Expert profile
Highlights
- Certified Public Accountant and an MBA.
- More than 25 years advising clients and counsel regarding commercial damages, claim preparation, and investigations.
- Experienced with a variety of dispute forums, including federal and state courts, arbitration, international arbitration, and mediation.
- Broad expertise across numerous industries.
- Testified in United States Federal and State Courts.
- Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination.
Services
Class Actions | Economic Damages | Forensic Accounting | Government Contracting | InvestigationsIndustries
Buildings | Financial Services | Industrial & Manufacturing | Transportation Infrastructure | Aerospace & Defense | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Marine & Shipping | Oil & Gas | Power & Utilities | Technology, Media & Telecoms
William Gladden is widely regarded as one of the leading accountants for all public procurement matters due to his extensive experience consulting on damages across various sectors, including aerospace, construction and services.
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Expertise
William Gladden (Bill) is a Certified Public Accountant with over 25 years of experience. He has been an expert and assisted other experts on hundreds of matters.
Bill has testified as an expert on damages related issues in both trial and at deposition. He has also presented accounting and damages analysis for mediations and settlement negotiations.
Bill’s expertise in commercial damages includes causation, lost profits, purchase price disputes, settlement calculations and distributions, and other economic damages. His expertise in contract claims includes claim preparation and review within the government contracting and construction industries, including disputes involving the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). Bill’s expertise in investigations includes government contracting investigations (false claim/qui tam lawsuits and self-disclosures) and commercial investigations (Securities and Exchange Commission investigations, accounting reviews, class action and other shareholder lawsuits).
Professional recognition
Lexology Index
Projects and Procurement
Background
Bill has consulted on a wide range of issues related to commercial damages, claim preparation, and investigations. He has advised clients across numerous industries including aerospace, construction, financial services, manufacturing, professional services, and shipbuilding.
Bill is also Certified in Financial Forensics, a Charted Global Management Accountant, and a Certified Management Accountant. He holds an MBA in accounting and finance and has lectured to public agencies and universities.
Qualifications
CPA (Illinois)
CFF
CGMA
CMA
MBA Accounting and Finance
BS Finance
Professional Memberships
AICPA, IMA, NCMA, ABA, Illinois CPA Society
Contact William
Email: billgladden@hka.com
Tel: +1 312 521 7435
Location:
300 South Wacker Drive
Suite 3300
Chicago, IL 60606