Our firm, Denburg & Low, PA, is a certified public accounting firm with extensive experience in providing special investigative services and litigation support which go well beyond the normal scope of forensic accounting or special examination services typically provided by CPA firms. It has become a major industry specialization for us. We have offices in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland. Our staff size is large enough to meet our clients’ needs, yet small enough to deliver fast, responsive service.
Representative Clients
The following is a representative list of recognizable clients for whom we have provided investigative/forensic related services:
NBC News with Tom Brokaw
Financial analysis of President and Mrs. Clinton’s tax returns and financial history
Analysis of tax aspects of Whitewater transaction
Analysis of House Ways and Means Committee’s flat tax proposal
Newsday News Organization
Investigation of an Iranian controlled US non-profit organization owning large US real estate projects
CNN
Consultation regarding Bishop Trust news feature – Hawaiian non-profit organization
General Electric
Economic loss/Litigation support engagement
Mitsubishi Corporation
Forensic accounting engagement
Major Japanese Conglomerate
Special investigation which determined the ownership group of a competing company included officers of their own US subsidiary
Large US REIT
Investigation to identify irregularities involving construction funding of a $250 million real estate project in Florida
Reconstruction of accounting records for the $250 million real estate project
Investigation of propriety of $4 million in legal fee charges from various large mid-western law firms
Investigation of propriety of $1 million in IPO printing charges from large Chicago printing company
International Pension Advisor
Special investigative work – confidential
Resolution Trust Corporation
Evaluation of real estate collateral securing loans that were pledged
Reconstruction of pension plan records for a failed financial institution
Evaluation of appraisals of real estate
Maryland Deposit Insurance Fund Corporation
During savings and loan crisis, reconstruction of savings and loans records including loan and real estate portfolios to determine value of failed financial institution for an eventual sale
Investigation of savings and loan executives
Representative law firms who have engaged our services for litigation support
Baker & Hostetler, Washington DC
Covington & Burling, Washington DC
Zuckerman, Spaeder, Goldstein, Taylor & Kolker LLP, Washington DC
McEwen, Gisvold, Raskin, Carter & Streinz, Portland OR
Stein, Mitchell & Mezines, Washington, DC
Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, DC
Scope of Expertise
Litigation support services
- Expert witness
- Discovery planning and support
Forensic and investigative accounting
- Specialized financial examinations
- Examinations for errors and irregularities
- Reconstruction of records
- Asset tracing
- Legal audits
- Due diligence investigations
Fraud
- Prevention
- Detection
- Investigation
Valuation of –
- Business
- Pensions
- Intangibles
Computation of –
- Contract damages
- Economic damages
- Employment discrimination damages
- Lost profits
- Lost earnings
- Lost value
- Lost cash flow
- Mitigation
- Restitution
- Wrongful death damages
Punitive damage studies
Tax issues and analysis, including
- Tax basis
- Cost allocation
- Treatment of specific transactions
Marital dissolution
- Assessment
- Analysis
- Asset tracing
- Business & future earnings valuation
Contract cost and claims analysis
Accounting and auditing
- Financial audits
- Cash flow analysis
- Accounting malpractice
- Historical results analysis
- Legal audits
Insurance claims
- Business interruption
- Claims assessment and analysis
Function of Services
Issue identification
Locating other experts
Fact finding, including
- Asset searches
- System reviews
- Interviewing of witnesses
- Due diligence
- Research
Analysis, including
- Investigative accounting
- Computer modeling
- Statistical
- Actuarial
Discovery assistance
Settlement assistance
Expert testimony
Trial and deposition assistance
Post trial support (ex. Accounting, funds support)
Negotiations
Arbitration
Mediation
Training
Case evaluation
Examination Efficiencies
We rely heavily on the use of specialized software programs to assist in making our investigation/examination process as efficient as possible. Analytical review, statistical sampling and number crunching are greatly simplified. Our software programs are linked saving numerous redundant input hours. We have realized significant time and cost savings by streamlining our examination process while enhancing our quality controls.
A brief biographical sketch:
Jay L. Denburg specializes in litigation support and forensic/investigative accounting services. Mr. Denburg has extensive experience in contractual compliance matters, specialized examinations involving errors and irregularities, records reconstruction, computer data/software recovery and management systems consulting.
