caribbean conference on business forensics 2013 bio lawrence hoffman
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Lawrence Hoffman CPA/CFF, CVA, CFE is a Senior Partner with Raffa, P.C. and leads the firm’s forensic consulting practice. He has over 30 years of consulting, audit and accounting, and tax experience in public accounting and the private sector. Lawrence started his career with a large international (“Big Four”) accounting firm in Washington, DC and progressed quickly. He started his own CPA firm in the early 1980s and grew that practice to one of Washington, DC’s largest firms in seven years, where he developed a nationally recognized practice in forensic accounting and investigations. He merged his practice with Raffa, P.C. in 2008.TRANSCRIPT
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LAWRENCE HOFFMAN TAX EXPERT | FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT| CERTIFIED VALUATION ANALYST
Lawrence Hoffman CPA/CFF, CVA, CFE is a Senior Partner with Raffa, P.C. and leads the firm’s forensic consulting practice. He has over 30 years of consulting, audit and accounting, and tax experience in public accounting and the private sector. Lawrence started his career with a large international (“Big Four”) accounting firm in Washington, DC and progressed quickly. He started his own CPA firm in the early 1980s and grew that practice to one of Washington, DC’s largest firms in seven years, where he developed a nationally recognized practice in forensic accounting and investigations. He merged his practice with Raffa, P.C. in 2008.
Lawrence has been performing forensic consulting and investigative services for private individuals, commercial private and public companies, nonprofits, and governmental entities for over 25 years. He has conducted and led teams of forensic accountants on fraud audits and investigations ranging from small family-owned businesses to large governmental organizations with losses in excess of $1 billion. Lawrence has conducted forensic investigations dealing with fraudulent financial statements, misappropriations of assets and embezzlements, money laundering, kickbacks, bribery and conflicts of interest, insurance claims, bankruptcy fraud, and financial institution loan fraud. He has conducted fraud risk assessments, implemented anti-fraud programs, performed internal control audits and assessments, and conducted fraud training and educational programs. Lawrence is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) certified by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, is Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and a Private Investigator (PI) licensed by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. He is also a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) certified by the Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. He also previously held NASD Series 7 General Securities Representative, 24 General Securities Principal, and 63 Uniform Securities Agent professional licenses. Lawrence received a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from Mount St. Mary’s College. He is also a guest lecturer and industry speaker and instructor with various professional and higher education organizations. Lawrence has been very active during his career with assisting numerous nonprofit organizations as a volunteer, board member, and trusted advisor.
Lawrence Hoffman will be joined by other international and regional forensics experts. Don’t miss it!
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