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 […]
Financial Forensics
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 […]
Michelle Avery Speaks at William & Mary’s Mason Summer Business Institute
Veris from Ocean Tomo’s Michelle Avery recently spoke at William & Mary’s Mason Summer Business Institute (MSBI). Michelle was selected to discuss non-traditional finance options incorporating both her background in forensic analysis and auditing and her role on the AICPA’s Financial Reporting Executive Committee (FinRec). FinREC is a senior committee of the AICPA for financial […]
Amy Yurish Explores Potential Fraud Risks Outlined by the GAO Related to the CARES Act
In her July 2020 article “Paycheck Protection Program Loans: GAO Report Flags Potential Fraud Risks” written for the AICPA’s Professional Insights, AICPA FLS Fraud Task Force Member and Veris from Ocean Tomo Managing Director Amy Yurish explains potential fraud risks outlined by the GAO related to the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act […]
Managing Director Kevin Tullier Re-elected Treasurer of International Association of Insurance Receivers
Veris from Ocean Tomo Managing Director Kevin Tullier has been re-elected to the International Association of Insurance Receivers (IAIR), effective January 1, 2020 for a term which runs through 2022, and will continue his role as Treasurer of IAIR. Tullier has served on IAIR’s Board of Directors since 2016 and in a variety of other capacities […]
Carey Miller and Michael Gears Serve as Expert Witness Volunteers at National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) “Next-Level Trial Techniques” Skills Training Course
Director, Carey Miller, and Manager, Michael Gears, served as Expert Witness volunteers at a National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Skills Training Course titled “Next-Level Trial Techniques.” According to its website, NITA offers “advocacy training taught by a veritable ‘who’s who’ of advocacy experts—trial lawyers, judges, and law professors—from across the country, volunteers who donate […]
Veris from Ocean Tomo Managing Director, Jonathan Couchman, published in the American Bar Association Website
Ghostwriting Expert Report a Remarkable Breach of Ethics and Protocol A recent opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on a motion to preclude expert testimony underscored the importance of maintaining an expert’s objectivity. In Numatics Inc. v. Balluff Inc. and Barnum Company (13-11049), the court excluded the testimony of an expert […]