AICPA & CIMA Expert Witness Skills Workshop

HKA is excited to announce that HKA Partner Dave Duffus is serving on the faculty of the AICPA & CIMA Expert Witness Skills Workshop. During the multiday workshop, participants will learn how to combine confidence, credibility, and authority with a command of the courtroom to serve as an effective expert witness. Sessions are available for both Economic Damages and Business Valuation Workgroups.

Prior to the in-person event, Dave is presenting during the required Pre-Workshop Webcast: Overview of Expert Reports, Deposition, and Trial on October 17, 10:00–1:30 PM MT, and participating in the Economic Damages Case Study Workgroup and Meet & Greet (virtual session) on October 25, which is required for those assigned to Economic Damages. Once the three-day conference kicks off in Las Vegas on November 6, he is helping lead mock testimony for those participating in the Economic Damages Workgroup.

With a nearly 1:1 student-to faculty ratio, the workshop is an ideal environment for participants to practice their presentation and communication skills with seasoned practitioners serving as expert witnesses, lawyers, and judges.

Experienced expert witnesses, first-time testifiers, BV and CFF exam candidates, and general practitioners will all benefit from attending this highly interactive and informative workshop.

Dave Duffus, Partner

Dave is a forensic accountant with more than 30 years of experience across multiple industries. He has been retained as an expert on more than 100 occasions. Dave has testified as an expert at deposition, trial, and in alternative dispute settings more than 100 times. He has acted as an expert for disputed values of up to $275M and for project values in excess of $300M. He has also served as an arbitrator or neutral accountant in post-acquisition and valuation-related disputes.

Since 1992, Dave has specialized in working on complex litigation services, forensic accounting, and valuation services assignments for businesses ranging from startup entities to Fortune 100 companies. In addition to working extensively with counsel through all phases of the litigation process, he has provided expert witness and deposition testimony in state and federal court and in alternative dispute settings.

Dave is a certified public accountant (CPA) licensed in Pennsylvania and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Turnaround Management Association. He acts as an instructor for the AICPA expert witness training program and is certified in financial forensics (CFF), a certified fraud examiner (CFE), and accredited in business valuation (ABV).