Leonard H. Lyons, J.D., CFE, Cr.FA, AVA, is a Director of the Stonefield Josephson Valuation, Litigation & Forensic Group. Len has over 12 years of expert witness experience on behalf of attorneys involved in litigation, including breach of contract, stockholder and partner disputes, profit participation disputes, projection of lost profits and diminished goodwill, business interruption, forensic accounting, bankruptcy fraud, white collar crime and intellectual property. He also has significant experience in both arbitration and mediation proceedings.

Len is an attorney at law, an Accredited Valuation Analyst, a Certified Forensic Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He has served on the National Committee for Financial Institutions for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and acted as the National Director of Claims Litigation Resolution Policies and Procedures for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC). Len has lectured on securities claims development and asset tracing for the RTC and is a lecturer for California State University, Los Angeles.

Prior to joining Stonefield Josephson, Len was senior vice president and director of the conflict resolution services division of FMV Opinions, Inc. and director of commercial litigation in the accounting and litigation services firm of White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna, Wolf & Hunt, LLP. Len was also a senior manager for litigation and claims resolution services with Moss Adams, LLP and director of investigations for the FDIC and manager of special investigations for the RTC. Len possesses more than a decade of experience in investment banking and mergers and acquisitions, and was director of legal affairs and new business development for Daylight Chemical Information Systems, Inc.

Professional and Civic Associations

• National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, Accredited Valuation Analyst (AVA)
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers
• California Society of Certified Public Accountants
• American College of Forensic Examiners, Certified Forensic Accountant (Cr.FA)
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• Orange County Bar Association

Presentations

• "Introduction to Valuing a Business or Asset"
• "Identity Theft"
• "Interviewing Skills"
• "SAS 99 - Auditing for Fraud"
• "Introduction to Valuing Intellectual Property "

Education

• American University, Washington College of Law, Juris Doctor
• The George Washington University, Master of Business Administration, Finance and Investments
• The George Washington University, coursework for Master of Accounting
• University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry

Hobbies

• Golf
• Tennis
• Skiing
• Travel
• Culinary arts
  

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Contact Information:
310-432-7434
llyons@sjaccounting.com
2049 Century Park East
Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90067