Providing insight into distressed situations.
Litigation Support
Michael
Goldman usually helps his cases to settle, but has also successfully testified
in numerous legal proceedings related to fraud, fairness, lost profit,
valuation issues, professional malpractice, insolvency, commercial damages,
management competency, and marital
dissolution.
Business Restructuring
Michael
Goldman has 14 years of in-company senior management experience and has had more
than 50 insolvency engagements representing creditors, debtors, and equity. This
wealth of perspective gives him valuable insight and creative problem solving
ability.
Company Profile
Michael Goldman & Associates, L.L.C. is a full-service consulting practice offering financial management assistance to all size companies. We specialize in working with start-ups, troubled companies, and other companies experiencing resource shortages or involved in legal disputes. Michael Goldman's experience of more than 14 years as a Controller or Chief Financial Officer, alongside with operating his own consulting practice since 1996 helps him to provide a fresh perspective not usually available from other practitioners who only have worked in either the public accounting / consulting sector or the private sector alone.
Michael's
unique perspectives are explained in Why the Goalie? His consulting
practice focuses on supporting stressed or distressed situations including
insolvency,
fraud, and
litigation. The firm typically is referred into troubled
situations by lawyers or lenders and provides services for plaintiffs,
defendants, debtors, and creditors. Michael has been a part of dozens of business
restructurings and has qualified as an expert witness in both state and federal
courts on topics related to Insolvency,
Business Valuation,
Fraud,
Forensic
Accounting, Internal Controls, Management Competency,
Shareholder Oppression,
Lost Profits,
Marital Dissolution, and
Commercial Damages.
Michael has authored chapters about insolvency or the investigation of fraud in books published by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the American Bankruptcy Institute, Westlaw, and Aspen Law and Business. He has also had articles published in numerous professional journals written for lawyers, accountants, or venture investors. You can read his publications here. He has taught an upper level elective course on entrepreneurship at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management since 1998.
Fresh Solutions
What
clients appreciate most about Michael Goldman is that he is strategic
and fast thinking with a strong ability to quickly grasp the situation
and envision multiple possibilities. He has a high tolerance for
ambiguity, listens well, and incorporates both creativity and insight
into his problem solving skills.
Distressed situations are seldom resolved in a linear process. Being intelligent, analytical and detail oriented is necessary, but not enough. Michael Goldman also understands people as well as the numbers and is able to remain composed and confident under stress. This ability makes Michael both persuasive and trustworthy in presenting and implementing solutions.
Recent News
Michael
Goldman is continually sought out as both an author and a speaker. His
publications and
presentations are provided on this web site.
Most of the work that Michael Goldman does is confidential and cannot be publicly disclosed. Updates that can be publicly discussed are available on the News page.
Please Note:
Information on this web site is published primarily for finance, accounting, and legal professionals dealing with distressed situations.
All material on this site is intended to be informative, and should not be construed as advice. For advice on any specific matter, please consult your financial or legal advisor.
Michael Goldman is not an attorney and does not give legal advice or have attorney / client privilege.
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