Andy Ackel and Landan Ansell join B. Riley Advisory's Growing Forensic Team in Atlanta
LOS ANGELES, December 3, 2024 - B. Riley Advisory Services, a specialty financial advisory
services firm and subsidiary of B. Riley
Financial, Inc.
(NASDAQ: RILY), announced the addition of two new forensic experts to our Atlanta
team. Andy Ackel joins as a Managing Director
and Landan Ansell as Director.
Mr. Ackel and Mr. Ansell join B. Riley Advisory Services to strengthen and solidify the firm's team of experienced forensic and litigation support practitioners who specialize in fraud & internal investigations, damages & expert witness services, and valuation disputes across a multitude of key industries.
Mr. Ackel, joining as a Managing Director, provides financial analyses, economic advisory, forensic accounting, and other litigation support services to clients and their counsel. His work typically involves the evaluation of economic damages, preparation of expert reports, and expert witness testimony in a broad range of complex commercial litigation matters, including breach of contract, patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, insolvency, and fraud, as well as in construction disputes.
Mr. Ansell assists clients and counsel to address complex economic, valuation, and forensic accounting issues both in the normal course of business and in the context of disputes, claims, transactions, investigations, and other sensitive matters. His experience includes consulting in M&A transactions, insurance claims and commercial litigation, including expert witness services analyzing lost profits, economic damages, and other losses in commercial litigation, as well as business interruption claims, and post-closing transaction disputes.
"We are thrilled to welcome Andy and Landan to our award-winning team. Their deep expertise significantly enhances our ability to provide robust, data-driven insights to our clients during complex financial disputes and investigations," said Ian Ratner, Co-Chief Executive of B. Riley Advisory Services.
"These hires are part of a deliberate plan to enhance our practice with younger testifying experts. Our expert witness practice is very strong and our ability to grow is dependent on adding young and talented testifiers. Both Andy and Landan fit the bill" Ratner added.
B.
Riley Advisory Services' experienced team is a trusted resource to some of the
country's largest and most successful law firms. The legal community has ranked
us "Best Forensic Accounting Provider", "Best Expert Witness
Provider", and "Best End to End Litigation Consulting Firm" for
multiple years in The National Law Journal, Corporate
Counsel, and The Daily Report.
To
learn more about B. Riley's Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support
practice, visit https://brileyfin.com/capabilities/advisory-services/forensic-accounting-litigation-support
To
learn more about Andy, please see his professional bio.
To learn more about Landan, please see his professional bio.
About B. Riley Advisory Services
B. Riley Advisory Services is a leading provider of specialty business advisory services that works with law firms, lenders, private equity sponsors, and companies of all types on business challenges such as planning and executing a major acquisition or divestiture, pursuing a fraud investigation or corporate litigation, or managing through a business crisis or bankruptcy. The firm offers a unique mix of appraisal services including asset-based lending (ABL) valuations, restructuring and turnaround management, forensic accounting and litigation support, and transaction support services including due diligence and quality of earnings reviews. For more information, visit www.brileyadvisoryservices.com.
About B. Riley Financial
B. Riley Financial (Nasdaq: RILY) is a diversified financial services platform that delivers tailored solutions to meet the strategic, operational, and capital needs of its clients and partners. B. Riley leverages cross-platform expertise to provide clients with full service, collaborative solutions at every stage of the business life cycle. Through its affiliated subsidiaries, B. Riley provides end-to-end financial services across investment banking, institutional brokerage, private wealth and investment management, financial consulting, corporate restructuring, operations management, risk and compliance, due diligence, forensic accounting, litigation support, appraisal and valuation, auction, and liquidation services. B. Riley opportunistically invests to benefit its shareholders, and certain affiliates originate and underwrite senior secured loans for asset-rich companies.
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