Bert F. Lacativo
Senior Managing Director
Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC

Dallas, TX
+1 214.954.1459

Litigation, Investigative and Intelligence Services

  • More than 30 years of financial and investigative experience

  • Specializes in revenue recognition, qui tam matters, false billing, falsification of documentation, kickbacks, bribery, embezzlement, FCPA violations, conflicts of interest, unbundling of services, up-coding and time/cost allocation

  • Experience across a variety of industries including healthcare, financial services, oil and gas and consumer products

Due Diligence Services

  • Responsible for the development and execution of FCPA due diligence procedures in connection with international mergers and acquisitions

  • Led a cross functional team that consulted with a $2 billion healthcare payer concerning the preparation for, and response to, multi-state Department of Insurance examination team requests and reports

Anti-Fraud and Compliance Services

  • Experience in the assessment and development of policies, procedures and processes to mitigate, deter and detect fraudulent activity
  • Representative engagements include:
    • Assessment and development of an anti-corruption program for an international oil & gas drilling contractor
    • Consultation with a $13 billion integrated financial services company regarding the development of an enterprise-wide internal fraud governance program
    • Consultation with a healthcare insurance payer regarding the development of a fraud, waste and abuse program for its Medicare Advantage business
Profile
  • Previously served as a partner in the Forensics Services group at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  • Former FBI Special Agent
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA), New York, Illinois and Texas
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
  • Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
Accomplishments
  • Received two Special Recognition Incentive Awards from the FBI for investigative excellence

  • Past member of the AICPA's Forensic and Litigation Services Committee

  • Past Chairman of the AICPA's Fraud Advisory Task Force

  • Credited with leading the first "Fraud Against the Government" RICO related investigation in the Southern District of New York

  • Participated in formalizing the first task force relationship between the FBI, Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and the New York State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

  • Developed fraud and investigations related training programs

  • Frequent lecturer on fraud and investigations related topics; quoted in the print media

  • Participated as a technical working group member for West Virginia University's National Institute of Justice project to develop a curriculum for education and training in fraud and forensic accounting
Education
  • B.B.A., Iona College
  • Special Agent Training, FBI Academy
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association, associate member
  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, member
  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Board of Regents, Emeritus member
  • Association of Certified Public Accountants, member
  • Institute of Internal Auditors, member
  • Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, member