Risk Management: Help Me, Help You (Business Valuation Conference)

Francis C. Brulenski, CPA, CFF
Partner - Advisory Services
Marcum LLP

Frank Brulenski is a partner in Marcum’s Philadelphia office and a member of the Firm’s Advisory Services division. He came to Marcum in 2015 via the Firm’s merger with Smart Devine, a leading full-service accounting firm in Philadelphia, where he was a managing director of the Forensic Accounting and Litigation Services Group.

Mr. Brulenski has over 30 years of diversified experience in the accounting field, ncluding over 25 years in the forensic accounting arena providing investigative accounting and litigation support services to attorneys, trustees, receivers, businesses, nonprofits and governmental units. Litigation support services typically include varying degrees of independent investigation, financial analyses, witness interviews, analysis of damages, and preparation for and assistance at trial. Civil matters often require preparation of an expert report of findings and conclusions. Mr. Brulenski has been called upon to provide expert testimony concerning the results of investigations. Engagements include business loss claims, shareholder disputes, accounting malpractice, bankruptcy, trustee/receivership services, internal accounting controls, employee dishonesty matters, business valuation, income tax fraud and other financial frauds.

Mr. Brulenski’s experience includes performing financial statement, consulting project, agreed-upon procedure and other advisory engagement services to business and nonprofit clients. He was responsible for development and management of the Smart Devine firm’s system of quality control over a 20-year period. Financial statement engagement experience has ranged from a one-location audit to a complex international consolidation, included privately held business concerns to public companies, covered a broad range of industries, and included employee benefit plans.

Oct 2017

Seth L. Laver
Partner
Goldberg Segalla

Seth Laver is a partner in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Seth’s primary practice areas include the defense of professionals and employment litigation. In professional negligence matters, Seth represents attorneys, real estate and insurance professionals, architects, and accountants. Seth counsels professionals in risk-management, day-to-day workplace issues, and other “pre-suit” matters with an eye toward avoiding litigation and minimizing risk. Moreover, Seth represents professionals in litigation before state and federal courts throughout the United States.
 
In the area of employment and labor law, Seth represents employers in a variety of litigation matters, including sexual harassment, race, national origin, disability and age discrimination cases, wrongful discharge, defamation and other constitutional claims. He counsels employers on recognizing and preventing employment discrimination and other employee-related lawsuits, with an emphasis on the early implementation of proper procedures. He drafts and updates employee handbooks and consults employers regarding compliance with company by-laws and human resources protocols. Seth is often engaged to counsel clients regarding enforcement of non-compete agreement, non-solicitation clauses and other covenants affecting post-employment competition.
 
Seth routinely publishes articles and lectures on those trends impacting the professional liability and employment landscapes. He is the editor of Professional Liability Matters, Goldberg Segalla’s blog focusing on the professional liability community.  In 2017, he was appointed chair of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Professional Liability Committee.

Sept. 2017