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Jeffrey Matthews

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Highlights

Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner.
Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination.
Experienced FINRA arbitrator.
Specialises in cases regarding corruption and white-collar crime.
Engaged on cases with awards of over $100 million.
Authored an accounting textbook and teaches at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Services

Industries

Jeffrey Matthews is highlighted as an “exceptional practitioner” by industry peers and clients, bringing deep forensic accounting capability to cases involving corruption, complex financial misconduct as well as, multi‑jurisdictional disputes.
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Expertise

Jeffrey Matthews is a forensic accountant with nearly 30 years of experience. He has served as a financial expert on numerous occasions.

Jeff has testified in multiple civil and criminal matters at both state and federal levels for cases with awards of over $100 million. He has acted as a court-appointed accountant in federal bankruptcy court and led the investigations on the largest domestic public corruption case in history. His clients include the USA’s top law firms, Fortune 100 legal departments, and government investigative agencies.

Jeff has significant expertise in issues related to the Lanham Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, the False Claims Act, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). He specializes in financial investigations, forensic accounting and litigation support regarding corruption and white-collar criminal cases and supports clients on complex multi-jurisdictional business disputes. He also delivers expert opinion regarding the calculation of damages resulting from breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, diminution of value, and misappropriation of trade secrets.

Professional recognition

Lexology Index

Investigations – Forensic Accountant
Consulting Experts – Forensic Accountants

Jeffrey Matthews enjoys a stellar reputation as a forensic accountant in corruption, white-collar crime and complex financial disputes. Sources praise his instinct for “overturning stones that others have not thought to” and identifying creative solutions and arguments, prompting clients to keep “coming back to him again and again”.
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Background

Jeff is an experienced FINRA arbitrator designated to cases involving inflated asset values, unsuitable investments, and alleged theft among other fraudulent actions. During his tenure at two large public accounting firms, he was instrumental in developing proprietary anti-fraud and compliance tools and implementing risk management programs for companies across a wide range of industries.

Jeff is a Certified Public Accountant (Texas) and Certified Fraud Examiner. He teaches at the University of Texas at Arlington and has authored an accounting textbook, published by Wiley in 2019, entitled “Holding Accountants Accountable”.