Business Valuation and Litigation Services Conference Webcast

Harold Deiters is the Managing Partner of the Long Island office of Empire Valuation Consultants. Mr. Deiters is a trained professional in preparing business valuations and performing forensic accounting. His experience covers valuations for matrimonial and estate tax purposes, gift planning, shareholder disputes, economic damages and buy/sell agreements. He has extensive experience in tax return preparation, accounting and auditing both public and privately held companies, including manufacturing, wholesale and retail distribution, professional service organizations and not-for-profit organizations. In addition, Mr. Deiters has over 8 years of accounting experience in the private sector.

Pasquale Rafanelli, a Senior Manager at Empire Valuation Consultants, brings more than 13 years of experience providing business valuation, forensic accounting and advisory services to closely held companies, attorneys, accountants and financial professionals. He has performed valuations and forensic examinations of various classes of equity, general and limited partnership interests, carried interest, limited liability company membership interests, C-Corporations, S Corporations, stock options and warrants. These valuations and forensic examinations have been for purposes included gift and estate planning, financial reporting, purchase price allocation, employee stock ownership plan administration, other corporate planning and reporting, buy/sell, merger and acquisitions, family law matters, business damages, lost profits, corporate litigation, and shareholder disputes

Michael Gregory is the founder of Michael Gregory Consulting, LLC. Mike is a mediation and negotiation conflict resolution specialist, a professional speaker, and author. He collaborates with attorneys, accountants, appraisers, and businesses to help them overcome conflict with the IRS and others. He enables clients to grow their businesses faster and more efficiently through enhanced collaboration. Mike is also a professional speaker who works with meeting planners to provide a dynamic, interactive, and entertaining program dealing with conflict resolution, leadership, and collaboration. Over the course of his career, Mike has run an organization with 1,200 employees and completed over 2,500 mediations, negotiations, and facilitations. These engagements have led to invitations to give over 700 presentations throughout the U.S. and Canada with many presentations based on the 15 books (12 originating author, three contributing author) over 50 articles he has written over the last 12 years, and continual research. With 28 years at the IRS at all levels (still maintaining over 70 contacts) and having headed up business valuation nationally for 11 years at the IRS, Mike has real insights into the IRS. Mike has leveraged that experience and partnered with neuroscientists over the last ten years to enable him to be an expert in conflict and dispute resolution. He works with small businesses to Fortune 100 companies helping others to resolve conflicts and to promote new levels of cooperation and achievement. As a result of his collaborative approach clients have saved over one billion dollars. After participating in presentations, participants leave with actionable items they can apply immediately on the job and in life. Mike has a B.S. from Valparaiso University, a M.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an MBA from DePaul University. This formal education has been enhanced by his varied work experiences as well as more than a decade of active participation in professional and legal negotiations and with hundreds of hours of continual professional education. Mike may be reached at mg@mikegreg.com and 651-633-5311. As of 1/31/2024

Nicholas G. Himonidis, Founder and CEO of NGH Group, is a recognized expert in high tech investigations, digital forensics, digital evidence, cryptocurrency, blockchain forensics, e-Discovery, legal & ethical Issues. Nick has over 27 years of experience, is a licensed Attorney, licensed Private Investigator, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Computer Forensic Specialist (CCFS), Certified Cryptocurrency Forensic Investigator (CCFI), and court qualified Expert Witness

In one way, shape, or form Rod has been performing valuations since the late 1980s. In July 2000, he started Burkert Valuation Advisors, LLC in Philadelphia where he ran a “traditional” solo valuation practice for 10 years. Then in March 2010, Rod began traveling full time throughout the US and Canada in an RV with his wife and their dogs. Seeing the possibilities of a location-independent practice, he started rbCOACHING, which focuses solely on strategies, tactics, tools, and tech that can build/grow/scale BVFLS firms. Today, Rod runs a mobile consulting firm that includes his valuation company, a report review service, online education, and a practice building coaching business—all built by leveraging his professional network, social media, virtual assistants, and available technology.

Mark DiMichael is a partner in the valuation and litigation/dispute services department at Citrin Cooperman. He specializes in matrimonial dissolutions, economic damages, digital assets, shareholder disputes, white collar criminal defense, and business valuations. Mr. DiMichael has prepared and rebutted expert reports and has experience working with companies in a wide range of industries. He has also provided expert witness testimony in federal court, state court, and arbitration proceedings. As of 1/31/2024

Katerina Gaebel is a manager in the firm’s Forensic, Litigation, and Valuation Services practice. With over six years of experience, she specializes in the tracing of cryptocurrency assets in disputes and providing financial consulting and forensic accounting services to attorneys, public and private corporations, insurance companies, and governmental agencies. Katerina has provided consulting and litigation services for cases involving cryptocurrency tracing, matrimonial disputes, complex commercial damages, lost profits analysis, intellectual property infringements, business valuations, insurance disputes, economic damage calculations, and fraud investigations. She has provided consulting and litigation services for clients in many industries including digital assets, pharmaceutical, healthcare, financial services, technology, manufacturing, real estate, retail, telecommunications, and insurance. Katerina has published articles in the TaxStringer and presented on numerous occasions regarding cryptocurrency topics. As of 1/31/2024

Todd G. Povlich is a Partner and Managing Director at MPI and is based in the firm’s New York City office. He manages MPI’s Private Client Appraisal Group, which is responsible for executing the firm’s tax-driven business valuation projects. Todd has determined the value of closely held securities of companies and partnerships in many industries and for many applications, and specializes in the valuation of alternative asset management firms and carried interest. Todd also oversees all services provided by the firm in connection with estate and gift tax audits.

Bruce A. Johnson, ASA is a partner in the business valuation firm of Munroe, Park & Johnson, Inc. located in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Johnson provides valuation services for gift and estate tax matters, sale and merger transactions, profit sharing plans, tax conversions and shareholder disputes. He also has widespread experience providing consulting services to buyers and sellers involved in mergers and acquisitions including assisting clients throughout the sale process. Mr. Johnson has 25+ years of experience in the valuation of family limited partnerships and businesses in industries such as manufacturing, auto dealerships, food services, distribution, retail and construction. In addition to earning a degree in Engineering and MBA from Texas A&M University, Mr. Johnson is an Accredited Senior Appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers. He is an elected member of the ASA’s Board of Governors, ex-officio member of the ASA Business Valuation Committee, member of the ASA IRC 2704 Government Relations Taskforce, Course developer for the ASA’s BV203 course on discounts and premiums and Chairman of the 2017 ASA Advanced BV Conference. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Texas A&M Department of Finance Advisory Council and also serves as a board member for the Corporate Finance Certificate Program. Mr. Johnson has been published on a wide range of valuation topics in several periodicals including the Texas Society of CPAs, Texas Bar Journal, Business Valuation Update, Business Valuation Review, CCH BV Update, Texas Lawyer and Strategic Planning. He is also a contributing author for PPC’s Guide to Business Valuation and a co-author of the Comprehensive Guide for the Valuation of Family Limited Partnerships. He has spoken at numerous seminars, conferences and webinars for the ASA, Business Valuation Resources, AICPA, Partnership Profiles and NACVA. He is an instructor and course developer for Partnership Profiles “Valuing Family Limited Partnerships” seminars and was the expert witness for the taxpayer in the Estate of Elsie J. Church and Estate of Emily Klauss.

Mitch has over 40 years of experience in Public Accounting, Corporate Accounting, Law Enforcement, and Corporate Security.