Veris from Ocean Tomo Managing Director Carey Miller will moderate a Fireside Chat regarding recent trends and updates on SEC enforcement on Thursday, October 14th, from 1-2pm EST. The panel is sponsored by the AICPA’s Forensics and Valuation Services (FVS) Section. Registration for the virtual event is free and can be found here. The Fireside […]
Financial Forensics
Mastery of Accounting Standards
Mastery of accounting standards is critical to the evaluation of issues such as potential financial statements misstatements, auditor misconduct, insolvency, and the damages potentially resulting therefrom. However, such analysis should not be limited to the contemporaneous standards, but rather include an understanding of their evolution over time. This understanding provides increased perspective into the proper […]
Amy Yurish, CPA, CFF, CFE, Participated in AICPA Panel Discussion For (SSFS No. 1)
Last week Amy Yurish, CPA, CFF, CFE, participated in a panel discussion held by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) related the Statement on Standards for Forensic Services No. 1 (SSFS No. 1). The panelists included Annette Stalker of Stalker Forensics, Lynda Schwartz of Lynda Schwartz LLC, and Amy Yurish, and the discussion […]
Carey Miller, CPA, CFF, Selected for AICPA 2021 Leadership Academy
Carey Miller, CPA, CFF, was one of only 30 CPAs honored by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) as a member of the Leadership Academy’s 13th graduating class. Carey was selected based on her exceptional leadership skills and professional experience. Carey provides forensic accounting services and dispute consulting services to public and private sector clients. […]
Veris from Ocean Tomo: Introducing Accounting and Auditing Standards
When assertions of error in financial statements are made or when the conduct of professionals is challenged, it is imperative that those assertions and challenges be evaluated by competent professionals who will call it as they see it. That competency and integrity define the Veris from Ocean Tomo practice and professionals. Veris from Ocean Tomo […]
Ocean Tomo Acquires Veris Consulting
Earlier today, Ocean Tomo in partnership with Bow River Capital, announced the acquisition of Virginia-based financial forensics firm, Veris Consulting. Founded by industry stalwart Larry Johnson, Veris Consulting is led by an experienced team including Michelle Avery, Jon Couchman, and Ed Buttner. Veris Consulting expands Ocean Tomo’s platform of services, adding several testifying expert witness […]
Ocean Tomo Welcomes Michelle J. Avery, Senior Managing Director and Practice Leader, Accounting & Auditing Litigation
Michelle J. Avery provides expert witness testimony and has extensive experience leading major dispute resolution engagements, providing forensic accounting and expert witness services to prominent law firms in high-profile domestic and international civil litigation involving complex accounting, financial reporting and economic damages issues. Her work frequently involves allegations of misstated financial statements, inadequate disclosures, auditor […]
Veris from Ocean Tomo – Timely Service Expansion into Corporate Investigations
Michael Cohn, writing last week for Accounting Today, reported on the results of a poll of global anti-fraud professionals conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), which found that “71% expect the level of fraud impacting their organizations to increase over the next year.” Discovering the real story during a corporate investigation can […]