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Read MoreWhen an investigation or litigation involves a company in financial distress, we help uncover the truth behind the numbers, recover assets, and navigate complex legal landscapes.
We combine forensic accounting, fiduciary services, and litigation experience to expertly guide business owners, stakeholders, lenders, creditors, regulators, and counsel seeking recovery in distressed situations.
Our forensic experts provide independent, data-driven analysis to uncover financial misconduct, assess insolvency, and identify critical errors in accounting and reporting. We apply deep expertise investigating auditor negligence, legal malpractice, and internal control failures to deliver insights that drive strategic legal outcomes.
Leveraging deep technical expertise and advanced analytics, we extract and interpret key financial evidence to support complex investigations and high-stakes litigation. Our team delivers defensible expert testimony, robust litigation support, and actionable findings that help clients mitigate losses, recover assets, and navigate financial recovery with confidence.
Our multidisciplinary experts across J.S. Held collaborate to deliver comprehensive investigations and litigation support services for distressed businesses spanning matters involving:
Our collaborative approach ensures that clients benefit from a comprehensive view of the issues at hand, enabling effective dispute resolution and recovery.
In investigations involving disputes, allegations of fraud, regulated enterprises, and distressed businesses, clarity is essential to navigate uncertainty and achieve resolution. Our specialized forensic accounting services are instrumental in uncovering the root causes of financial distress, including fraud, mismanagement, or accounting irregularities, providing a clear and objective view of a company’s landscape.
Our team brings deep expertise in the analysis and reconstruction of financial statements, enabling us to identify trends, detect inconsistencies, and flag operational or financial red flags, including signs of manipulation or misstatements.
We provide guidance on restatements of previously issued financial statements due to fraud, accounting errors, misapplication of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), or outdated accounting standards. When restatement is necessary, we assist clients in:
Our experts play a critical role in uncovering fraudulent activity within financially distressed businesses, delivering actionable insights to lenders, creditors, legal counsel, and regulatory authorities.
We apply advanced investigative methodologies and technologies to trace assets, analyze financial records, and assess the legitimacy of transactions. Our team is experienced in identifying a wide range of fraudulent schemes, alter ego structures, substantive consolidation, embezzlement, lapping, Ponzi and pyramid schemes, and asset misappropriation, helping to ensure compliance, protect stakeholder interests, and maximize recoveries.
We are adept at identifying fraudulent transfers under the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (UFTA), providing expert opinions on fair and reasonably equivalent value, insolvency, and the magnitude of transfers.
Our turnaround and restructuring experts specialize in identifying and recovering misappropriated or hidden assets in distressed business environments.
Using advanced data analytics, financial modeling, and investigative techniques, we trace complex asset flows across jurisdictions and entities. We work closely with legal counsel and stakeholders to support recovery actions, including analysis of fraudulent transfer claims and enforcement of judgments. Our deep understanding of insolvency and bankruptcy frameworks ensures that asset recovery efforts are strategic and defensible.
In litigation involving distressed and insolvent businesses, our experts draw on decades of forensic accounting and investigative experience to deliver clear, objective, and defensible testimony in complex financial disputes.
We support clients and counsel with detailed analyses, expert reports, and testimony related to insolvency, fraud, economic damages, financial misconduct, and other areas of financial distress. Legal counsel trust our experts to deliver thoughtful, independent insight, translating complex financial issues into simple, understandable narratives.
We provide independent financial analysis to resolve disputes arising from acquisitions, mergers, and restructurings, including valuation disagreements, earn-out disputes, and breach of representation claims.
Our experts assess whether transaction terms were fair and equitable, quantify damages, and evaluate post-deal financial performance. We investigate allegations of financial or operational misrepresentation, hidden liabilities, or accounting irregularities that may have impacted deal value.
Our team supports distressed businesses facing regulatory scrutiny by conducting independent internal investigations, preparing response strategies, and advising on compliance enhancements. We provide guidance in Director and Officer (D&O) investigations, board advisory, and ongoing risk assessments to identify gaps and mitigate exposure.
Our experts are experienced with inquiries from the SEC, FTC, CFTC, and other regulatory bodies, ensuring that findings are delivered with precision and credibility, while helping clients minimize reputational and financial risk.
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