EW #1374 enjoys a national reputation in litigation consulting, SEC accounting and enforcement matters and accountant malpractice disputes. The firm furnishes investigative accounting and consulting services to counsel, audit committees and corporate financial officers. We also provide expert witness services for both plaintiff and defendant counsel. Composed of seasoned professionals, including staff with more than 65 years of SEC experience, the firm specializes in assisting counsel with complex accounting matters involving public and non-public companies.

Heis an accounting professional with more than 30 years of experience in public accounting, consulting and at the Securities and Exchange Commission. He specializes in providing corporate investigative and litigation consulting services, including expert witness testimony, for law and accounting firms, public companies, investment bankers, insurance companies and others.

EW #1374 has been qualified as an expert witness in a number of federal and state courts and a variety of administrative forums. He has testified concerning matters involving financial reporting, the professional responsibility of accountants, securities transactions, causation and damages issues, SEC reporting and recordkeeping requirements, statistical analyses, materiality and other issues. He also has served as an arbitrator, court appointed agent and as Special Master for a U.S. District Court.

Over a 10-year period, he served as Laventhol & Horwath's national accounting and auditing partner, national quality control director, SEC consulting partner and as an engagement partner in the Litigation and Insurance Consulting Service Group. In addition to his background in public accounting, he has over 6years' experience at the SEC. As assistant chief accountant, he was responsible for monitoring activities of the AICPA's Auditing Standards Board, drafting interpretations governing financial reporting and implementation of federal securities law, drafting rules under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and directing investigations of major transactions of public corporations and the adequacy of auditing procedures performed by public accounting firms.

EW #1374 also served as director of information services at Disclosure, Inc., where he was responsible for development of Disclosure Journal publications. He began his career as an auditor at Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young).

Hehas written and spoken extensively about accounting, SEC and dispute related matters. A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, he served a three-year term on the Auditing Standards Board. In addition, hehas been chairman of AICPA task forces on Financial Accounting Standards Board Monitoring and Revision of GAAP Hierarchy, and a member of the task forces on Audit Issues and on Forecasts and Projections. He also served as a member of the adjunct faculty at American University. He is a member of the Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. institutes of CPAs and the Association of SEC Alumni. He also is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and an associate member of the American Bar Association. EW #1374 received a B.B.A. degree in accounting from George Washington University.