Lurie Besikof Lapidus&Company, LLP

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Knowledge applied creatively. That is the best way to describe Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP Business Valuation and Litigation Support Group. We take the creative talents and expertise of our team members and apply them to our clients’ most specific and specialized needs. The result is Business Consulting — offering our unique combination of professional understanding and directed services.

Our professionals are positioned to offer their blend of experience and knowledge with their understanding of your business and your business needs. Our objective is to provide specific value added, solution oriented services to you.

Litigation Support and Valuation Services
• Financial and business consulting for litigation, arbitration and mediation
• Expert witness testimony
• Calculation of economic damages
• Business valuations for regulatory reporting, transactions,
gift and estate planning
• Strategic financial consulting services

Management Advisory Services
• Assistance in obtaining financing
• Design of compensation and deferred compensation formulas
• Design of buy-sell agreements and employment contracts
• Business succession planning
• Seminars for clients and staff on current events
• Evaluation and improvement of business office procedures and policies

Strategic Planning Services

Each business has a unique life cycle operating in a complex and dynamic environment. We developed our Strategic Planning Services to address the complex business and financial issues of our clients in the ever-changing, ever-broadening global economy. With an eye to the future, we help you plan for the next stage of your business’ development. This enables you to successfully position your business for the future. This is the essence of Strategic Planning.

With creativity and expertise, our professionals will partner with you through the often complex process of strategic planning. We will provide support and guidance as you face a number of developmental changes to your business including:

• Expansion or contraction of product or service offerings
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate finance and capital funding
• Succession planning

Litigation Services

When controversies arise, our litigation services team is poised to provide independent expert analysis, evaluation and verification to attorneys and their clients. In addition to expert testimony, we provide a full range of pretrial services including:
• Analysis and organization of financial documents
• Analytical reports
• Damage analysis
• Discovery
• Forensic accounting
• Interrogatories and depositions
• Investigative reports
• Large case document management

Our team has extensive knowledge and experience in the litigation arena, and is well versed in many types of cases, including:

• Breach of contract
• Business dissolutions
• Business interruptions
• Class action suits and claims administration
• Economic damages
• Fraud
• Intellectual property rights
• Locating hidden assets
• Lost profits
• Marital dissolutions
• Professional malpractice
• Shareholder disputes

Valuation Services

There is much more to valuing a business than plugging numbers into a computer. Our valuation professionals understand that the most accurate valuation is a combination of traditional valuation models, experience and creativity. We are dedicated to our pursuit of new valuation tools and theories, while anchoring our practices in tried-and-true tradition.

Our team has extensive experience valuing businesses and business interests for:
• Business Dissolutions
• Buy/Sell Agreements
• ESOPs
• Estate and Gift Tax
• Family Limited Partnerships
• Litigation
• Shareholder Disputes
• Stock Options
• Succession Planning

What is a business worth?

The answer to the question has broad implications on many decisions faced by business owners. The more accurate the answer, the better prepared owners are to make sound decisions.