At Kostin, our clients work with a team of experienced accounting and tax professionals who are familiar with the relevant legal implications and who consult directly with attorneys on the issues. We take into account every facet of a business valuation or litigation support matter to ensure our clients receive thoughtful, practical guidance.

Our team has extensive experience determining the value of businesses. This involves calculating the worth of tangible and intangible assets and taking into consideration regional metrics, industry trends and accounting principles. We then conduct objective evaluations before our clients buy into a business or decide to sell it. We also advise them in situations when there is dissolution of ownership and in matters such as divorce settlements, which involve determining the fair value of a business.

You can count on us to provide you with:

• Business valuations for acquisitions/sales
• Buy/sell agreement valuations
• Restrictive stock and shareholder agreement valuations
• Divorce valuations
• Estate and gift tax valuations

As part of your litigation support team, Kostin’s tax and accounting professionals will bring clarity to the financial intricacies of the matter at hand. We’ll begin by helping you understand your case’s financial strengths and weaknesses.

As the case progresses through discovery, we can evaluate potential options for you by analyzing the appropriate accounting records, reports, and summaries. We will also help prepare for and attend depositions and assist with cross-examination of financial matter witnesses. Our team often participates in mediation, arbitration or settlement negotiations and evaluates the ramifications of alternative settlement proposals.

Our litigation support experience includes:

• Damage calculations and claims analysis
• Investigative and forensic accounting
• Fraud investigations
• Intellectual property claims
• Professional malpractice claims
• Insurance disputes
• Class action settlement administration
• Trademark and patent infringement
• Shareholder litigation
• Tax disputes
• Divorce settlements
• Bankruptcy and insolvency issues
• Construction claims
• Contract litigation
• Due diligence
• Wrongful termination/loss of wages

We look forward to hearing from you. For more information on these or any other services we offer, please contact Steve Dane, CPA, ABV at or by calling (800) 286-5726.