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Zachary Kahn

J.S. Held Strengthens Forensic Accounting and Financial Investigations Expertise and Expands Suite of Services in Canada with Acquisition of ADS Forensics

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Prior to joining J.S. Held, Zachary Kahn served as a Managing Analyst of Capital Forensics, Inc. (CFI). Initially, he began his career at CFI in 2013 as a litigation analyst. As a Litigation Analyst, Mr. Kahn participated in an in-depth examination of, among other information, account turnover, out-of-pocket gains/losses, profit and loss, and commissions to address various issues of the case.

Mr. Kahn then advanced to a managing analyst, supervising and training a team of analysts who focused on the regulatory space for CFI’s clients in the financial industry. Zack’s role in these projects included making personnel decisions, managing the team, determining appropriate methodologies, estimating project costs, presenting findings to the clients and regulators, and submitting final billing.

As a Director at J.S. Held, Mr. Kahn oversees dozens of regulatory projects covering various FINRA and SEC Initiatives as well as Enforcement matters and Internal Reviews. Mr. Kahn leads a team of consultants to process, validate, and analyze datasets of varying sizes, sometimes billions of records. Many matters involve mutual funds, while others also involve other security types such as UITs, Preferreds, and Closed-end funds. The team often works directly with Counsel and collaborates with J.S. Held’s team of experts to ensure the methodologies applied are following industry standards.

Key Expertise

  • Quantitative Analysis, Data Analytics & Damages
  • Investment Performance Measurement & Statistics
  • Regulatory & Internal Investigations
  • Fraud Investigations & Forensics