PKF O'Connor Davies Accountants and Advisors
PKF O'Connor Davies Accountants and Advisors
Services

Litigation Support

When disagreements surface regarding contract disputes, corporate matters, intellectual property infringement and financial loss, they are often sensitive, complex and critical. Whether such situations are resolved in the boardroom or courtroom, through litigation or arbitration, experience is of paramount importance to a satisfactory outcome.

With expansive knowledge of the rules and standards employed across many jurisdictions, we can quickly deploy a multidisciplinary team when time is of the essence. Our specialists have played pivotal roles in resolving a range of disputes from international tribunals to ownership disputes and probate litigation. Deploying a profound understanding of financial matters, accounting standards and legal principles, we are optimally equipped to dissect complex financial data, identify anomalies and provide clear, concise reports that can be crucial in dispute resolution.

Our credentialed and experienced specialists can assist counsel with negotiation strategies, facilitate settlements and, if necessary, provide expert testimony in court.

Our professionals have extensive experience computing financial and economic damages in both domestic and international commercial disputes. We are qualified experts in Federal and State courts as well as in front of private tribunals. We have advised in shareholder disputes that require litigation support, such as corporate and partnership disputes, post-acquisition disputes involving breach of contract, earn-out disputes and accounting malpractice disagreements.

Value-Adding Counsel Support

Throughout the litigation lifecycle our collaboration with counsel is vital, providing support from early case assessment, discovery and the analytical extrapolation of information and documentation to expert witness testimony and post-litigation guidance. Whether a bench or jury trial, arbitration or mediation, our experts present their insights and findings clearly and concisely.

Arbitration Services

When disputes arise, many parties to a contract opt for arbitration. This out-of-court resolution often proves faster and more cost effective than courtroom litigation, relying on an arbitrator to function as the impartial third party and render a decision regarding the facts in dispute. Serving in this role, our highly trained and widely trusted specialists are well-versed in the nuances of the effective arbitration process and are recognized for conducting fair, efficient and cost-efficient arbitration.

Our professionals have arbitrated numerous cases involving breach of contract, post-acquisition disputes, earn-out disputes, employment contract issues, accounting malpractice disagreements, copyright and patent infringement disputes. They serve on the “panel of neutrals” so integral to alternative dispute resolution organizations, such as the American Arbitration Association and the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) and are also retained privately by the parties to an arbitration independent of these organizations. In addition to being experienced arbitrators, we are Certified Public Accountants and bring deep financial and business experience to the process. Clients rely on us to help avoid the time and expense associated with courtroom litigation, to maintain strict confidentiality and to render decisions or awards that are legally binding on both sides and fully enforceable in court.

Our litigation support services include:

  • Commercial Litigation and Disputes
  • Probate Litigation
  • Trust Conflicts
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Matrimonial Disagreements
  • Arbitration
  • Expert Testimony
  • Damages Assessments
  • Post-Acquisition Disputes
    • Net Working Capital
    • Earn Outs
  • Intellectual Property
    • Patent Infringement
    • Theft of Trade Secrets
  • Breach of Contract
  • Business Interruption and Property Damage Claims
  • Whistleblower and Employment Litigation
  • Bankruptcy and Solvency Analysis
  • Accountants’ Liability