Mr. Mercer is a partner with B2B CFO® where he leads the Litigation Services Practice which offers the over 1,500 years of combined experience in virtually every area of finance, accounting and business to litigating attorneys in the areas of litigation support, financial fraud investigations, forensic accounting and expert witness services.
Mr. Mercer is an Attorney as well as a CPA, FCPA, and CFE with over 25 years of experience in business management, financial planning, information technology, and software development. He comes from a ‘Big 4’ accounting background and has accumulated a breadth of experience leading and managing the fiscal, operational, and technological functions of companies whose industries include real estate, software development, e-commerce, law, tax, insurance, and public accounting. His expertise includes finance and accounting, legal/contract negotiations, e-commerce, new product development, organizational development, and IT integration project development.
Specifically, Mr. Mercer has directed and coordinated financial and computer fraud investigations involving white-collar crime and financial institution losses that includes:
• Preparation of pleadings, responses, interrogatories, exhibits,
` depositions, and direct and cross-examinations.
• Complex fraudulent real estate transactions.
• Investigative reports, criminal referrals.
• Statistical analyses on fraudulent automobile loan pools.
• Uncovering embezzlement/bust-out of 50-store retail chain.
• Locating hidden assets.
• Substantiating $50 million deduction with the IRS.
• Litigation support for ‘expansive soils’ class action litigation.
• Uncovering fraud/embezzlement by senior executives of a
` warranty company.
Mr. Mercer graduated with honors from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a bachelor's degree in economics and accounting in 1978. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California in 1981.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Certified Public Accountant (CPA); Forensic CPA (FCPA); Certifed Fraud Examiner (CFE); Attorney (JD).
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Colorado Society of CPAS; Forensic CPA Society;
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE); Colorado Bar Association.
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: I taught Accounting, Audit and Business Law to CPA candidates for over 20 years with the Becker CPA Review Course (now DeVry).
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No.
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Various business litigation matters.
