Managing Director, Forensic Accounting and Financial Crimes
cdavis@batesgroup.com
A. Christine Davis, CPA, CFF, CVA, CGMA is retained as a consulting and testifying expert in the fields of accounting, economic damages, business valuation, and fraud. With over 24 years of litigation support experience, her expert consultation has been sought in a wide range of disputed matters involving complex accounting analyses, lost profits, lost earnings, alter ego liability, wage-and-hour issues, partnership disputes, breach of contract claims, breach of fiduciary duty claims, royalty disputes, the standard of care for accountants, business valuation, insurance bad faith, punitive damages, and allegations of asset misappropriation and financial statement fraud. She excels at unraveling and explaining in plain English complicated financial analyses as well as efficiently instilling fundamental concepts.
Ms. Davis is the Managing Director of Forensic Accounting, Economic Damages & Financial Crimes at Bates Group. Bates Group is a provider of U.S. and global securities litigation support and regulatory consulting, financial institution compliance solutions, professional services in anti-money laundering and fraud investigations, and expert witness services in forensic accounting, valuation, and commercial damages. She is a frequent speaker and writer on economic damages and financial reporting topics. Having been admitted in federal and state courts as an expert, Ms. Davis has the frontline experience to interpret complex financial information and the expertise to communicate her opinions with clarity and objectivity.
Bates Group LLC, San Francisco, CA, Director of Forensic Accounting and Financial Crimes, 2018-Present
OnPoint Analytics, Inc., San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Director of Forensic and Financial Accounting, Damages Expert, Accounting Expert, 2016-2018
DZH Phillips LLP, CPAs and Advisors, San Francisco, Bay Area, CA, Forensic Accountant, Director and Partner in Charge of Forensics, Consulting & Testifying Expert, 2013-2016
StoneTurn, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Forensic Accountant, Managing Director, Consulting Expert, 2012
Hemming Morse, LLP, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Forensic Accountant, Director, Consulting & Testifying Expert, 1997-2011
Banner Aerospace, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Subsidiary Controller, 1995-1996
Coopers & Lybrand LLP, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Auditor and Tax Accountant, 1994-1995
Burr, Pilger & Mayer, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Auditor and Tax Accountant, 1993-1994
Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA, B.A. Accounting, 1993
Certified Public Accountant, State of California (#69217) - 1995
Certified Public Accountant, State of New York (#101228) - 2009
Certified Public Accountant, State of Oregon (#15510) - 2019
Certified in Financial Forensics, AICPA (#257) - 2008
Certified Valuation Analyst, National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (#041850) - 2008
Chartered Global Management Accountant, AICPA - 2014
Arbitrator Certificate, Bar Association of San Francisco - 2015
Blockchain Fundamentals for Accounting and Finance Professionals Certificate, AICPA - 2019
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Practising Law Institute – Co-Chair and faculty member, Pocket MBA: Finance for Lawyers and Other Professionals; Faculty member, Accounting Basics for Lawyers
Author of published articles
Faculty member or speaker for continuing legal or professional education programs
Controller and "Big Six" auditor & tax accountant
Past board member at two nonprofit organizations
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