LONDON and PHILADELPHIA, May 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HKA, a leading global consultancy
in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, expert witness, and
litigation support services, announces that Jeffrey Matthews has joined the firm's Forensic
Accounting and Commercial Damages (FACD) practice as a Partner
based in Dallas, TX.
Mr. Matthews has nearly 30 years of
experience in financial investigations, forensic accounting, and
litigation support.
Mr. Matthews has nearly 30 years of experience in financial
investigations, forensic accounting, and litigation support for the
nation's top law firms, Fortune 100 legal departments, and
government investigative agencies. As a financial expert in
corruption and white-collar criminal cases, as well as
multi-jurisdictional business disputes, he has testified in
multiple civil and criminal matters at the state and federal levels
and is a qualified FINRA Arbitrator. Mr. Matthews is recognized in
Who's Who Legal's Investigations 2024 guide highlighting the most
prominent forensic accountant experts from around the world.
Some of Mr. Matthews' notable cases include serving as the
expert and providing trial testimony in a unanimous $23.6-million jury verdict on behalf of a cattle
broker in one of the largest cattle fraud cases in Texas
history and leading an investigation that involved more than
$4 million in kickbacks and bribes,
resulting in three individuals being sentenced to prison and
ordered to repay $125 million to the
government. He also recently completed a multi-year international
consulting assignment during which he reduced his client's exposure
by hundreds of millions of dollars after a foreign government
seized his client's assets. He has significant experience in issues
related to the Lanham Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, the False Claims Act,
and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
Mr. Matthews is also an accounting professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he teaches
a Master of Professional Accounting course.
"We are thrilled to welcome Jeff to HKA as we continue
growing our forensic accounting and commercial damages team,"
said Ave Tucker, Partner, Strategic Growth Advisor. "His
experience calculating damages resulting from breach of contract,
breach of fiduciary duty, diminution of value, and misappropriation
of trade secrets, as well as his experience providing expert
testimony on many occasions, will strengthen HKA's position in the
FACD market, allowing us to continue expanding and improving our
service to clients."
"HKA's deep bench and global platform will enable me to
continue to grow as a professional and to serve my clients at the
highest level," said Jeffrey
Matthews, Partner. "HKA's commitment to the practice and
the market is nothing short of impressive."
Prior to joining HKA, Mr. Matthews was a partner at StoneTurn.
His autobiography, Holding Accountants Accountable, was published
by Wiley Publishing in 2019 and has been used as a textbook by
several universities. Mr. Matthews earned his Bachelor of Business
Administration from the University of
Louisiana Monroe and is a Certified Public Accountant
(Texas) and a Certified
Fraud Examiner (CFE).
View Jeff's full expert profile:
www.hka.com/expert-post/jeffrey-matthews/
HKA's Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages (FACD) experts
have extensive experience advising clients on the accounting,
economic, and financial impacts of complex matters. Its experts
serve clients by analyzing issues related to various disputes,
including breach of contract, intellectual property, shareholder,
mergers, and acquisitions. Additionally, they undertake
fraud, forensic, and regulatory
investigations.
ABOUT HKA
HKA is the leading global consultancy in risk mitigation,
dispute resolution, expert witness, and litigation support
services.
HKA brings a proud record of excellent service and high
achievement to bear on today's challenges. As trusted independent
consultants, experts, and advisors, we help clients manage
disputes, risk, and uncertainty on complex contracts and
challenging projects. Our advice is impartial, incisive, and
authoritative.
We work with government agencies, local authorities,
contractors, legal firms, and other professional service providers,
as well as owners and operators, financial institutions, and
insurers. HKA's global portfolio includes some of the world's
largest and most prestigious commissions across a wide range of
industries.
HKA has in excess of 1,000 experts, consultants, and advisors
across 45+ offices in 17 countries with the skills and experience
that are essential to get to the heart of even the most complex
issues.
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