Attorneys Can Order a Copy Through the American Bar Association (ABA)
The Lawyer’s Business Valuation Handbook (Third Edition) has been published and is available through the ABA website. This authoritative reference will help lawyers understand and evaluate expert reports and testimony on a broad range of business valuation issues.
Get a copy of the Cover, Forewords and Preface (with What’s new) here and order the full handbook on the ABA website.
What You’ll Get From the Handbook
Highly technical and often difficult to understand, business valuations are a critical subject for lawyers in many areas, such as divorce, bankruptcy, corporate and tax law, and estate and financial planning. The authors of this book, who have over 40 years of combined experience in transactional matters and litigation, present and discuss key concepts in valuation. At the same time, they explain how to dig beneath the surface of expert opinions and show how to find the most pertinent facts, interpret the data, and evaluate the quality and comprehensiveness of evidence.
This easy-to-use manual covers all aspects of determining the value of a business, including:
- definitions of value
- personal versus enterprise goodwill
- valuing professional practices and small businesses
- cross-examination
- commonly used terminology and bodies of evidence
- professional credentials and standards
- recognized and accepted valuation methods.
Adding to the book’s usefulness are “Questions to Ask” for most sections, extensive case citations throughout to courts’ positions on many issues, and appendices that include a glossary, bibliography of business valuation databases, and other useful tools.
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Alina Niculita, ASA, CFA, ARM-BV, MBA served as one of the Editors and contributions were made by other members of our business valuation team, including Paul Heidt, CPA, ASA, ABV, Serena Morones, CPA, ASA, ABV, CFE and Terry Whitehead, CPA, ASA, ABV.
For more than a decade, Alina worked closely with leading business valuation industry founder Dr. Shannon Pratt. With Dr. Pratt, she worked on valuation cases nationwide and co-authored several publications on business valuation theory and practice. She draws on her extensive knowledge of authoritative valuation guidance materials including her own vast library of publications.
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