Lawrence D. Morriss, Jr. Senior Managing Director, Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC
666 Third Ave., 21st Floor, New York, NY 10017  |  212.808.8353  |

Litigation and Investigative Services

• Vast experience in providing expert witness services in complex civil and criminal litigation, including valuation, investigation, financial, accounting and economic issues
• Expertise in intercompany issues, substantive consolidation, franchise/dealership disputes, insolvency, fraudulent conveyances and preferences, construction disputes, securities/finance disputes, embezzlement/fraudulent reporting cases, business valuations, lost profits and damage issues, breach of contract and officers' and directors' standard of care
• Experienced in the 1933 and 1934 Securities Act financial reporting, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS)

Valuation Services

• Serves as an expert witness in business valuation matters, insolvency analysis and fraudulent conveyances, business interruption matters, trademark issues and post-merger and acquisition matters
• Performs closely-held valuations in the manufacturing, information technology, telecommunications, restaurants, healthcare and construction industries

Profile

• Previously served as the principal-in-charge of XRoad Solutions' Litigation, Valuation & Investigative Services and as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), New York, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and California
• Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)

Accomplishments

• Developed and presented continuing professional education courses on Introduction to SEC Reporting and Public Company Reporting including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• Developed and presented Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars on Understanding Financial Statements and Understanding Business Valuation Concepts

Education

• B.S.B.A, University of Missouri
• Continuing Professional Education (CPE), University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
• Continuing Professional Education (CPE), Dartmouth College, Amos Tuck School of Business Administration

Affiliations

• National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, member
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, member
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, member
• Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants, member
• National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting (Treadway Commission), past member