About the Course
Introduction
This CLE webinar will explore how forensic accountants and business valuators assist counsel in identifying, analyzing, and presenting the financial components that shape equitable distribution and asset division. Divorces involving complex financial matters often depend upon the quality and credibility of expert financial analysis.
Description
The panel will guide practitioners through the key stages of working with financial experts in a matrimonial action, from determining when expert involvement is warranted to understanding the core elements of a valuation report. Discussion includes lifestyle and income analyses, marital asset tracing, dissipation of assets, and business valuation approaches applicable to closely held companies. Attendees will also examine how these analyses inform negotiations and courtroom strategies in cases involving hidden income, unreported assets, or disputed valuations. Building on practical case examples, the program concludes with an in-depth look at valuation standards, report structure, and the significance of key assumptions such as standard and premise of value.
Listen as the expert panel provides tools to collaborate effectively with financial experts and anticipate the issues that most often determine case outcomes.
Presented By
Ms. Chamoun Taranto is a passionate and strategic family law attorney who brings both deep legal acumen and genuine emotional intelligence to her practice. She represents clients across a broad spectrum of matrimonial issues including divorce, child custody and support, spousal support, and property distribution. Ms. Chamoun Taranto has experience negotiating prenuptial and postnuptial agreements and settlement agreements. In addition, she is a fearless advocate in matters involving domestic violence, orders of protection, and international child abduction, among other matters. Ms. Chamoun Taranto has litigated cases throughout New York City in Supreme and Family Court, including Staten Island. She is the current director and Diversity Committee Chair of the Richmond County Bar Association and former vice president of the Staten Island Women’s Bar Association.
Mr. Gottlieb is an attorney, certified public accountant, and has earned a master’s degree in forensic accounting. He has represented private equity firms, public companies, and their portfolio companies in cases involving failed mergers, fraud, contractual disputes, including cases in the Delaware Chancery Court. Prior to joining MSG, Mr. Gottlieb worked as a corporate governance & litigation associate at a large national law firm and is a former associate at Deloitte. He was as a health law and policy fellow at Brooklyn Law School and as a judicial intern for the Honorable James d'Auguste of the New York State Supreme Court, Civil Division.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Thursday, November 6, 2025
- schedule
1:00 PM E.T.
I. The role of financial experts in divorce
A. Ways financial experts assist in matrimonial cases
B. Determining when to engage a financial expert
C. Key initial discussions between attorneys and experts
II. Business valuation fundamentals in divorce cases
A. Valuation standards and common adjustments
B. Key drivers of a business' value
C. The asset, market, and income approaches and their use cases
D. Integrating expert findings into litigation and mediation strategies
III. Practitioner takeaways
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- Identifying when a financial expert is necessary in a divorce action
- Evaluating indicators of marital dissipation or hidden assets
- Coordinating expert input for negotiation, mediation, or trial presentation
- Recognizing valuation standards, approaches, and common financial statement adjustments
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