Jerry
Hansen
Partner
Jerry Hansen has 25 years of forensic accounting and disputes experience, advising clients on M&A disputes, malpractice litigation, compliance monitorships, and fraud investigations. As a sought-after arbitrator and expert witness, he helps companies navigate complex cross-border disputes and high-stakes investigations. Jerry is commended for providing “usable, actionable advice to clients, getting to the heart of the issue” (Chambers and Partners).
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Jerry has extensive experience providing forensic, dispute, and audit-related services across industries including energy, real estate, technology, manufacturing, healthcare, and financial services. He has served as an expert and neutral arbitrator in post-closing purchase price disputes, advised on audit and accounting malpractice matters involving GAAP and GAAS, led forensic investigations, and conducted FCPA and UK Bribery Act due diligence. His work also covers software revenue recognition, mortgage banking, insurance claims, and real estate.
Jerry’s career spans Big 4 public accounting, multinational consulting, and global corporations. Before joining FRA in 2017, he was a Managing Director at BRG, advising global companies on cross-border transaction disputes and supporting accounting firms in malpractice litigation. Previously, he led Ernst & Young’s Southwest Transaction Forensics practice, handling disputes, investigations, and M&A-related forensic due diligence, and participated in several high-profile fraud and Ponzi scheme investigations.
A licensed CPA in Texas and California, he is the co-author of the book M&A Disputes – A Professional Guide to Accounting Arbitrations (Wiley 2017) and is a contributing author to The Litigation Services Handbook, The Guide to Investigating Business Fraud, and The Guide to M&A Arbitration.
- Binance: Supporting the DOJ monitorship of a global digital asset exchange, assessing the company’s compliance with AML and US sanctions laws.
- Chemicals Distributor: Supported a chemicals distributor with operations in 150+ countries with an internal investigation across multiple high-risk jurisdictions, as well as the design and implementation of a global sanctions and ABAC compliance program.
- Technology Manufacturer: Assisted a technology manufacturing company with a post-closing purchase price dispute.
- Healthcare Services: Assisted company and counsel in relation to a post-closing purchase price dispute.
- Private Equity Firm: Assisted PE firm with a post-closing working capital dispute related to the firm's sale of a subsidiary.
- Media Group: Supported an internal investigation involving allegations of financial accounting manipulation.
Biography
Jerry Hansen has 25 years of forensic accounting and disputes experience, advising clients on M&A disputes, malpractice litigation, compliance monitorships, and fraud investigations. As a sought-after arbitrator and expert witness, he helps companies navigate complex cross-border disputes and high-stakes investigations. Jerry is commended for providing “usable, actionable advice to clients, getting to the heart of the issue” (Chambers and Partners).
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