Jimmy S. 

Jimmy Pappas advises legal counsel, management, and boards of directors on accounting, internal control, and financial matters in the context of internal investigations, civil and criminal litigation, business disputes and corporate governance. He has over 25 years of experience in the forensic and financial statement audit disciplines of accounting – thirteen of which were with Big Four accounting firms – and has served clients internationally.

Mr. Pappas has consulted as an accounting, audit, and economic damages expert on disputes adjudicated in federal courts, state courts and international venues. He has testified as an accounting expert on behalf of regulatory agencies such as the US Securities and Exchange Commission, has been engaged as a consulting expert by defendants in criminal securities fraud litigation initiated by the US Department of Justice, and has advised plaintiffs and defendants in litigation involving such matters as: post–acquisition disputes, shareholder disputes, failed investment disputes, intellectual property disputes, valuation and insolvency disputes, breach of contract, financial statement fraud, accounting malpractice and business interruption.

Mr. Pappas also conducts internal investigations at corporations and governmental entities involving such issues as the integrity of financial statements, corruption, misappropriation of assets, and internal control failures. His work in this area is often in response to regulatory inquiry.