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Expertise Description: MHS, ISHC – Hotel consulting expert experienced in asset management, hotel operations, hotel franchising and litigation support services. Has held hotel manager positions. Consultations include areas concerning franchise and management agreements, hotel acquisitions and due diligence studies, and operational audits. Emeritus member of Board of Advisors of the NYU Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management. Member of International Society of Hospitality Consultants. Over 18 years of expert witness... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: More than 35 years experience in Real Estate Finance & Mortgage Lending. Expertise includes real estate standard of care, appraisal review, real estate transactions, secondary market transaction review, mortgage brokerage activities, and mortgage banking activities. Prior expert witness consultation, deposition, arbitration, and testimony experience... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: PE, MS, DEE – Consulting expert in Environmental Engineering with more than 25 years experience in the field. Currently serves as President and CEO of an engineering consulting firm based in Florida. Has chaired numerous scientific conferences and has over 180 technical publications to his credit. Qualified and experienced in virtually all aspects of contaminant release mechanisms and compliance; environmental assessment and remediation, with specific expertise in the due diligence... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Former SEC Enforcement attorney that has served as an expert witness in various matters involving securities regulation and broker-dealer compliance and supervision. Has testified on matters involving private placements including those involving real estate-based investments such as TICs. Expertise includes: major investments frauds, systemic issues in compliance and supervision, and the underlying consideration and policy concerns applicable in investment disputes. Experienced in: California securities laws and/or Finra rules; ponzi schemes... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: JD, CIC – Consulting insurance expert with more than 30 years experience in the field. Expertise includes: property / casualty insurance, agency management, and operations. Experienced in errors and omissions, including binding authority / procurement of coverage, claims handling, segregation of funds, and documentation. Also knowledgeable in due diligence and policy interpretation, including commercial, personal, automobile, homeowners, commercial crime / inland marine, general liability, and workers compensation matters. Certified Insurance... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: MBA, RRP, MHS - Consulting expert in Hotel and Hospitality Real Estate. Academically qualified with a deep knowledge of the hotel business. Has worked in senior and executive positions with three major hotel companies in real estate development, finance, and operations. Has maintained an advisory practice for hotels, resorts, and related hospitality products. Services may be in relation to new properties going though any situation where disputes have arisen among... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: D.Com., C.P.A., C.A. – Expert in the detection of accounting fraud, due diligence in the mortgage industry, discovery of signals indicating that financial statements have been manipulated, forensic accounting, analysis of financial statements, and cost and management accounting. Accounting professor at USC for over twenty years; developed and teaches advanced course in detection of fraudulent financial reporting. Author of highly commended book that presents top-twenty methods companies use to manipulate... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert in corporate finance and securities. Expertise includes: corporate governance; fiduciary duty of officers, directors, and majority shareholders; legal malpractice of lawyers; merger and acquisition issues; and violations of securities laws. More than 20 years expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Expert in real estate with more than 35 years experience in the field. Expertise includes: commercial real estate, industrial real estate, breach of contract, valuation, tenant / landlord disputes, leasing, sale, leases, site acquisition, due diligence, best practices of owner to tenant, and safety of facility. Prior expert witness experience... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Experienced in all aspects of the financial services industry with unique and unparalleled hands on experience in hedge funds, mutual funds, and investment management. Has been working on Wall Street for more than 15 years and is fluent in aspects of retail and institutional brokerage, the securities markets, and fixed income and equity securities. Throughout his extensive career, he has worked in institutional brokerage, money management, and mutual fund and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.D. – Consulting expert in Bio-medical Engineering with more than 15 years experience in the field. Expertise includes medical devices, medical implants, surgical implants, surgical devices, biomechanics, orthopedics, biomaterials, biochemistry, implants, devices, quality control, FDA approval, failure analysis, immunology, and laboratory safety. Prior expert witness experience... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Commercial real estate professional with over 30 years experience in the field. Experienced in all facets of real estate portfolio, asset, and property management. Expert in acquisition, disposition, and financing transactions of income-producing real estate as well as leasing and property operations and, real estate-related risk management / insurance and legal matters. Experienced in foreclosure, commercial mortgage workouts, and real estate bankruptcy matters. More than 20 years expert witness experience... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Available to work nation wide.  Senior executive mortgage pro with a record of high quality lending and growth in 50 states. Has more than 35 years experience in financial institutions with proven leadership in all situations including particular expertise in credit risk management, performance-based operations, profitability, quality, customer service, mortgage backed securities, real estate evaluation, underwriting, lender liability, industry standards, prudence, and the permutations and perils of sub-standard and low... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: AIA, ASHRAE, CSI, CDT, LEED-AP, NCARB – Consulting building science architect with more than 14 years experience in the field. Experience includes: building enclosure technical design, consulting, construction inspections, and field investigations. Expertise includes: architectural glass and glazing (curtain walls, windows, skylights, and glazed doors); building enclosure analyses and recommendations; cause-and-origin investigations; and computer simulations of wind and windborne debris tracing. Typical scope of services include: assistance in evaluation of... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Consulting expert in technology, intellectual property, and business areas with over 20 years of broad industry experience. Background and expertise includes: computer systems; computer architecture; semiconductors; CPUs; semiconductor design; semiconductor manufacturing; systems-on-a-chip; systems architecture; mobile electronics; low power electronics; networking; technical software; embedded software; enterprise software; algorithms, M&A, patent due diligence; business plan development; and turn-around management. Ph.D. in electrical engineering... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: CPA, CFE - Consulting expert experienced in forensic accounting with more than 35 years experience in the field. Extensive experience in the application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) in diverse matters, including investigations into alleged fraudulent financial reporting, accountants' malpractice, and purchase price disputes. Also experienced in the financial aspects and evaluation of shareholder, partnership, joint venture, and management agreements; lender liability; and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Expertise in Finance and Corporate Accounting with more than 15 years in the field. Finance experience includes: mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, public stock offerings, public bond offerings, investment management, BOD and executive committee reporting, internal and SEC financial reporting, audit, forecasting and budgeting, internal controls, credit, debt restructuring, and global risk assessment. Real estate experience includes: investment in property, rental and tenant management, evaluation of Home Owner Association, BOD... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert specialized in finance and accounting with more than 35 years experience in the field. Experience includes sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, and retail of consumer products including apparel, footwear, housewares, hardware, and appliances. Key strengths include: international business; mergers and acquisitions; public and private financing; investor relations; management information systems; and strategic planning. Credentials include an MBA and CPA, and is an adjunct professor of accounting and finance at the... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.G., C.E.G. - Professional Geologist (P.G.) and Certified Engineering Geologist (C.E.G.) holding several additional professional certifications. Over 29 years experience in environmental and engineering practice. Expertise includes environmental permitting and regulatory compliance, soil and groundwater remediation, foundation engineering, waste management, storm water pollution, mining development, water resource management, underground storage tanks, groundwater contamination, and seismic surveys in numerous U.S. states and overseas locations... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.B.A, C.P.A., C.V.A., C.M.A., C.I.A. - Expert in forensic accounting and consulting with more than 25 years of experience in the field. Expertise includes forensic and investigative accounting, corporate due diligence, interim and turnaround management, consultation on internal auditing issues, and evaluations of corporate governance. Master in Business Administration (M.B.A.). Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.). Certified Valuation Analyst (C.V.A.). Certified Management Accountant (C.M.A.). Certified Internal Auditor (C.I.A.). Over 10 years expert... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert with more than 30 years experience in hedge funds, securities, and investments. In addition to currently serving as Adjunct Professor at the Fordham University Graduate School of Management, has been Adjunct Professor in the practice of finance at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has previously taught finance at Carnegie Mellon, Princeton, and Yale Universities. He is a frequent speaker at hedge fund and investment conferences, and the author of... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert specialized in real estate and litigation consulting with 30 years experience in the field. Licensed Real Estate Broker and Mortgage Broker. Expert in calculation of real estate damages resulting from construction delays, insurance claims, temporary takings, eminent domain, due diligence, and commission disputes. Expertise also includes: conducting market, marketability, and financial feasibility studies encompassing all aspects of real estate development (residential, office, retail, resort, and industrial properties); acquisition... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: CEO and principal analyst of a research organization specialized in providing insights about the printing and imaging industry with 20 years experience leading companies in this field. In previous positions with other companies, was responsible for product marketing, channel development, and pricing strategies. Experienced with developing high-volume and high-value production, creating vertical market business programs, and launching new pricing initiatives. Master of Arts in International Studies. Bachelor of Arts in... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: B.S., M.S., M.S., P.D. - Consulting expert specialized in school operations, management, and supervision with almost 40 years experience in the field. Experience includes child custody cases, NYS 3020a cases, 'UŸ? rating and wrongful dismissal hearings, and special education proceedings involving the evaluation and placement of students. Additional experience with school related malpractice issues. Former schoolteacher, crisis interventionist, supervisor, and principal; university instructor; special education expert; and licensing agent. Areas... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E., C.F.E.I - Professional engineer licensed in Florida, Connecticut, and New York, with over 27 years of experience managing and performing civil, structural, and environmental investigation, development, and construction projects. Has managed numerous asbestos and lead surveys from New York to Florida. Also has performed over 100 due diligence and condominium conversion investigations. Expert in performing forensic failure analyses. These analyses include structural, roofing, foundation, waterfront, underwater, geotechnical, water infiltration... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: C.P.C.U. - Consulting expert with more than forty-five years of experience in insurance underwriting, marketing, brokerage, and consulting. Expertise in property insurance includes: building, stock, furniture and fixtures, tenants improvements, accounts receivable, valuable papers, business interruption, extra expense, rental income, contingent business interruption, and all risk, including earthquake and flood perils, boiler and machinery, and inland marine coverages. Expertise in liability insurance includes: automobile, contractual, general, liquor, products, umbrella, and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert experienced with providing unbiased and impartial expert testimony for defense and plaintiff attorneys in hotel related cases. More than 30 years experience in hotel development, financing, and operations, including operation of 9 hotels in CA, TX, IL, and WA. Hotel franchise experience with Sheratons, Holiday Inns Inc., and Embassy Suites, and most major hotel brands in the USA. Experienced with hotel franchise disputes, hotel operating standards, and hotel... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: C.P.A., M.B.A. - Owner of freelance forensic accounting business and contract Associate of civil litigation expert firm in Los Angeles. Expertise in Forensic / Investigative Accounting. Civil case exposure includes breach of contract, negligence, intellectual property, wrongful termination, and personal injury / accident, within sectors such as government agency, defense, manufacturing and distribution, healthcare, insurance, and real estate. Family law knowledge includes determination / tracing of assets, debts and income... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Has worked in the investment management industry his entire career. Expert in hedge funds, private equity, and traditional asset managers including retail mutual funds, global and institutional money managers, and other buy side firms. Formerly a CEO of a $20 billion investment management firm and a Partner and National Director with a 'Big 4Ÿ? professional services firm; leader of their global Hedge Fund practice. Manages a boutique investment management-consulting firm... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Experienced in analytically focused management consultant, expertise in Restaurant and Hospitality Sectors, Restaurant Economics, Financial Management, Restaurant Industry Research, Corporate Earnings Analysis, Benchmarking, Operations Improvement, Business Plan Creation, Feasibility Studies, Business Management Systems, Project Management, M&A Due Diligence, Special Investigations, Management Consulting, and Business Intelligence. Versed in Profit Improvement, Revenue Enhancement, Cost Control Strategies. Restaurant industry related professional speaker. Member of the National Restaurant Association. Experienced litigation support expert consultant... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: B.S., P.E. - Professional mechanical engineer. Areas of expertise include: design (fire protection, H.V.A.C., plumbing, process piping systems); construction administration and commissioning services; and due diligence analysis. Experience includes apartments, commercial properties, condominiums, conference centers, hotels, industrial spaces, multi-use buildings, parking garages, residential buildings, restaurants, and townhouses. Professional Engineer (P.E.). Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (L.E.E.D.) Accredited. Adjunct professor. Multi-lingual. Expert witness consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: J.D., M.P.H, C.I.H. - Practicing environmental law attorney and certified industrial hygienist (C.I.H.), with more than 25-years of experience in environmental compliance and industrial hygiene. Legal expertise includes: environmental due diligence; toxic chemical exposure; underground storage tanks; air pollution; hazardous waste disposal; groundwater contamination; environmental cleanup; abatement; and superfund sites. Health and safety expertise includes: toxicology; chemical exposure; microbial contamination; air monitoring / risk assessment (petroleum, heavy meals, toxic gases... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.B.A. - Technology consultant specializing in technology development, computer forensics, mission critical networks, call centers, and due diligence for venture funding and corporate capitalizations. Expertise includes: infrastructure review; municipal broadband initiatives; network infrastructure; total market economic analysis; patent infringement; wireless network security; international marketing; software development; distance learning; network management; information technology (I.T.) and the law; technology investments; telecommunications management; and local area networks. Multiple media appearances, publications, and invited... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: B.S., CPA/CFF, CFE - Practicing Certified Public Accountant, Certified in Financial Forensics and a Certified Fraud Examiner with national and international experience. Expertise includes: business assurance, buy / sell due diligence, franchises, internal audits, manufacturing, automotive, retail companies, and taxation. Additional specialized background in corruption, economic damages, embezzlement, financial fraud, internal control, lost income, professional ethics, and valuation. Prior litigation support experience. Expert witness consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: A.I.A., N.C.A.R.B. - Consulting expert specialized in commercial and residential architecture, forensic architectural issues, architectural standard of care, and water intrusion failure analysis. More than 20 years of professional experience in architecture. Other areas of expertise include contractor delay claims, ADA analysis, mold remediation repairs, and course of construction claims disputes. Currently licensed as an architect in California, Nevada, and Arizona. Certified by the American Institute of Architects (A.I.A.) and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert specializing in propane accident reconstruction with over 33 years of experience servicing the needs of commercial, domestic and farm accounts relating to: personnel training including duty to warn, gas check, leak test, OSHA/DOT regulations, CETP basic principles and practices, and CETP propane delivery; safety presentations to Fire Departments and community organizations; interpretation and writing of safety and procedures manuals; safety operations, management and organization; due diligence; as well... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Banking and real estate finance professional. Consulting on issues in Commercial Banking, Mortgage Banking and Construction lending with over 40 years of banking and consulting experience, this expert has been retained over 200 times, has testified in deposition over 100 times, and testified in Federal and State Courts over 30 times.  This expert has served as lending officer, senior real estate officer, portfolio manager, manager of multi-bank loan syndications, president... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: C.P.M., C.I.P.S., A.C.D., C.M.C. - Real estate management consultant experienced in commercial and residential property management, multi-family properties, large urban apartment complexes, shopping malls, motels and hotels, condominiums, office buildings, as well as, office and mixed-use complexes... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Experienced in commercial and industrial construction including contract management, mediation, estimating, scheduling, claims, and due diligence. Also knowledgeable in computer systems, software, and applications development involving Oracle, Informix, Unix, AIX, Sun, and Solaris, as well as, integration, implementation, analysis, and design... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert experienced in Apparel, Licensing, Trademarks and Trade Dress, Copyrights, Design Patents, and Standards of Practice of Apparel Business Lawyers, Intellectual Property Lawyers, and Licensing Lawyers.  Apparel expertise includes the ability to review performance of a wide array of apparel business agreements to determine if it is consistent with the standards of the industry.  Has worked extensively on most facets of the clothing business and can provide expert testimony... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: R.F.C. - Expert Witness / Consultant in litigation and arbitration, nationally (17 states), involving securities, insurance, annuities and taxation. Expert has been qualified and has testified as a Securities Industry Expert Witness before the State Court in CA and serves as an NASDR arbitrator... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. - Experienced Naval Architect and Marine Engineer with almost thirty years of experience in the industry. Expertise includes: small crafts, fishing vessels, recreational boats, yachts, ferries, shipyard productivity and claims, and offshore oil exploration. Additional areas of expertise include: recreational boat accidents including outboard motor steering failures, PWC accidents, outboard motor support failures, off-throttle steering, boat collisions and allisions, falls aboard and overboard, high speed craft, primary and secondary... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Certified building inspector and licensed contractor with more than 36 years experience in the construction industry. Areas of expertise include building plan interpretation, quality control, construction management, construction education and training, residential and commercial construction, various building codes, inspection of code compliance, inspection for post-earthquake life safety, ADA requirements / compliance, and inspection for abatement of substandard or hazardous structures. Construction skills include carpentry, electrical, mechanical and plumbing trades. Projects... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Real estate broker with over 40 years experience in the real estate industry. Prior case work involving commercial real estate customs and practices, lease interpretation, options, exclusives, pro-formas, traffic, and building layouts... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Experienced in the field of real estate investments and development; areas include commercial, residential property and land development (office, industrial, retail, apartment, single family subdivision, hotel, park and educational uses), economic / financial analysis, analysis of damages / lost profits, asset and property management, development, leases and ground leases, standards of care / due diligence, property financing, entitlement matters, land use policy, contracting, public sector development, professional standards, landlord /... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: PE, CEM, CPD, IAPMO Certified Mechanical Inspector, IAPMO Certified Plumbing Inspector – Experienced in mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering and construction issues with approximately 30 years of experience in the field. Areas of expertise include heating, ventilation & air conditioning, energy conservation, hot & cold supply systems, plumbing & drainage systems, roof drainage systems, process cold water & hot water systems, fire sprinkler & standpipe systems, fire suppression systems... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert with more than 45 years of diverse experience as a Law Enforcement / Security professional. Expertise in police practices, police administration, retail commercial security, and sports and special event security crowd control. Over 15 years expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony... » Read Complete Profile

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