Fraud Investigation

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (cont.)

General Forensic (cont.)

Deborah Dickson, CPA, CFE, CFF, MAFF

Smith Dickson, CPAs, LLP 18100 Von Karman Ave, Ste 420 Irvine, CA 92612 Tel: (949) 553-1020 Fax: (949) 553-0249 Email: debbie.dickson@smithdickson.com Website: www.smithdickson.com Degrees/Lic: CPA; CFE; CFF; MAFF Specialties: CPA 30+ years, testifying 20+ years, forensic accounting and litigation support. Forensic expert witness in Federal Courts and State Civil and Probate Courts. The professionals at Smith Dickson clearly, independently, and accurately analyze financial information, calculate damages, evaluate claims, prepare expert reports and render expert testimony. Thousands of hours of forensic accounting, deposition and trial experience. Damage calculations; lost profits; forensic accounting; expert testimony; intellectual property; fraud & embezzlement; real estate; trust & estate beneficiary disputes, tax controversy; employment issues; business dissolution.

Delores A. Conway, PhD

Professor, Simon Business School, U of Rochester Previously on Faculty at USC Marshall School of Business and U of Chicago Booth School of Business Los Angeles, CA 90089 Tel: (310) 613-9773 Email: delores.conway@simon.rochester.edu Degrees/Lic: BS, Math, Stat, U Wisconsin; MS/PhD Statistics, Stanford Univ; Assoc Dean, Simon Bus School, U of Rochester; Director, Real Estate Forecast, USC Specialties: Statistics, real estate analysis, econometrics, data analysis & sample surveys. Financial models, employment discrimination, forecasting, assessment of environmental pollution, analysis of medical data, economic analysis, insurance. Over 30 years experience as a testifying expert with law firms in LA, NY, DC, San Diego and Chicago.

Corporate Sciences, Inc.

Contact: Dr. Joseph D’Antoni 3215 E. Foothill Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107 Tel: (626) 440-7200 Fax: (626) 440-1800 Email: jsdantoni@hotmail.com Degrees/Lic: Master and Doctoral Degree in Business Economics and former faculty member at three major universities with associates holding PhD’s, CPA’s & MBA’s Specialties: Highest level of financial expertise applied with over 40 years of testifying experience throughout the United Stated and Europe resulting in exceptional levels of damage recovery and reduction of financial exposure in the areas of contract disputes, real property and business valuation issues, construction claims, loss profits, intellectual property, environmental, employment and insurance claims and defense.

Engel & Engel LLP

Certified Public Accountants Contact: Jason A. Engel 2029 Century Park E., Ste 1020 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Tel: (310) 277-2220 Fax: (310) 277-2212 Email: jasonengel@engelandengel.com Website: www.engelandengel.com Degrees/Lic: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF) and Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV). Specialties: Engel & Engel, LLP is a Los Angeles CPA firm engaged in the practice of forensic accounting for over 25 years. Mr. Engel has served as an expert witness in over 500 forensic accounting cases including expert testimony in connection with a jury award of $2.3 billion. Mr. Engel has authored 20 research publications on the subjects of economic damages, fraudulent transfers, intellectual property, alter ego, business valuation, and employment damages. Mr. Engel has been engaged in the practice of forensic accounting and expert testimony for forty years including forensic experience at two of the Big 4 accounting firms. Mr. Engel has testified in federal courts, bankruptcy courts, state courts, and dispute resolutions and arbitration/mediation. He has also served as a court appointed accounting referee. Experience and expertise includes complex business litigation matters including economic damages, financial fraud investigation, alter ego, fraudulent transfers, business valuation, bankruptcy and insolvency, intellectual property, construction, construction defects, real estate, employment, business interruption, business operations, partnership and corporate dissolutions, and accounting malpractice.

Fulcrum Inquiry LLP

Contact: David Nolte/Renee Howdeshell 707 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 2050 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Tel: (213) 787-4100 Fax: (213) 891-1300 Email: dnolte@fulcrum.com Email: rhowdeshell@fulcrum.com Website: www.fulcrum.com Degrees/Lic: CPA’s, CFA’s, ASA’s PhD’s & MBA’s in Accounting, Finance, Economics & related subjects Specialties: Our professionals are experienced CPA’s, MBA’s, ASA’s, CFA’s, affiliated professors & industry specialists. Our analysis & research combined with unique presentation techniques have resulted in an unequaled record of successful court cases & client recoveries. Our expertise encompasses damages analysis, lost profit studies, business & intangible asset valuation, fraud investigations, statistics, forensic economic analysis, royalty audits, strategic & market assessments, competitive surveys, injury & employment damages, intellectual property disputes & a wide range of other financial advisory services. See ad insert after page 56.