Business Valuation and Litigation Support
Looking for expert business valuation or litigation support? Our
services are among the most comprehensive in the region. Select Alpern
Rosenthal and you'll partner with a seasoned team of specialists
— experts who work closely with you to provide the creative yet
practical solutions that give your business that extra edge.
Alpern Rosenthal has formed the most comprehensive business valuation
and litigation support program in Western Pennsylvania. Our goal is to
provide comprehensive and specialized financial and litigation consulting
services in a variety of dispute resolution settings such as commercial
damages, divorce and civil/criminal litigation.
Forensic Accounting
Our group has the expertise and litigation experience to assist attorneys
and their clients in applying financial facts to legal problems. We
utilize our forensic accounting expertise in civil and criminal cases,
as well as internal investigations.
Economic Damages Cases
In civil litigation, a showing of harm must be accompanied by a calculation
of damages suffered by a given party. Our valuation professionals are
frequently called upon to calculate damages and present our findings
to a judge or jury. We have extensive experience in calculating damages
and analyzing damage claims. We use our forensic accounting expertise
and litigation experience in assisting counsel with complex financial
fact patterns.
Equitable Distribution
In many divorce proceedings, a variety of complex economic issues arise
that impact the ultimate division of the marital estate. We have extensive
experience in preparing valuation reports with regard to closely-held
business interests. Our Litigation Support Group, which has the largest
practice in Western Pennsylvania, can perform the
following types of financial analyses:
• Closely-Held Business Valuations
• Disposable Income Analyses
• Tax Analyses - Act 175
• Pension Valuations
• Stock Option Valuations
• Forensic and Investigative Accounting.
White Collar Crime
Our experienced litigation support team assists defense counsel in complex
investigations of income tax evasion, money laundering and related financial
crimes. We have experience in litigating white collar criminal cases
at trial and at the sentencing phase.
Bankruptcy
Our litigation support team assists counsel in determining insolvency,
financial analysis, forensic accounting and related matters in bankruptcy
matters.
Valuation of Intangible Assets and Impairment Testing
We perform comprehensive valuations of intangible assets, intellectual
property and businesses for purchase price allocation purposes and impairment
testing under FAS 141 and FAS 142.
We deliver a depth of knowledge and resources on parallel with national
valuation firms, but provide these services at a much lower fee structure.
In fact, our firm has the largest dedicated group of valuation consultants
in Pittsburgh, even when compared to the Big 4 firms located in town.
Many of the clients we have performed valuation services for are publicly
traded companies with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting
requirements and deadlines.
Our proven ability to effectively meet the technical and professional
expectations of the SEC and the independent audit firms responsible
for reviewing our analyses enables us to be a valuable member of the
team responsible for accounting for a company’s purchase price.
This commitment and our past experiences ensure that our analyses will
be completed so that the audit team may confidently rely upon our conclusions.
Estate and Gift Planning
A necessary first step in designing a succession plan for a closely-held
business is the determination of the value of the business at hand.
Similarly, the estate planning process is dependent upon justifiable
values of the client’s assets to assure that appropriate tax planning
measures are taken.
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