Litigation Speaks

by J. Richard Claywell

Litigation Speaks is designed to assist attorneys in identifying when the expert's work product is not based on reliable principles and methods. We can provide you with information that will allow you to make better informed settlement offers and/or trial strategies. Every month we will make available to you real world examples of the misapplication of principles and methods of business valuations, economic damages and or forensic accounting.

Episodes

How To Find A Business Valuation Expert

16m · Published 08 Jun 17:00

Have you ever wondered how to know if a potential expert is reliable and will give you quality work? Tune into this episode and I will tell you exactly how!

From Vietnam Veteran to CPA

26m · Published 26 May 17:00

Welcome to a very special episode of Litigation Speaks! Many don’t know I am a Vietnam Veteran. As memorial day approaches I thought I would share with you my story and what I did during my time in Vietnam. It’s a longer episode but full of memories and interesting stories. Tune in and I hope you enjoy. Happy Memorial Day weekend!

Business Valuation: Reliance on Third Party Appraisers

7m · Published 18 May 17:00

This week I will be discussing the foundation of all reliance on real and personal property appraisals used in a business valuation. Not following the appraisal procedures produces a invalid result..

Business Valuations: Excess Earnings Method

6m · Published 04 May 17:00

This week I will be discussing the misapplication of the excess earnings method and what to look for to detect the misapplication. Did you know when using RR 68-609 the most common mistake is using the final year historical vs. an averaging mythology? In this week’s episode you learn how to apply my tricks in your cases.

17 Rules of Thumb

9m · Published 20 Apr 17:00

This week I will be discussing the weakness of the Rule of Thumb pricing multiple and how the attorney can attack the method. This will educated the attorney on recognizing when the expert hasn't performed sufficient due diligence to determine the value of the company.

Business Valuations: Introduction to Revenue Ruling 59-60

7m · Published 06 Apr 17:00

This will I will be discussing the foundation of all business valuations and provides a roadmap of the due diligence expected from business valuation experts.

Business Valuation: Introduction to Pricing Multiples

3m · Published 23 Mar 17:20

On this weeks episode I will be discussing pricing multiples that are typically used with earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization. All these topics are details that can make or break your case....

Not Converting Net Income to Cash Flows

2m · Published 09 Mar 18:00

On this week's episode I will be discussing the appropriateness to determine the value of a company using net income or cash flow. If you are not aware of this error the expert could be disqualified.

How Reliable Are The Experts Forecast?

4m · Published 23 Feb 18:00

Forecasting or projecting is very judgmental and needs something to compliment that judgment the technique discussed will provide guidance so the attorney knows the reliability of that judgment.

Business Valuation: Excluding Cash For Changes in Net Working Capital

5m · Published 09 Feb 18:34

Tune in to this week's episode to learn all about how not doing change in net work capital can make a significant change in the value of the company..

Litigation Speaks has 58 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 7:38:11. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 26th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 12th, 2024 10:10.