LGC&D has extensive experience in the field of business valuation. We work closely with business owners and attorneys to determine the value of businesses for many different purposes. LGC&D has a reputation as a provider of quality business valuation services, providing numerous valuation reports to various attorneys and other business professionals. We are regularly called upon to provide expert testimony in business valuation and related matters. We produce high quality reports that are clear and comprehensive. Our experience, credentials and commitment to excellence will provide you with the confidence that comes from knowing that you are working with accomplished professionals.

Our Professionals
Determining the value of a closely held business is a process that incorporates a mixture of objective data analysis and subjective evaluation. At LGC&D, our valuation specialists understand what drives business value. This knowledge enables them to successfully counsel business owners and their advisors in a number of business, tax and legal issues. Our valuation specialists maintain credentials evidencing their expertise. Continuing professional education keeps them current in the rapidly changing body of knowledge reflected in commonly accepted business valuation techniques.

LGC&D’s professionals have many years of experience in the valuation field and thoroughly understand both the valuation and litigation process. Our understanding of the litigation process and our many experiences in dispute resolution give us the ability to provide business advice throughout the litigation process. We have provided expert testimony in Federal, State and County courts on our valuations and also have successfully defended our reports with the IRS.

Jerome L. Lefkowitz, CPA directs the valuation division of LGC&D. Jerry has extensive experience in business valuation engagements, including providing expert testimony on a variety of issues. Jerry has represented trustees, receivers, debtors in possession, secured lenders, and creditor committees in federal bankruptcies and Rhode Island receiverships. He has also served as a Special Master appointed by the court and has been appointed as a Trustee in bankruptcy.

Jerry has over forty years experience advising clients in all types of valuation circumstances. Jerry has conducted seminars on various business issues, is a past president of the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants, and has served on numerous committees. He is also a member of the Institute of Business Appraisers.

Our Services
LGC&D’s professionals have experience in a variety of areas. The need for a Business Valuation may include the following:

• Buy/Sell Agreements
  
• Bankruptcy and Foreclosures
  
• Charitable Contributions
  
• Employee Stock Ownership Plans
  
• Estate and Gift Taxes
  
• Incentive Stock Options
  
• Dissenting Shareholder Actions
  
• Divorce
  
• Economic Loss Analysis
  
• Liquidation or Reorganization
  
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  
• Sale of a Business
  
• SFAS 141 & 142
  
• Shareholder Disputes
  
• Succession Planning