Lawrence J. Hoffman, M.Acc Cpa Abv Cff Cva Cfe Cams Crt Pi Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Blue Ridge Summit, Pa, Us

Certified public accountant and consultant specializing in forensic consulting services including litigation support/expert witness, fraud investigations, business valuations, and reorganizations and insolvency. Performed economic and financial analysis, including projections and forecasts, in support of litigation and claims for lost earnings and profits, business interruption, shareholder disputes, patent and trademark infringements, bankruptcy and restructuring, and structural settlements; assisted with interrogatory, document request and depositions. Conducted fraud audits and investigations, including fraudulent financial statements, misappropriations of assets and embezzlement; money laundering, kickbacks, bribery and conflicts of interest; insurance claims; bankruptcy; financial institutions and loan fraud; also has conducted fraud risk assessments, anti-fraud programs, and fraud training and education.Also served various small to medium size businesses, nonprofit organizations, and individuals with accounting and auditing, tax, and strategic and consulting services.

Emmitsburg, Md., Us

Assistant Professor and Director of Forensic Accounting Program in the Bolt Sr. School of Business.

Princeton, Nj, Us

Partner with WithumSmith+Brown PC principally practicing in the Forensic and Valuation Services Group.

Washington, Dc, Us

Audit Partner and Partner in Charge of Forensic Accounting and Valuation Services.

Placed over $250 million in debt and equity and represented over $200 million in merger and acquisition transactions. Extensive experience with public and private offerings, venture capital and private equity management, development of business and strategic plans, business valuation and other corporate finance services for emerging and mature businesses, including transactions over $100 million. Formulated syndication strategies, securities pricing and structuring for various public and private securities offerings. Managed and involved in drafting registration statements, business plans, financial forecasts and sensitivity models, market research and analysis, on and off-site due diligence and building virtual “document rooms”. Coordinated and conducted road shows to private and institutional investors. Lead merger and acquisitions transactions on both the buy and sell side including assistance and preparation of confidential information memorandums, business valuations and pricing, due diligence and negotiations of successful closings. Worked with sell side shareholders on strategies to maximize after-tax cash flow. Also worked on transactions which included real estate and other hard assets coordinating with other valuation specialists on appropriate value.Performed and supervised business valuations for both public and closely held companies in a variety of industries, individuals and estates, family limited partnerships and limited liability companies.Chairman and Managing Member of Hoffman Family Holdings LLC, a family owned investment entity that held control and minority interests in various operating businesses. Significant control investments included Private Air Holdings LLC, a vertically integrated aviation and travel services company and QSM, LLC t/a Pizza Huts which operated a 30-unit chain of Pizza Hut restaurants.

Private Air Holdings LLC, was a vertically integrated aviation and travel services company consisting of an aircraft charter operation specializing in the 30-seat charter aircraft market, travel agency and tour operator, and an aircraft management and maintenance services company.

Personally founded the firm in 1982.The firm grew in seven years to one of the largest regional accounting and consulting firms based in the Washington, D.C. area with over 70 employees. The firm earned an excellent reputation for its high-quality service with a diverse and prestigious client base including real estate and construction, banking and financial institutions, health care, sports and entertainment, technology and communications, nonprofit and charitable organizations, lodging, food and hospitality, wholesale and retail, and employee benefit plans. The firm was also a member of the AICPA SEC Practice Division and provided auditing, accounting, tax and consulting services to numerous publicly-held companies. The Washington Business Journal included HFS on its annual list of the "Largest Accounting Firms in the Metro Area and named it as one of the largest Northern Virginia-based certified public accounting and consulting firms. Virginia Business magazine also ranked the firm among the 20 largest firms in the Commonwealth of Virginia. CPA Digest designated the firm as one of the distinguished CPA firms in North America based on its “innovation and unique credentials and contribution to the accounting profession." Served as the firm's Managing Director, and as such was responsible for the overall internal management of the firm. In addition, I was an audit engagement partner on various clients and headed the firm’s corporate finance and litigation support and forensic accounting consulting service group.

I started with the firm as an audit supervisor and was quickly promoted to audit manager in the firm’s assurance practice. I also received extensive training and was appointed the manager of computer auditing in the Washington DC office where I coordinated and conducted computer assisted auditing techniques on various audit engagements. I was responsible for managing audits of both profit and nonprofit organizations including several publicly-held companies.

I started as a staff auditor and quickly rose to a senior in the firm’s audit practice. I worked on the audits of many of their large profit and nonprofit clients, including Georgetown University and Hospital.

Master'S Degree, Accounting

Graduate Certificate, Forensic Accounting And Fraud Examination

B.S., Accounting And Finance

Accounting And Finance