Our business, economics, insurance, real estate, and law experts consult in the following areas of expertise:

Accounting
ASA counts a number of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) as experts.  Some are also MBAs and DBAs.  Others are former agents with the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  These experts investigate small- and large-scale accounting issues in areas like: 

General Business Accounting
Investigative Accounting, Fraud Examination, and Auditing
Government and Municipal Accounting
Construction and Real Estate Accounting
Financial Reporting Requirements

Actuarial Science

Advertising
See marketing below.

Banking
These experts can address general banking concerns regarding operations and management, as well as issues such as underwriting, lending, and mortgage banking.

Consumer Behavior

Economics
ASA has professional economists and professors who study macroeconomic questions pertaining to the overall economy, economic issues (e.g., labor relations and water resources), and business sectors (e.g., agriculture and finance).

Typically, however, ASA's experts examine microeconomic questions.  Two common examples: Calculating loss of earnings as a damage in a lawsuit, usually with multiple scenarios depending on different variables; and analyzing interest owed, profits, and/or debts in business disputes.

Finance

Hospitality & Hotel Industry
Our hospitality experts bring years of professional hotel, casino, and resort management and operations experience to bear in their expert consulting work.

Human Resources
These experts consider not only general human resources issues, but the responsibilities and duties of HR professionals.

Insurance
ASA's insurance experts have years of experience in the insurance industry and as consultants in areas such as:

Property and Liability Insurance
Life, Health, Home, Auto and Other Insurance Policies
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Insurance Brokering
Insurance Claims
Insurance Underwriting
Insurance Marketing
Reinsurance

Law (all types)
Occasionally, our attorney clients need specialized expertise in an area of law.  ASA has a number of bar-licensed experts, some of whom are professors at preeminent law schools such as UCLA and UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall, in areas such as:

Construction and Contracting Law
Immigration and Nationality Law
Copyright, Patent, and Intellectual Property Law
Government Law / Government Contracting
Corporate and Business Law
Hotel and Hospitality Industry Law
Mexican Law
Partnership, Agency and Tax Law

Loss of Earnings
See economics above.

Management
Most of these experts are professors at business schools like The Anderson School at UCLA and USC's Marshall School of Business who discuss all aspects of company management.

Marketing
These experts address disputes over advertising quality or consult on lawsuits in which economic loss attributed to accidental factors (e.g., business disruptions or theft) are actually due to poor, ineffective, or nonexistent marketing.

Operations Research

Property Management
Our veteran experts can comment on maintenance, budgeting, manager responsibilities, and other issues in residential, commercial, and industrial property management.

Real Estate
Questions about real estate often land at the center of legal disputes.  ASA has a number of highly experienced residential, commercial, and industrial real estate experts to address:

Appraisals and Valuation
Brokering (including Standards and Responsibilities)
Escrow Process
Real Estate Development
Real Estate Financing & Investing

Securities / Stock Market
ASA has experts who can examine the securities markets and related transactions.  Commonly, they assist in shareholder lawsuits and disputes over the value of stock options.

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