Recent Engagements
Karen’s recent engagements include being the consulting expert in a billion dollar foreign resort limited partnership dispute, the lead forensic accountant position and one of the team leaders working with the Examiner - Lehman Brothers, the testifying fraud expert in a significant mortgage backed securities/bankruptcy litigation involving a number of major New York based financial institutions, an appointment as Receiver and forensic investigator of a $1 billion mortgage bank, the testifying expert in a public company restatement litigation, the consulting expert in a multinational toxic waste damages litigation, expert report and potential testimony in a significant trust litigation and forensic investigation, consulting and testifying expert in a multinational real estate partnership, and consulting expert on a major hedge fund litigation and investigation.
The mortgage bank receivership appointment was made by the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York in an alleged $70+ million mortgage fraud against Fannie Mae, Sovereign Bank, China Trust and others.
Karen also was the lead forensic accountant on the compliance monitoring team for a major insurance company pursuant to its settlement agreement with the New York State Attorney General’s office in New York. Karen wrote the accepted compliance monitoring program for the insurance company which was approved by the AG’s office, the company and the external auditors.