Recognized Independent Arbitrator and Financial Expert Witness

Instructor and Author for Business Valuation, Forensic Accounting, and Financial Litigation:

Mark S. Warshavsky CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA, CBA, ASA, CFE, MAFF, DABFA, MBA, is an independent arbitrator and mediator, and has achieved multi-faceted credentials delineated below. His unique and multi-disciplined background affords him the ability to assist litigants and fellow arbitrators to analyze and interpret the alleged financial claims introduced in conjunction with considering the evidence presented.

Mr. Warshavsky has been retained as an arbitrator and mediator in large, complex financial disputes since 2004 due to his diversified background in financial and legal issues. He also serves as an Arbitrator and Mediator for the American Arbitration Association's (AAA) National Roster of Arbitrators & Mediators, a leading provider of Alternative Dispute Resolution Services, and is an Associate Member of the American Bar Association’s Litigation and ADR sections. The AAA roster of large complex case panel arbitrators is comprised of recognized leaders in specific industries, all with advanced skills in dispute management techniques, each of whom is uniquely qualified to handle any type of large complex case.

Mr. Warshavsky is a nationally recognized testifying financial expert, an occupation he commenced in the 1980s, and has been retained in over 800 cases as a financial expert providing services as an expert witness, court appointed or agreed upon neutral expert, arbitrator, and mediator.

He has attained the following licenses and certifications: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), Certified Business Appraiser (CBA), Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF), Diplomat of the American Board of Forensic Accounting (DABFA), Masters in Business Administration (MBA), and a Licensed Private Investigator in the states of New York and Florida.

Selected Experience Includes:

  • Selected as a sole arbitrator or mediator, member of a tribunal, and as an emergency arbitrator since 2004.

  • Specialize in large complex financial/commercial litigation matters, arbitration & mediation, commercial damages, and business valuations (both nationally and internationally).

  • Multi-credentialed arbitrator: CPA, Forensic Accountant, Business Valuator, Licensed Private Investigator, and Legal Experience.

  • 35+ years experience providing diversified financial dispute resolution services.

  • Retained as a financial expert in over 800 assignments as a financial expert witness, court appointed or agreed upon neutral expert, and arbitrator or mediator.

  • Sub-specialty in all aspects of financial damages and lost profits in dispute resolution cases in diverse industries. Include firsthand participation in the legal aspects of a case focusing on financial interpretation of damages claims in the context of accounting, forensic accounting, and business valuation.

  • Successfully integrates legal knowledge in complex commercial dispute resolution with proficiency as a CPA, forensic accountant, and business evaluator in financial damages and lost profits cases.

  • Direct training in financial damages and lost profits analysis and models leading to receipt of a Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF) certification. Instruction in methodologies and approaches that includes financial investigative and forensic accounting techniques utilized in calculating damages.

  • Knowledgeable in the legal aspects of complex commercial dispute resolution through the reading of case law applicable to retained engagements spanning many years, education in commercial law through study of legal textbooks, as well as knowledge acquired through retention as a national recognized financial expert in hundreds of complex cases.

  • Combined experience in financial damages cases as a party-retained expert, witness, neutral independent expert engaged by courts to evaluate reports of both parties’ experts and service as an arbitrator.

  • Recipient of the 2017 "Thomas R. Porter Lifetime Achievement Award" sponsored by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA), an organization with over 7,000 members. This award is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated exemplary character, leadership, and professional achievements in the industry.

  • Award-winning national instructor and author for business valuation, forensic accounting, and financial litigation courses presented to state, national, and government organizations, as well as the legal community.

  • Contributing author to the book “Financial Forensics Body of Knowledge,” published by Wiley & Sons -2012.

  • Founding Member of the Forensic Accounting Academy sponsored by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts.

  • Served on several editorial boards of national journals to peer review transcripts for publication within the forensic accounting, and business valuation, and financial litigation fields.

  • Available for virtual video conferencing, such as Zoom, Teams, and Skype, among others.

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8224 Majestic Mt. Dr.
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