James S. Feltman
Senior Managing Director, National Co-Leader – Litigation, Investigative and Intelligence Services
Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC

New York, NY
+1 212.808.8370

Litigation, Investigative and Intelligence Services

  • Over 30 years of experience providing a broad range of litigation, forensic and investigative services
  • Established as an expert in determining the underlying fact pattern, establishing liability and determining damages in a myriad of engagements
  • Engaged to provide both consulting and expert testimony in the areas of money laundering, Ponzi schemes, asset tracing and recovery, accounting and financial statement reporting issues, potential causes of action against certain current and former officers, directors and third parties, securities fraud, misrepresentation, hedging and trading in complex securities schemes and bankruptcy and insolvency issues
  • Substantial experience leading cross-border forensic and investigative engagements on behalf of U.S. and foreign government agencies
  • Appointed as an advisor by both Federal (U.S. District and U.S. Bankruptcy) and State Courts
  • Served as an arbitrator and mediator and has been appointed as a Monitor by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Served as appointee with a Branch of the United States Department of Justice for over a decade
Interim Management

  • Serves debtors-in-possession, secured creditors, committees of unsecured creditors and bondholders and other parties-in-interest and has served in interim management roles
Valuation Services

  • Provides expert testimony in matters involving business valuation, foreign currency trades, swap transactions and sale of real estate
Operations and Performance Improvement

  • Provides financial advisory services involving business organizations experiencing significant financial and operating difficulties
Profile
  • Previously served as a partner with Arthur Andersen LLP and KPMG LLP
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Florida
  • Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
Accomplishments
  • Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy
  • Provides commentary for major national and trade publications, including
    The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Bloomberg News, Bankruptcy Law360, ABI Journal and Business Travel World
  • Frequently serves as panelist and speaker on a variety of business and litigation issues
Education
  • B.A, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • M.P.S., Cornell University
Affiliations
  • American Bankruptcy Institute, served on Board of Directors 2002-2008, member
  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, member
  • Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, member
  • American College of Bankruptcy, fellow