Expert witness testimony for demonstration/communication purposes

Forensic Audits

• Identification of departures from customary business practices or professional standards
• Investigation of fraud, money laundering, or embezzlement
• Participation in settlement negotiations
• Preparation or analysis of insurance claims
• Reconstruction of accounting records