John Levitske, CPA/ABV/CFF, CFA, ASA, Managing Director, is an experienced forensic accountant and business appraiser specializing in the analysis and investigation of businesses, stakeholder interests and financial information for determination of value, economic damages, merger and acquisition purchase price adjustments, solvency, fraud inquiries and other financial issues. His experience also includes shareholder dissent and oppression, alter-ego/piercing the corporate veil, destruction of business, material adverse change, duress, financial misrepresentation and agreement vetting issues. He is a member of the Valuation Litigation, Commercial & Shareholder Disputes, and Private Equity Dispute Consulting & Forensic Advisory Services teams of Duff & Phelps. Previously, he was a Managing Director with Standard & Poor’s Corporate Value Consulting, a Managing Director in a global business advisory firm, and a Director in two of the Big Four international accountancy and professional services firms.
He attained an MBA degree from the University of Notre Dame, a JD degree from Duquesne University, and a BSBA degree from Duquesne University. He is accredited as a Certified Public Accountant (licensed CPA in Illinois and Pennsylvania), as an Accredited Business Valuator with the AICPA, as Certified in Financial Forensics with the AICPA, a Chartered Financial Analyst with the CFA Institute, and as an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers in Business Valuation.
