Accounting Expertise

Skilled in financial reporting, financial statement auditing, and forensic accounting, the Bates team applies the relevant professional standards to:

Analyze complex accounting matters
Assist in proving alter ego liability using relevant internal accounting and financial reporting evidence
Opine on a party’s ability to pay punitive damages based on the financial condition of an entity and related parties
Assist in resolving royalty disputes
Evaluate allegations of accounting/professional malpractice, such as a failure to comply with generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS)
Determine whether an entity’s financial statements were prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
Identify red flags indicative of financial statement or accounting fraud and pinpoint related internal control weaknesses
Interpret the significance of accounting information in relation to the operations and performance of a business, government agency or a non-profit entity