Expert profile

Paul Donato

Partner, Co-Lead Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages, Americas

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Highlights

Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, and Certified in Financial Forensics.
Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination.
Conducted financial investigations with transactional activity in excess of US$10 billion.
Provides testimony before, State Courts, regulatory bodies such as the SEC, the FBI and the US Department of Justice (DOJ).
Specializes in forensic accounting matters involving large data sets and complex accounting analysis.
Ranked by Lexology Index.

Services

Economic Damages | Forensic Accounting | Investigations | Commercial Litigation

Industries

Paul is very competent and knowledgeable. Mr Donato is a very sharp expert. He possesses a unique combination of intelligence and common sense.
Lexology Index - Investigations - Forensic Accountant

Expertise

Paul Donato has over 20 years of experience in forensic accounting and commercial damages. He has been appointed as an expert on forensic accounting matters on 25 occasions.

Paul has been an expert in actions before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) arbitration, State Courts, and before regulatory bodies such as the SEC, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). He has conducted financial investigations with transactional activity in excess of US$10 billion and acted as expert on projects with disputed values of up to US$150,000,000.

Paul’s expertise includes forensic accounting matters involving large data sets and complex accounting analysis. His expert services include asset tracing, fraud investigations, employee malfeasance, executive breaches of fiduciary duties, shareholder disputes, construction damages, and complex commercial damages calculations and analyses.

Professional recognition

Lexology Index

Investigations – Forensic Accountant
Commercial Litigation
Consulting – Forensic Accountant

Paul Donato is a first-rate expert witness with particular expertise in commercial damages. He receives high praise from market sources who say, “He works towards solutions and does so very efficiently and with an approach that makes it a pleasure to work with him.”
Lexology Index - Commercial Litigation

Background

Paul has supported clients in the construction, energy, commercial and residential real estate, entertainment, insurance, manufacturing, government services, retail, waste management, wholesale, and finance industries. He has provided various investigative and accounting services in matters including commercial and bankruptcy litigation and shareholder disputes. He combines excellent forensic accounting expertise with solid business acumen, with experience in interim management roles working with C-suite executives and boards of directors.

Paul Donato holds a degree in business administration, management information systems and accounting, and is a Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified in Financial Forensics. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.