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Brandon McFarland, ABV, MBA

J.S. Held Examines Multifaceted, Global Business Impacts of Tariff and Trade Policies

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Brandon McFarland is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in valuation, economic damages, transactions, and litigation across the United States, Canada, Europe, China, Mexico, South and Central America, India, and Southeast Asia.

Brandon provides consulting services for clients across various industries, including software, technology, specialty chemicals, heavy construction, manufacturing, communications, retail, distribution, business services, real estate, pharmaceuticals, steel, agriculture, alternative energy, and green technology. Brandon has evaluated various business entities and interests, including private family-owned businesses, publicly traded companies, preferred and common stock, secured and unsecured notes, derivative interests, and joint ventures.

Throughout his career, Brandon has been a consultant with a valuation firm, an investment bank, an asset manager, and an associate at a venture capital firm. Prior to joining J.S. Held, he was a manager in the valuation and litigation services practice at Willamette Management Associates. Currently, Brandon is a Vice President at J.S. Held in the Alpharetta office, where he provides expertise leveraging his extensive experience in valuation and economic analyses, including merger and acquisition valuations, business and stock valuations, litigation disputes, damages analyses, IRS disputes, and gift and estate tax valuations.

Brandon holds an MBA with an emphasis in Finance from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies of Economics and Human Capital from Michigan State University.

Mr. McFarland was a contributor to J.S. Held's 2024 Global Risk Report.

Key Expertise

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Economic Damages
  • Taxation Planning & Compliance (Income, Gift, Estate)
  • Bankruptcy & Reorganization
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • ESOP Transactions
  • Non-Profit Entity Transactions
  • Intellectual Property Transactions & Disputes
  • Marital Dissolution

Professional Affiliations:

  • Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Non-CPA Member
     

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