Areas of Expertise

  • Forensic Accounting
  • Fraud Investigation
  • Funds Tracing
  • Bankruptcy Proceeding
  • Financial Advisor
  • Cash Management
  • Fiduciary Services

Industries

  • Financial Institution

Education

  • BBA Georgia State University
  • BA University of Georgia

Designations

  • CFE

Experience

  • 12 Years with Firm
  • 12 Years of Relevant Experience

Biography

Laura Clemente is an Associate Director at B. Riley Advisory Services with over 10 years of experience in forensic accounting, litigation support, cash management, and trustee, receivership & bankruptcy consulting. She has significant experience in funds tracing and analysis of cash flows in connection with most of her engagements.

As part of her role, she analyzes bank & brokerage statements and accounting records, traces cash and assets, summarizes and reports the sources and uses of funds, manages, maintains, and reports on the assets of various Trusts, Receiverships, and Bankruptcy Estates.

Representative assignments on which Ms. Clemente has worked include:

Forensic Engagements

  • Investigated and quantified the nature and extent of International Ponzi schemes
  • Investigated and quantified the nature and extent of fraudulent debt collection schemes on behalf of regulatory agencies including the FTC
  • Corporate investigations regarding Partnership disputes alleging mismanagement or theft of funds
  • Retained by Trusts regarding allegations of misuse of funds by the Trustee
  • Retained by banks and other financial institutions to investigate and quantify the amount of embezzled funds

Restructuring Engagements

  • Management of Trusts & Receiverships across a variety of industries from bitcoin mining and financial institutions to hospitals, windfarms, and condominium associations
    • Analysis of cash flows, daily cash management, forecasts, budgets, distributions, invoicing, and monthly operating reports

    Laura is a CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Georgia.

B. Riley Advisory Services works with lenders, law firms, private equity sponsors and companies of all types. Our Advisory Services are a unique mix of Valuation and Appraisal Services including asset-based lending (ABL) Valuations; Restructuring and Turnaround Management; Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support; Operations Management; Compliance, Risk & Resilience Services; and Transaction Support Services including Due Diligence and Quality of Earnings Reviews. B. Riley Advisory Services is the trade name for GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group, LLC, Great American Group Advisory & Valuation Services, LLC, Great American Group Machinery & Equipment, LLC, and Great American Group Intellectual Property Advisors, LLC.