Board Advisory Consulting Services

We enhance Board oversight and exercise fiduciary duty with an informed, objective perspective.

Our experts deliver the resources and analyses Boards need to quickly evaluate issues and options.

Our experts serve as board members and advise Boards of Directors for companies spanning all sizes, ownership structures, and industry sectors. Our unique blend of operational, financial, and transactional expertise allows a Board of Directors to understand the totality of its situation and the potential ramifications of various courses of action.

Our Services

Bankruptcy & Alternatives to Bankruptcy
Capital Raising & Debt Restructuring
Company Sale, Divestitures & Carve-Out Advisory
Compensation Strategies
Corporate Governance / Regulatory Compliance Advisory

Dispute Resolution
Environmental, Health & Safety Advisory
Executive Leadership & Interim Management Services
Financial & Operational Restructuring Advisory
Incentive & Bonus Plan Opinions

Independent Director Services
Intellectual Property Advisory
M&A & Joint Venture Advisory
Strategic Alternatives Advisory
Sustainability & ESG Advisory

Our Board Advisory Expertise

The role of a Board Member has grown increasingly difficult over the past decade. A Board is charged with having detailed knowledge of all important aspects of a Company but may lack the bandwidth or experience to effectively fulfill this role. This is particularly true during times of disruption, a transaction, allegations of impropriety, or liquidity constraints.

For a company in transition, it is imperative that the Board receives an unbiased, detailed view of current circumstances so that Board Members can appropriately consider all operational, financial, and strategic alternatives that may be available. Given the increasingly litigious business environment, an independent, third-party Director can be invaluable when decisions are challenged by outside constituencies during difficult transitional periods, or when potential sale transactions are being considered.

Our Board Participation Experience

Along with our Board Advisory services, we also leverage extensive experience personally serving as Board Directors. Our experts have served on Boards for organizations spanning a myriad of industries and at various stages of development, including:

Fortune 100 Companies
Middle Market Companies
Non-Profit Organizations
Public Companies
Research Centers
Start-Ups
Universities

Situations Where We Provide Board Advisory & Serve as Independent Directors

Our Board participation and advisory services are valuable in diverse situations, including:

Transitional periods, after an interim management assignment has been completed
When an independent director is needed
After a complex period of financial or operational restructuring
While examining the possible sale of a company or operating division and/or evaluating offers to purchase the company
While determining potential insolvency action strategies, including bankruptcy, receivership, or other out-of-court resolutions
When establishing Board representation for a specific investor constituent
When intra-Board disputes exist and need resolution
To provide investigative services after serious allegations have been made to the Board
When expert forensic accounting services are needed
To serve as restructuring committee representatives when Board Members have potential conflicts of interest

Our Firmwide Expertise

We leverage the experience of our experts in the following areas to continually enhance our Board Advisory services:

Anti-Bribery / Anti-Corruption & FCPA
ARP Funding
Business Intelligence
Business Valuation
Cyber Security & Digital Investigation
Environmental, Health & Safety Advisory
Falsely Reported Transactions
Financial / Operational Internal Controls Failures
Foreign Investment Regulation
Forensic Accounting
Fraud Investigations
Global Sanctions Compliance
Intellectual Property Strategy & Valuation
Market Entry Analysis
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Due Diligence
Off-Channel Communications (OCC) Regulations
Political Risk & Government Relations Advisory
Regulatory Compliance Inquiries & Settlements
Reputational Risk Mitigation
Supply Chain Integrity
Sustainability & Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Advisory

Capital Raising & Debt Restructuring

We advise Boards of Directors regarding capital raising opportunities for companies faced with complex growth or funding situations.

Our experts employ a highly customized and collaborative approach to deliver solutions that fit the Board’s needs, providing financing alternatives across the entire capital structure. We support clients in raising adequate funds, allowing them to execute strategic plans, expand their businesses, and maximize enterprise value. We are uniquely qualified to support transitioning, rebounding, or early-stage companies with access to non-traditional sources to raise the capital needed to support their goals for recovery or growth.

Corporate Governance & Regulatory Compliance Advisory

Our team assists Boards facing multi-jurisdictional regulatory inquiries, government investigations, and internal compliance challenges by helping them design, implement, monitor, and enhance effective compliance policies and programs.

We leverage our regulatory, technology, and investigative expertise to provide clients with a 360-degree view of their operations to help adapt to ever-changing regulatory requirements and manage emerging data sources and technologies.

Intellectual Property Advisory

As intangible assets represent 90% of corporate value, the Board of Directors ultimately is responsible for protecting this value for the benefit of shareholders.

Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held, advises on intellectual property (IP) best practices and provides lasting insights to both realize value and manage risk. Managing Directors within Ocean Tomo also serve as Directors in select cases, often chairing a Board committee on intellectual property.

We are routinely called on to advise on Board-level issues, including:

Implementation of trade secret reasonable measures
Development of an IP licensing policy for use when defending or asserting patent infringement
Risk management of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AIML) databases and related concerns regarding copyright infringement
Establishing a plan for IP asset management to prevent shareholder claims

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J.S. Held

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50 Jericho Quadrangle
Suite 117
Jericho, N.Y. 11753
+1 516 621 2900
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J.S. Held, its affiliates and subsidiaries are not certified public accounting firm(s) and do not provide audit, attest, or any other public accounting services. J.S. Held is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Securities offered through PM Securities, LLC, d/b/a Phoenix IB, a part of J.S. Held, member FINRA/ SIPC or Ocean Tomo Investment Group, LLC, a part of J.S. Held, member FINRA/ SIPC. All rights reserved.

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