Forensic Accounting

Accounting practices are and will remain the subject of intense public and regulatory scrutiny and litigation. Tough questions, requiring timely, accurate responses, come from Congress, regulators, third-party plaintiffs and the press. The pressure on individual directors, executives, outside auditors, bankers and their respective legal counsel has never been greater.

Capstone's technical accounting and auditing experts provide forensic accounting, damages analysis, discovery management and other litigation support services. Our technical accounting knowledge and investigative methodology bring clarity and comprehension to the complex forensic accounting issues in dispute and investigative matters.

Capstone professionals have extensive experience with the following:

SEC and other regulatory examinations, inquiries and investigations, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and 404 internal controls inquiries
Investigative due diligence and fact-gathering at the outset of an investigation or prior to a proposed transaction
Providing rapid, confidential responses to high-stakes events, including whistleblower allegations, regulatory inquiries and examinations, financial irregularities and restatements, inadequate disclosures, requests for separate forensic accounting reviews, shareholder derivative suits and misappropriation of corporate assets
Reconstructing events from imperfect data, unraveling complex financial transactions and conducting forensic examinations and interviews
Identifying and isolating crucial evidence and share our findings with management or regulators
Presenting our findings through expert testimony at hearings and trial
Acting as independent compliance monitors and provide integrity advisory services once a settlement has been reached