Our firm provides expert fiduciary and financial analysis and testimony in trust, estate, probate, securities, RIA and broker‑dealer, banking and lending, fraud, cryptocurrency, and other complex or digital‑asset disputes in court and arbitration proceedings.
Trust, Estate & Probate Litigation
Independent expert analysis of trust and estate administration and contested fiduciary actions involving individual, professional, and corporate trustees and executors. Addresses breach of fiduciary duty, fiduciary standards of care, trustee and executor conduct, and administration of complex family and multi-entity structures.
Analysis of fiduciary standards of care applied to trust portfolios and the full corpus in dispute, including suitability, diversification, concentration, liquidity, and risk management over time, frequently involving trust owned real estate, closely held entities, or other complex and non-traditional assets.
Expert opinions on fiduciary conduct and decision‑making, including alleged breaches of loyalty and prudence, conflicts of interest, self-dealing, and the alignment of fiduciary actions with governing instruments, beneficiary interest, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Securities, RIA & Broker-Dealer
Expert analysis of investment-advisory and broker‑dealer practices, including fiduciary and Regulation BI obligations, suitability and unsuitable recommendations, disclosure, conflicts of interest and compensation incentives, supervision, and compliance program effectiveness.
Matters frequently involve portfolio construction and management, risk-adjusted asset allocation, incentive compensation structures, supervisory failures, and the use of complex or non‑traditional investment products, including private equity, hedge funds, structured and hybrid products, and digital assets.
Provides independent opinions in litigation and FINRA arbitration on whether advisory and brokerage conduct aligned with governing agreements, fiduciary and regulatory standards, firm policies, and customer or client objectives and risk profiles over the relevant time period.
Banking, Lending & Institutional Governance
Analysis of banking, lending, and wealth‑management practices across multiple business lines, including retail and business banking, private banking, and mortgage and commercial lending, as well as integrated advisory platforms serving high‑ and ultra‑high‑net‑worth clients.
Engagements examine loan underwriting and credit‑risk evaluation, incentive compensation structures, internal controls, supervisory frameworks, and coordination across operational, compliance, and risk functions.
Expert opinions address institutional governance, decision‑making, and control adequacy in disputes involving financial institutions, corporate trustees, and wealth‑management organizations, including matters arising during periods of organizational stress, regulatory scrutiny, or significant institutional failures.
Financial Investigations & Forensic Reconstruction
Forensic financial analysis in complex fiduciary, securities, and banking disputes involving incomplete, inconsistent, or disputed records and multi‑entity or cross-border structures.
Work includes cash‑flow tracing, portfolio and account reconstruction, reconciliation across entities, currencies, and jurisdictions, and identification of patterns associated with fraud, misappropriation, or control failures.
Findings are presented through standards‑based analysis addressing causation and damages, with clear explanation of complex financial evidence for counsel, courts, arbitrators, and other triers of fact.
An expert witness consultancy dedicated to making specialized fiduciary and financial services issues understandable in plain, simple terms, supported by a collaborative, team-based approach for counsel, courts, and arbitrators.
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