Fraud & Forensic Accounting I Meaden & Moore

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For over half a century, Meaden & Moore’s Investigative Accounting Group has provided insurance claim evaluations across all coverages, forensic examinations, fraud and financial investigations, contract examinations, dispute resolution services, and litigation support for all phases of insurance events, contracts, and business disputes. We effectively deliver investigative services to insurance companies, independent adjusters, legal counsel, and owners in both the public and private sectors.

Our clients count on our expert assistance in preparing interrogatories and requests for documents. Our professionals also attend depositions of fact, assist in reviewing the opposition’s work product, and help develop probing questions designed to uncover financial facts essential to each case.

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Expert Assistance for Your Complex Matters

Our experienced professionals are dedicated to providing forensic accounting services. Our leaders are Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE), Certified Public Accountants (CPA), and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF).

As CFEs, we are members of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, whose members specialize in the detection, prevention, investigation, and deterrence of fraud. As CPAs, we are members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and the AICPA awards the CFF to CPAs who demonstrate highly specialized expertise in forensic accounting. We are also members of the Institute of Internal Auditors and several other organizations associated with the insurance and legal professions.

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Debtor Fails Insolvency Tests for Fraudulent Transfers

Detecting Fraud With Proactive Measures

How To Estimate Lost Profits For A Start-Up Business

Proposed FRE Amendments May Affect Your Expert Witnesses

Don't Let Fraud Disrupt Your M&A Deal

FRE 702 Amendment Would Clarify Expert Testimony Standard

Key Considerations in the Measurement of Wind Power Business Interruption Losses

Was There an Actual Loss Sustained?

How Testing Journal Entries May Signal Financial Statement Fraud

Follow the Money: How Forensic Accountants Use Lifestyle Analysis to Reveal the Truth

Do You Know the Difference Between Lost Profits and Disgorgement?

New Study Highlights Use of Crypto in Fraud

Discounting Damages

What Can Ted Lasso Teach Us About Business Income Loss Measurements?

Spotlight on Discounted Cash Flow

How to Factor Cybersecurity Concerns into a Business Valuation

Impact of COVID-19 on Measuring Business Interruption Losses for Hotels

Key Considerations for Employee Dishonesty Insurance Claims

Are “calculations” of value admissible in court?

Yaquinto v. Thompson St. Capital Partners: Bankruptcy trustee falls short on transfer challenge

In re Kinser Group LLC: Incorrect assumptions in bankruptcy case undermine hotel appraisal

Forensic Investigations: The Ins and Outs of Questioned Document Examinations

The Impact Of Inflation On Business Interruption Loss & Economic Damages Calculations

A Reflection on 45 Years of Forensic Accounting at Meaden & Moore

Key Considerations for the Measurement of Builder’s Risk Insurance Losses Part 1: Property Damage, Expediting and Other Costs

Key Considerations in the Measurement of Solar Power Business Interruption Losses

Maryland’s Highest Court Adopts the Daubert Test for Determining the Admissibility of Expert Scientific Testimony

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Explains “Built-in” Apportionment in Royalty Calculation

Does Ransomware Insurance or Payment of a Ransom Increase the Risk of a Future Attack?

Damage Measurements During Volatile Economic Periods

Beyond the Books: How Industry Data Can Be Used to Arrive at More Accurate Loss Measurements

The Interplay between Inventory Spoilage and Business Interruption Claims in the Context of Restaurants Impacted by the Texas Freeze

Court Dismisses COVID-19 Business Interruption Claim

Business Interruption Loss Measurements for Unprofitable Businesses

Handle Financial Testimony By Lay Witnesses With Care

Turning a New Leaf: Crop Insurance for Cannabis Growers

How to Calculate Qualifying Lost Profits for Business Interruption Claims

Accounting for Cyber Business Interruption: Issues and Observations

Is that Expert Report Final — or a Draft?

Spotlight on Fraud in the Nonprofit Sector

Absorption Costing Impacts in Time Element Claims

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - The Appeal

Valuation of Wine Inventory: When Wine Goes up in Smoke

Estimating Lost Profits Using the Before-and-After Method

New ACFE Study Highlights the High Cost of White-Collar Crime

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Test Case

COVID-19: Starting in Lockdown

Court Clarifies Damages for ESOP Fiduciary Breach

Calculation of Value vs. Conclusion of Value: Which Level of Service Is Appropriate in Litigation?

Spotlight on Patent Infringement: Recent Federal Circuit Case Offers Guidance on the EMVR

Filing Charges Against a Fraudster

Beware of Forensic Accounting Issues When Calculating Lost Profits

Calculating Damages for Intangibles

Daubert Challenges: Communication With Experts Is Key to Avoiding Exclusion

Critical Time Element Impacts on Both Coronavirus Claims and Non-Virus Claims

4 Signs of Accounts Receivable Fraud Schemes

The Cost of Capital Counts

Look Beyond Deal Price in Statutory Appraisals

Consumer Debt Portfolios Allegedly Used in Recent Ponzi Scheme

Warning: Expert Admissibility Standards May Vary

Data Analytics Roundup

Recognize the Typical Schemes of Subcontractor Fraud

How Market Data Can Be Used to Calculate Reasonable Royalty Images

Dissenting Shareholders: What’s the Fair Value of the Interest?

Beneish Model Helps Detect Earnings Manipulation

Applying the Daubert Standard in Federal Cases

Commercial Property Coinsurance Coverage & Penalties: How does it work?

Calculating Damages in Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions Disputes

Forensic Accounting: How to Keep Your Attorney From Turning Red-Faced

Clerk of Works & Forensic Examination of Construction Costs

Are Settlements Taxable?

Builder’s Risk – Tax Credit Financing

Which Is Appropriate: Lost Profits or Lost Business Value?

5 Steps to Calculate Loss of Future Earnings

How to Protect Expert Testimony From Daubert Challenges

Business Income Coinsurance: To Penalize Or Not To Penalize

Cash Is King – Even in Common Fraud Schemes

Calculating Lost Profits for Startups

Understanding the Risks of Financial Misstatement

Owners’ Compensation: How Much Is Reasonable?

Courts Demand Clear Valuation Reports

Updated Survey Provides Insight Into Fraud Trends & Prevention Methods

How Casual Assumptions Can Lead to Damages and Dilemmas

Dissecting the Role of the Forensic Accountant

Economic Damages: Total Business Loss Evidence Allowed in Recent Case

Economic Losses In Fatal Accident Claims

How to Quantify Lost Profits & Diminished Business Value

Patent Apportionment: Don’t Double Count Damages!

Update on Patent Damages Under the Panduit Test

How to Navigate the Complicated Intersection of Business Income, Extra Expense, & Coinsurance

Harness the Power of Social Media in Litigation

Manufacturing Business Interruption Loss Mitigated by Stock

Court Rejects Compensation Expert’s “Result Oriented” Approach

How to Detect and Prevent Fraud Using Data Analytics Technology

Spotlight on Damages: Experts Shouldn't Assume Causation

Know The Perils of Financial Testimony by Owners and Employees

Could Receivables Fraud Strike One of Your Clients?

Why Experts Insist on Touring a Company’s Facilities

Solving the Mystery of the Phantom Employee

Deal Price Doesn’t Always Represent Fair Value

Measurement Issues in Cyber Claims

While no one is completely protected from a cybersecurity breach, some of the risk can be transferred through cyber insurance coverage.

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Meet Our Experts

At Meaden & Moore, our people are our most vital asset, providing the strength behind our reputation, technical excellence, and top-notch quality service. Wherever your business operates, you can count on the leaders at Meaden & Moore to provide the comprehensive services you need.

Benjamin S. Szustak, CPA

Since joining Meaden & Moore in 2017 as a member of the Investigative ...

Alexandria E. May, CPA

Lexi has over 17 years of forensic accounting experience performing ...

Christopher J. Goddard, CPA

Over 20 years of experience in providing services to claim ...

Susan C. Johnson, CPA, CFE, CFF

With 16 years in public accounting, Susan provides investigative ...

John A. Nitti, CPA

Since 2004, John specializes in providing investigative accounting ...

Michael P. Webster, CPA, CFF

Mike has provided investigative accounting and litigation support ...

Patrick F. Kelleher, CPA, CFF

Patrick has nearly two decades of experience working in the area of ...

Brad White, CFE

For the past two decades, Brad has provided forensic/investigative ...

Robert J. Traven, CPA, CFF

Robert has over 30 years of experience in providing services to claim ...

Andrew T. Clark, CPA, CFE, CFF

Andy has over twenty years of public accounting experience and ...

Christian T. Fox, CPA

Since joining Meaden & Moore in 1999, Christian has focused his career ...

Eric T. Rapp, CPA

Since joining Meaden & Moore in 2012 as a member of the Investigative ...