Financial Litigation Specialty Webinars

This specialty track focuses on the dynamics of business valuation conclusions and calculations in the context of litigation, controlling professional standards, notable case law, differing approaches to reporting in litigation, traditional and situation-specific standards of value, and other key issues impacting BV in litigation.

How You Will Benefit
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Identify standards of value and approaches peculiar to shareholder disputes and other related litigation-based valuations
• Apply legal concepts relating to business valuation in professional engagements
• Explain professional standards governing business valuation experts in litigation engagements
• Apply professional standards in the litigation environment
• Write an effective valuation report applicable to litigation engagements
• Identify the weaknesses of valuation reports in the litigation environment
• List principles of effective communication in litigation n Apply litigation and communication skills in delivering deposition and trial testimony
• Describe the dynamics of litigation in business valuation matters

CPE On-Demand Course
		CPE: 15 Hrs	Price: $560/$504 Members Purchase the On-Demand Course here.

This specialty track focuses on the foundations and fundamentals of business income and extra expense damages information provided. It includes alternative approaches and methodologies, notable insurance policy sections, foundational evidence and research sources, and reporting guidelines and strategies embraced by the most effective business damages experts.

What You Will Cover
Part 1: Planning the Business Interruption Engagement
This part discusses who can represent the insured in a business interruption loss claim and why. We will discuss the beginning stages of the business interruption loss claim engagement from initial contact with the adjuster and the insured, gathering data, site visits, as well as discussing and deciding on the insured’s best plan of action during the period of restoration.

How You Will Benefit
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Determine who can and who cannot work directly with the insured and why on a business interruption loss claim
• Identify what items to discuss with and what documents to get from the public adjuster
• Identify what items to discuss with and what documents to get from the insured
• Choose whether or not to schedule a site visit
• Summarize expectations and deadlines with the insured

Part 2: Business Interruption Policy Differences
Business interruption claims can vary drastically due to the type of damage and company involved. In many cases, the policy itself determines how the damage claim will be determined and how the policyholder should proceed. This part will discuss the relevant policy language and what it means to the policyholder as well as the financial expert when determining damages.

How You Will Benefit
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Interpret relevant business interruption policy language
• Determine whether a policy covers extra expense
• Explain how the policy will impact the policyholder during the damage period

Part 3: Period of Restoration
In many cases, damages exist during the period of restoration. This part focuses on how to determine the period of restoration, the damage period, as well as an overview of how damages will be determined.

How You Will Benefit
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Identify the time-period covered by the period of restoration
• Construct top down and bottom up damage calculations
• Analyze what is covered during the damage period or extended damage period

Part 4: Types of Business Interruption Calculations
This part discusses the two methods of business interruption loss claim calculations, how they are calculated, and their differences. We will discuss the definition of extra expenses and learn to identify which extra expenses are acceptable and unacceptable in a business interruption/extra expense claim. We will go through a case study using both the Net Income and Gross Profit Methods of business interruption/extra expense calculations.

How You Will Benefit
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Identify and describe the two methods of business interruption loss claim calculations
• Distinguish the differences between the two methods of business interruption calculations
• Define what are extra expenses
• Distinguish the difference between acceptable and non-acceptable extra expenses in the business interruption claim
• Calculate the business interruption/extra expense loss using both the Net Income and Gross Profit Methods

Part 5: Business Interruption Claim Opportunities
Business interruption claims occur frequently throughout the country due to natural disasters and other covered causes. Learn about the opportunities to assist with business interruption claims, the extent of losses from recent natural disasters, and how financial experts have become involved in these engagements.

How You Will Benefit
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Identify common business interruption opportunities
• Define the relevant damages based on the impact of common natural disasters
• Determine ways to serve as a financial damage expert in business interruption claims

Five-Day Live Online Webinar Schedule
						Early Registration Discounts and Deadlines
		Dates		Time		10%
				Monday–Friday, 1:00–3:00 p.m. ET
		June 17–21, 2019				5/31/2019
		October 14–18, 2019				9/30/2019

This specialty track focuses on the foundations and fundamentals of business damages measurement, including: alternative approaches and methodologies, notable code sections and case law, foundational evidence and research sources, and reporting guidelines and strategies embraced by the most effective business damages experts.

• Apply the traditional methodologies used for economic damages
• Explore and evaluate alternative approaches in the measurement of damages
• Apply models used in the measurement and presentation of economic damages
• Identify sources of information, economic, and industry data
• Integrate the use of statistical and economic concepts into damages models
• Discuss case law that impacts damages measurement

Part 5: Other Considerations in Lost Profits

Five-Day Live Online Webinar Schedule
						Early Registration Discounts and Deadlines
		Dates		Time		10%
		July 15–19, 2019		Monday–Friday, 1:00–4:00 p.m. ET		6/30/2019

CPE On-Demand Course
		CPE: 15 Hrs	Price: $560/$504 Members Purchase the On-Demand Course here.

In this specialty track, learn how to effectively manage a financial investigation from start to finish. The focus will be on the nuts and bolts of conducting a fraud investigation, teaching practical forensic accounting techniques to prove what happened, who was involved, how much money is gone, and where the money went. Evidence management, analytical tools, presentation of findings, and testifying in court will also be covered.

• Understand the classification of fraud schemes and some of the most common financial frauds
• Identify documents and evidence necessary to complete a fraud investigation
• Apply investigative techniques in fraud investigations
• Present the results of a financial investigation in writing and through testimony

Part 1: Introduction to Occupational Fraud and Fraud Investigations
Part 2: Beginning the Fraud Investigation
Part 3 and 4: Forensic Accounting Techniques
Part 5: Reporting and Testifying

Five-Day Live Online Webinar Schedule
						Early Registration Discounts and Deadlines
		Dates		Time		10%
		October 14–18, 2019		Monday–Friday, 1:00–4:00 p.m. ET	Call Member/Client Services at (800) 677-2009 for Registration	9/30/2019

 

Pricing (Before Early Registration Discount) Non-Member Member Five-day Live Online Webinar (15 Hrs CPE) $720 $648

 

Webinar CPE Hours

Delivery Method Group Internet-Based Program Level Basic Advanced Preparation None Prerequisites Basic understanding of occupational fraud schemes and financial statement auditing techniques. Fields of Study Auditing 15 Total CPE Hours   15

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