Litigation Services Handbook: The Role of the Accountant as Expert Witness - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047160206X ISBN 13: 9780471602064

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1990

Synopsis

Bringing together contributions from practitioners with substantial expertise in many facets of the litigation services field, this handbook provides readers with a wealth of insights drawn from experience gained over years of practice. Each of the six sections addresses a distinct practice area or a specific set of functional tools and techniques. The concepts and methods detailed in the book will benefit professionals in a broad array of fields.

About this title

Review

An exceptional compilation of resources available to those looking for financial and industrial information on the Internet. Those quite experienced with Internet research as well as those just starting out will find helpful information in this book. ––Lisa Doble Johnson, Vice President, Research Mercer Capital

"This book will save the appraiser significant time when looking for pertinent data. A great resource to increase the quality of work product and credibility of the appraiser′s conclusions." ––Michele G. Miles, Esquire Executive Director, Institute of Business Appraisers

This is a highly practical reference tool for any business appraiser or financial advisor. The authors are two of the best–known business valuation research professionals in the United States. ––Shannon Pratt, CFA, FASA, MCBA Managing Director, Willamette Management Associates

Eva and Jan have organized an amazing breadth of resources available on the Internet. No financial professional should try to do research without reviewing this book. It will make your research more efficient and expansive if you use the sources highlighted here. ––Z. Christopher Mercer, CEO, Mercer Capital

Through years of financial research and training, these two highly talented and skilled professionals have provided not only a broad listing of available sites, but also a carefully selected and thorough menu to direct the practitioner to essential data for their research engagements.... This book serves as a highly useful and practical tool for every valuation practice, helping all analysts to better understand the enormous research possibilities availed to them through the Internet. With thoughtful, quality guidance, it will help you overcome your research obstacles and maximize your valuable research time. ––James L. (Butch) Williams, CPA/ABV, CVA, CBA, Chairman of the AICPA Business Valuation Subcommittee Dixon Odom PLLC

"This work of amazing breadth and depth covers the central issues that arise in financial expert testimony. It is an esential reference for counsel and practitioners in the field." —Joseph A. Grundfest, The William A. Franke, Professor of Law and Business, Stanford Law School, former Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

About the Author

Roman L. Weil, PhD, CMA, CPA, is V. Duane Rath Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago. He received his BA in economics and mathematics from Yale University in 1962. He received his MS in industrial administration in 1965 and PhD in economics in 1966, both from Carnegie–Mellon University. He joined the faculty at the University of Chicago in 1965, where he has held positions in Mathematical Economics, Management and Information Sciences, Accounting, and in the law school. He directs the University s Directors College and co–founded (now co–directs) the Chicago/Stanford/Wharton Directors Consortium, which trains corporate board members to do their jobs better; his own specialty in that training focuses on financial literacy. He has been a CPA in Illinois since 1973 and a CMA since 1974. He has served on the faculties of the Georgia Institute of Technology, New York University Law School, and Stanford University in its Graduate School of Business, Economics Department, and Law School. At Stanford, he has, since its inception, organized the sessions at Directors College on Audit Committee duties. He has served on the Board of Academic Advisors of the U.S. Business School in Prague and has taught there. He has served on the accrediting committee of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business.

Peter B. Frank is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Daymon, Worldwide Associates, Inc., in Stamford, Connecticut. He is a retired PricewaterhouseCoopers partner, where he served as a member of its global leadership and as its Global Risk Management Partner. Prior to the merger with Coopers & Lybrand, Mr. Frank was a Vice Chairman of Price Waterhouse. Mr. Frank spent the bulk of his professional career leading the Price Waterhouse dispute analysis, bankruptcy, and business turnaround practice. He served on that firm s Policy Board (Board of Directors) and its Management Committee. For more than 30 years, Mr. Frank has acted as a management consultant and expert witness for litigation, government, and industrial clients.

Michael J. Wagner earned his undergraduate degree in engineering from the University of Santa Clara in 1969, his MBA from UCLA in 1971, and his JD degree from Loyola University at Los Angeles in 1975. He is a licensed attorney and CPA in the state of California.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047160206X
• ISBN 13: 9780471602064
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 704
• Editor: Frank Peter B., Wagner Michael J., Weil Roman L.