Lee D. Sanderson

Lee D. Sanderson specializes in providing a wide range of business valuation and forensic accounting services for divorce cases, shareholder disputes and ownership transition planning. Mr. Sanderson is a Certified Public Accountant, Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and holds a Master of Science degree in Taxation. He is experienced as an expert witness offering expert testimony on business valuation, forensic accounting, executive compensation and tax matters nationwide.

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With over 30 years of experience on thousands of cases, Mr. Sanderson brings an unparalleled level of technical skill, strategic insight, expert testimony experience and passion for his work to litigation matters. He has worked for many of the nations most prestigious attorneys and been qualified as an expert in various Courts including the Massachusetts Probate Court, the Massachusetts Superior Court, the Connecticut Superior Court, the New Hampshire Superior Court and the New York Superior Court. In addition, he has previously been appointed directly the Court as the Court’s Independent Forensic and Valuation Expert and has successfully participated in mediations, settlement conferences, depositions, engagements as a jointly retained expert and arbitrations.

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As a thought leader in his field and author of numerous articles and technical course materials, Lee provides seminars on business valuation, forensic accounting, navigating executive compensation plans, divorce financial analysis and shareholder disputes. He has been a frequent lecturer, guest speaker and contributing author for Continuing Legal Education courses including Business Valuation for Divorce, The Executive Divorce, Forensic Accounting for Litigation, Trying Divorce Cases, Enhance your Family Law Financial IQ, Divorce Law Basics, Uncovering The Clever Ways Spouses Hide Money in Divorce, the Impact of the New Tax Law Changes on Divorce and Business Valuation, The Methods Used to Hide Money in Divorce (Massachusetts Bar Association’s Annual Family Law Conferences) and Income Analysis for Support.

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Sanderson has been a guest speaker and technical content author for various organizations including the Boston Bar Association, The New York City Bar Association, The New York Womens Bar Association, The Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, The American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators, The National Association for Divorce Professionals in Florida, BVRs Guide to Fair Value is Divorce and Shareholder Disputes, The Value Examiner, and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS / EDUCATION

 

(CPA) Certified Public Accountant

 

(ABV) Accredited in Business Valuation – American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

 

(CFF) Certified in Financial Forensics – American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

 

(CVA) Certified Valuation Analyst - National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts

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(MST) Master of Science Degree in Taxation - University of Miami School of Business

 

(BBA) Bachelors Degree in Business Administration – University of Miami School of Business

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Valuation Forensics - Specializes in providing business valuation, forensic accounting and expert testimony for complex financial litigation including divorce cases, shareholder disputes, tax issues and damages analysis.

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BDO - Specialist in middle market companies, professional partnerships and closely held businesses. Practice included forensic accounting, business acquisition analysis, tax consulting and valuation.

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PwC - Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting Group. Specialized in providing tax consulting and financial analysis to venture capital firms, corporations, professional partnerships and high net worth individuals.

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