blumshapiro, the largest regional business advisory firm based in New England with offices in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, announced today it recently established Investigative Due Diligence and Business Intelligence as new areas of expertise.
Areas of service within Due Diligence include asset tracing, background investigations, business and competitive intelligence, company officer screening, corporate compliance programs, dispute resolution, expert witness and jury vetting, forensic accounting, opposing party research, tax planning, vendor screening, and in-depth review of capabilities, financial history, litigation history, management team, and operations.
In addition, this new service line offers specific applications of investigative due diligence for family law and for law firms. Family law attorneys face unique litigation and mediation issues and require a comprehensive approach to investigative due diligence including address history, background investigations, business affiliations and business profile, computer forensics, domestic and international asset tracing, employment history, expert witness, financial information, identifying ongoing relationships, lifestyle review, social media, surveillance, witness and confidential source interviews, and in-depth review of asset tracing, assets of family members for possible transfers, employment, financial history (assets and liabilities) and interests in properties and business activities. Additional services for law firms include assessment of past and future performances, background investigations and asset verification, confirmation of professional reputation, vetting of opposing experts, and verifying current and former business relationships.
Frank Rudewicz, Esq., CAMS, Erum Randhawa, CPA/CFF, CFE, and David Grindle, CPA/CFF, CFE lead this new area of expertise for blumshapiro.
“Failure to undertake adequate due diligence in a myriad of circumstances can be costly,” said Rudewicz. “We work with compliance officers, legal counsel and executives in an objective fashion that offers precise facts needed to identify and manage potential risks and disclosure issues, and looks at specific circumstances to ensure whether a potential transaction is in our client’s best interest.”
About blumshapiro
blumshapiro is the largest regional business advisory firm based in New England, with offices in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The firm, with a team of over 500, offers a diversity of services, which include auditing, accounting, tax and business advisory services. blum serves a wide range of privately held companies, government and non-profit organizations and provides non-audit services for publicly traded companies. To learn more visit blumshapiro.com.
