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Lawrence D. Morriss, Jr. Senior Managing Director, Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC |
| 666 Third Ave., 21st Floor, New York, NY 10017 | 212.808.8353 | | |
Litigation and Investigative Services
- Vast experience in providing expert witness services in complex civil and criminal litigation, including valuation, investigation, financial, accounting and economic issues
- Expertise in intercompany issues, substantive consolidation, franchise/dealership disputes, insolvency, fraudulent conveyances and preferences, construction disputes, securities/finance disputes, embezzlement/fraudulent reporting cases, business valuations, lost profits and damage issues, breach of contract and officers' and directors' standard of care
- Experienced in the 1933 and 1934 Securities Act financial reporting, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS)
- Serves as an expert witness in business valuation matters, insolvency analysis and fraudulent conveyances, business interruption matters, trademark issues and post-merger and acquisition matters
- Performs closely-held valuations in the manufacturing, information technology, telecommunications, restaurants, healthcare and construction industries
- Previously served as the principal-in-charge of XRoad Solutions' Litigation, Valuation & Investigative Services and as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), New York, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and California
- Developed and presented continuing professional education courses on Introduction to SEC Reporting and Public Company Reporting including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Developed and presented Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars on Understanding Financial Statements and Understanding Business Valuation Concepts
- B.S.B.A, University of Missouri
- Continuing Professional Education (CPE), University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
- Continuing Professional Education (CPE), Dartmouth College, Amos Tuck School of Business Administration
- National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, member
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, member
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, member
- Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants, member
- National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting (Treadway Commission), past member
