Program Details
2025-08-13 14:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2025-08-13 14:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm ESTThis session explores how fraud manifests through willful deception and examines how money leaves businesses through wire transfers, inflated payroll, and payments to dummy companies. Participants will learn the four major forensic questions: the crime, the cover-up, the destination, and restitution possibilities.
Frank SuponcicTod NorthmanLindsay H. Gill 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm ESTLearn to identify warning signs of asset concealment including unusual transactions, cash flow anomalies, and controlling behavior by executives. This session covers document procurement strategies, the value of third-party records, and building comprehensive financial pictures through high-level analysis.
Frank SuponcicTod NorthmanLindsay H. Gill 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm ESTDiscover how forensic investigators use data analytics and sources-and-uses analysis to trace assets through shell companies, related parties, and non-traditional hiding spots. The session examines commingling patterns, vendor creation red flags, and visual mapping techniques to uncover concealed wealth.
Frank SuponcicTod NorthmanLindsay H. Gill 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm ESTExplore cryptocurrency’s emergence as a preferred destination for concealed assets, covering exchanges, digital wallets, and chain hopping techniques. Learn essential discovery requests for crypto-related materials and understand the challenges of tracing assets through digital platforms.
Frank SuponcicTod NorthmanLindsay H. Gill 3:00 pm - 3:10 pm ESTA brief intermission allowing participants to refresh before continuing with the legal framework sessions. Use this time to reflect on forensic investigation concepts covered in the first half.
Frank SuponcicTod NorthmanLindsay H. Gill 3:10 pm - 3:25 pm ESTExamine Professor Peter Oh’s groundbreaking research revealing over 40% success rates in veil piercing cases and the two-factor alter ego test courts apply. This session contrasts traditional corporate veil piercing with LLC entity veil considerations and legislative attempts to restrict creditor remedies.
Frank SuponcicTod NorthmanLindsay H. Gill 3:25 pm - 3:40 pm ESTAnalyze landmark cases including Sky Cable v. DirecTV and Curci v. Baldwin that shaped reverse veil piercing doctrine for LLCs. Learn how courts evaluate single-member versus multi-member entities and why innocent member protections influence piercing outcomes.
Frank SuponcicTod NorthmanLindsay H. Gill 3:40 pm - 3:55 pm ESTDiscover strategies for demonstrating entity separateness through proper holding company structures, separate bank accounts, and documented intercompany arrangements. This session covers essential shared services agreements and personnel allocation documentation to protect against enterprise liability claims.
Frank SuponcicTod NorthmanLindsay H. Gill 3:55 pm - 4:10 pm ESTLearn discovery strategies for creditors seeking to preserve reverse veil piercing arguments and essential document requests for uncovering red flags. The session concludes with cost-benefit considerations for forensic investigations and the importance of phased approaches to maximize recovery potential.
Frank SuponcicTod NorthmanLindsay H. GillSenior Director in CBIZ’s Forensic Consulting Group specializing in litigation advisory engagements, strategic business consulting, forensic accounting, and fraud/embezzlement investigations with expertise in identity theft issues.
Tod Northman brings more than 25 years of business and corporate law experience spanning commercial law, business transactions, contract negotiation, dispute resolution, mergers and acquisitions, artificial intelligence technology, and real estate. He represents publicly traded and privately held companies across the country, with particular depth in the aviation and autonomous vehicles industries, and speaks regularly on piercing the corporate veil, reverse veil piercing, and protecting LLC assets from member-level claims.
Director of forensic technology specializing in data analytics, computer forensics, internal investigations, antifraud programs, fraud vulnerability assessments, and lost profits and damages calculations.
Senior Director in CBIZ’s Forensic Consulting Group specializing in litigation advisory engagements, strategic business consulting, forensic accounting, and fraud/embezzlement investigations with expertise in identity theft issues.
Tod Northman brings more than 25 years of business and corporate law experience spanning commercial law, business transactions, contract negotiation, dispute resolution, mergers and acquisitions, artificial intelligence technology, and real estate. He represents publicly traded and privately held companies across the country, with particular depth in the aviation and autonomous vehicles industries, and speaks regularly on piercing the corporate veil, reverse veil piercing, and protecting LLC assets from member-level claims.
Director of forensic technology specializing in data analytics, computer forensics, internal investigations, antifraud programs, fraud vulnerability assessments, and lost profits and damages calculations.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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