Stacy
Fresch
Partner
Stacy Fresch has 30 years of experience in forensic accounting, financial reporting, and global compliance matters. As former Assistant Chief Accountant in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, she advises clients responding to international regulatory inquiries, investigates accounting irregularities, and provides expert guidance on compliance programs. Stacy has served as a Monitor and Independent Compliance Consultant on SEC and PCAOB matters.
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Stacy has been recognized by Lexology Index as a Digital Forensic Expert, noted for her “deep technical knowledge of complicated forensic accounting matters.” One source said, “I don’t know anybody else quite at Stacy’s level, given all of her experience in the field.”
Before joining FRA in 2016, Stacy was a Managing Director in KPMG’s Forensics practice, leading complex litigation support, cross-border investigations, and global compliance reviews. Previously, as Assistant Chief Accountant in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, she investigated financial fraud by registrants, executives, and auditors, testified as a fact witness, and collaborated with the DOJ and other regulators, and received several Division of Enforcement Director’s Awards.
Stacy received her MBA at the College of William and Mary and earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics at Dickinson College.
- Balfour Beatty: Served as lead partner in a DOJ monitorship of a global real estate company following a plea agreement by the company’s military housing division.
- Global Mining Group: Independent Consultant appointment by the SEC to review the company's risk management processes and internal controls as they relate to the impairment process, company’s disclosure, and reporting obligations.
- Audit Firm: Served as an independent consultant for an SEC settlement related to an audit firm’s quality control system and policies and procedures in response to an SEC Administrative Proceeding.
- Big 4 Member Firm: Appointed by the PCAOB as an independent monitor for a member firm of a Big 4 accounting firm in connection with a high-profile enforcement action.
- Aviation Company: Served as lead partner on a DOJ-appointed FCPA monitorship in the aviation industry.
- Global Medical Device Company: Served as lead partner in an FCPA monitorship compliance engagement.
- Automotive Company: Supported external counsel with disgorgement calculations in preparation for potential settlement negotiations with US authorities in relation to alleged misconduct in Thailand.
Biography
Stacy Fresch has 30 years of experience in forensic accounting, financial reporting, and global compliance matters. As former Assistant Chief Accountant in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, she advises clients responding to international regulatory inquiries, investigates accounting irregularities, and provides expert guidance on compliance programs. Stacy has served as a Monitor and Independent Compliance Consultant on SEC and PCAOB matters.
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Awards & Recognition
2022-2023 Global Leader - Consulting Experts - Digital & Data - Digital Forensic Experts, Lexology Index
2020, 2021 and 2022 Global Leader - Investigations Digital Forensic Experts, Lexology Index
2025 Consulting Experts - Forensic Accountants, Lexology Index
