Edward D.
Nagel
CPA, CA-IFA, CFF, CBV
Managing Director
Edward Nagel is a seasoned forensic accountant with over 25 years of exclusive experience in fraud examination and forensic accounting. Since 1998, he has specialized in uncovering, analyzing, and preventing corporate fraud and financial misconduct for corporations, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations, and their legal counsel. He has been recognized as an expert witness in forensic accounting by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Edward has led hundreds of investigations, including involving asset misappropriation, fictitious vendors, payroll manipulation, revenue skimming, and financial statement fraud and frequently assists counsel with litigation support, expert critiques, and complex funds tracing. He also advises organizations on fraud risk management and designs anti-fraud control frameworks.
In addition to his investigative practice, Edward develops and delivers customized fraud awareness and prevention programs, and has lectured extensively to law enforcement, government bodies, law firms, and professional associations on fraud detection and forensic accounting. His insights are frequently featured in industry publications, conferences, and media interviews addressing emerging fraud risks and best practices.
- Qualified as an expert in forensic accounting, tracing of funds and quantification of damages before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in a civil fraud matter.
- Qualified as an expert in forensic accounting, source and use of funds analysis and tracing funds before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a family law matter.
- Qualified as an expert in forensic accounting and tracing funds before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a family law matter.
- Qualified as an expert in the source and use of funds and asset analysis and forensic and investigative accounting generally before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a criminal fraud matter.
- Qualified as an expert in forensic accounting and tracing funds before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a criminal fraud matter.
- Qualified as an expert in the determination of self-employment income, before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a family law matter.
- Prepared a sworn affidavit that was basis for dismissal of the Plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgement in a civil fraud matter.
- Conducted numerous forensic accounting investigations involving allegations of fraud and other financial wrongdoing, including for organizations in North America, South America and the Caribbean.
- Developed and delivered customized fraud awareness training programs for private and public sector clients, associations, and auditors.
- Prepared numerous expert reports and sworn affidavits and appeared at mediations relating to damages, fraud matters and family law disputes.
Education
- University of Toronto
B. Comm, Commerce and Finance, 1995
Licenses/Certifications
- Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)
- Chartered Accountant (CA)
- Specialist, Investigative and Forensic Accounting, by Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CA•IFA)
- Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
- Chartered Business Valuator (CBV)
Honors
Lexology Index:
- Recommended Expert – Forensic Accountants 2025
Affiliations
- American Institute of CPAs
- Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
- Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
- Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario
- Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators
- Alliance for Excellence in Investigative and Forensic Accounting
- Technion Canada Executive Committee (President), Director, Member
Languages
English