Michael J. Mard, CPA/ABV, ASA, President, The Financial Valuation Group to Speak at KC’s Commercial Damages: Overview and Cross Examination - Bullet Proof or Bullet Holes

New York, NY, September 29, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Michael J. Mard, CPA/ABV, ASA, President, The Financial Valuation Group will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Commercial Damages: Overview and Cross Examination - Bullet Proof or Bullet Holes?” This event is scheduled for October 28, 2010 at 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET.

For further event details, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2010_Commercial.html

Event Synopsis:

Commercial damages is like a three legged stool: the plaintiff has to prove liability, damages and collectability. If one leg is not there, the stool falls over. The reality of a plaintiff’s situation centers on the task of proving to a reasonable certainty all three legs of the stool within the confines of the rules of evidence. This can be very difficult.

The measurement of damages from a defendant’s infringement on intellectual property falls into three main categories:

1. Lost profits to the plaintiff
2. Reasonable royalties imposed on the defendant
3. Disgorgement of the defendant’s profits realized

This event would present three examples of claims for cross examination and discussion:

1. A statistical trend line
2. A contractual infringement and
3. A trade secret royalty

About Michael J. Mard

Michael J. Mard, CPA/ABV/CFF, ASA has been a full-time business appraiser and expert witness for over 25 years with a broad range of experience from small companies to very large billion dollar companies, both private and public. Mr. Mard has provided expert testimony over 100 times, in both Federal and state courts plus approximately 200 depositions, related to intangible assets, intellectual property, business damages, marital dissolution, shareholder disputes and IRS matters.

Mr. Mard is lead author of eight books and co-author of three additional books, all published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. He has co-authored over 20 courses, published over 60 articles and been a presenter, speaker and instructor more than 70 times and has served on the Valuation Resource Group of the Financial Accounting Standards Board for ten years.

Mr. Mard has been inducted into the AICPA Business Valuation Hall of Fame, has a Masters of Accountancy from the University of South Florida, is a Florida CPA and holds the AICPA Accreditation in Business Valuation (ABV) and its Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) specialty designations and is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) with the American Society of Appraisers.

About The Financial Valuation Group

The Financial Valuation Group (FVG) is a forensic accounting, business valuation, and consulting services firm with offices in Tampa and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. FVG has a distinguished staff of professionals who can address your forensic accounting or business valuation needs. FVG's professionals bring experience, judgment, independence and integrity to our clients across the United States.

For more information about Michael J. Mard, and The Financial Valuation Group, please visit: www.fvgfl.com

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Group, LLC brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcast that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance. Visit: www.knowledgecongress.org for more details.

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