Business Valuation, Forensic & Litigation Services

Our Business Valuation, Forensic & Litigation Services Group specializes in valuing closely held businesses, conducting forensic investigations, and providing litigation consulting and expert witness services for complex commercial litigations.

Our primary market consists of Virginia and the southeast region; however, our clients are located nationwide. Our clients range from small, local, entrepreneurial companies and professional firms to middle market companies with regional, national, and international operations. Our industry experience includes over 75 different industries.

Service Team

KSHGS is one of the leading business valuation firms in the southeast with professionals who have been recognized as experts by professional organizations, their peers, and the courts. The qualifications of our team members include the following:

Certified by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as Certified Public Accountant with an Accreditation in Business Valuation (CPA•ABV) and by the American Society of Appraisers as an Accredited Senior Appraiser in Business Valuation (ASA)

Recognized as expert witnesses in federal and state courts on valuation matters and also appointed by the court as neutral business appraisers

Former member of the AICPA Business Valuation Committee (the national committee responsible for oversight of the development of professional valuation standards for CPAs and development of the valuation education program for CPAs)

Editor of the AICPA ABV e-Alert (national newsletter for CPAs who specialize in valuation)

Former Editorial Adviser for the AICPA CPA Expert (quarterly newsletter for CPAs who specialize in providing valuation and litigation consulting services)

AICPA national instructor for the business valuation education program for CPAs

AICPA faculty member for the National Judicial College (valuation training program for Judges)

Co-author of Financial Valuation: Applications and Models, 2nd ed. (textbook used by the AICPA for its business valuation education program for CPAs)

Former AICPA liaison member of the Appraisal Standards Board USPAP Business Valuation Task Force (performs periodic reviews and proposes changes for business valuation standards)

Former Chairman of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants Business Valuation Committee and Litigation Services Committee

Creator, Chair, and Task Force Member of the Annual VSCPA Business Valuation and Litigation Conference

Selected as Super CPA in Virginia in peer surveys conducted by Virginia Business magazine and the VSCPA

Contributing author to Dr. Shannon Pratt’s Cost of Capital: Estimation and Applications, 2nd ed.

Featured speaker at: the AICPA National Business Valuation Conference, The National Judicial College Financial Statements in the Courtroom Conference, The University of Virginia Tax Foundation’s Conference on Federal Taxation, VSCPA Business Valuation and Litigation Services Conference, Virginia Accounting and Auditing Conference, VSCPA Taxation Conference, American Bar Association National Convention, Virginia CLE Advanced Business Law Seminar, and William & Mary Tax Conference