ABA Business Law Section 2024 Spring Meeting 

Partner John Levitske hopes to see you in Orlando on April 4–6 at the ABA Business Law Section 2024 Spring Meeting. This annual event provides attendees the opportunity to meet with managing partners, in-house counsel, government regulators, judges, and other leading business law practitioners to discuss major issues facing business lawyers today. 

John is speaking on “Effective Use of Valuation Experts: Managing Risks in Business Valuation Disputes in Business Divorce Involving a Mix of Valuation and Legal Issues” as part of the Effective Use of Forensic Valuation and Damages Experts CLE panel program on April 5 at 8:00 AM ET. He is also co-chairing the Securities Litigation & Arbitration, Class & Derivative Actions, and Investigations, Enforcement and White Collar Joint Subcommittees Meeting that same day at 11:00 AM ET. In addition, HKA is hosting an exhibitor table in the Sponsor Exhibit Area. 

HKA is proud to be a Bronze Sponsor of the Section Meeting and a Gold Sponsor (alongside Carlton Fields, Statera Capital, LLC, and Troutman Pepper) of the Business & Corporate Litigation Committee  Dinner. The ticketed dinner is being held at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse on April 4 at 8:00 PM ET, with a pre-dinner reception at 7:30 PM PT.  

Additional events include: 

• Earning CLE credit from programs developed by business law experts with interactive Q&A opportunities. 
• Exploring substantive issues and emerging business law trends with business law thought leaders at committee and subcommittee meetings. 
• Meeting and networking with other business law professionals from around the world. 
• Accessing the meeting content archive, which includes program materials, CLE audio recordings, and video recordings of Showcase and Essentials CLE lineup. 

John Levitske, Partner 

John Levitske provides business valuation, forensic accounting, and commercial damages expert services as a member of HKA’s Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages group. With more than 35 years of experience, John has served as a senior advisor to companies, legal counsel, executives, and investors regarding business valuation, financial, accounting, and damages issues in complex commercial matters such as shareholder disputes, bankruptcy disputes, M&A transaction disputes, corporate alter ego disputes, and other business disputes. He has provided expert advice when disagreements or uncertainties arose regarding quantifications of value, price, or economic damages of a business or stakeholder interest in a business. John works across all industries and is experienced with both private and public companies. 

John has worked with Big Four public accounting, global valuation and corporate financial advisory, and international business advisory and expert consulting firms for more than 25 years. He founded a business valuation dispute analysis practice, co-founded an acquisition agreement vetting practice, and was a post-acquisition dispute practice leader. John’s expert witness work has included jury and bench trials, mediations, and arbitrations (e.g., ICC, LCIA, SCC, UNCITRAL, AAA, JAMS, FINRA, and ad hoc) in the United States and internationally. He has also served as a neutral arbitrator and as an independent advisor to the mediator.