Areas of Expertise

  • Accounting
  • Construction Litigation
  • Damages & Lost Profit Analysis
  • Forensic Accounting
  • Fraud Investigation
  • Intellectual Property
  • Internal Investigations
  • Litigation Support
  • Valuation
  • White Collar Crime

Industries

  • Agriculture
  • Energy
  • Manufacturing
  • Media
  • Retail

Education

  • BBA University of California

Experience

  • 7 Years with Firm
  • 8 Years of Relevant Experience

Biography

Ryan Gustafsen joined GlassRatner (now doing business as B. Riley Advisory Services) in January of 2017 as an Associate in the Los Angeles office. Ryan completed the firm's internship program in the summer of 2016 where his background in economics, accounting, and law enforcement enabled him to enjoy a successful and rewarding internship while working on valuations, fraud, and litigation support matters.

Since joining, Ryan has worked on multiple engagements which include:

  • Valuation, forensic accounting, and litigation support services on several ongoing litigation matters in a variety of industries which involved analysis in fraud, attestation of payments rendered, and patent infringements
  • Lost Profit Analysis for a clothing retailer involving infringement of their intellectual property
  • Percentage of Completion valuations for a client involved in a construction services litigation

Ryan graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in Economics and Geography with a minor in Accounting in December of 2016.

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.