Anson Smuts has over 10 years experience providing dispute advisory services to public and private sector clients. He has extensive expertise across a broad range of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, retail, transportation, technology, and financial services.
Anson has provided consulting services to small businesses, governmental organizations, multi-national companies, and law firms. His experience includes complex commercial disputes, intellectual property infringement (including trademarks, trade dress, patents, and trade secrets), automotive recall and warranty matters, post-acquisition disputes, forensic accounting, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, wrongful termination, business valuation, non-solicitation matters, and fraud investigations.
Prior to joining the firm, Anson was a Director of an advisory and accounting firm. Prior to that, he was with a forensic accounting and consulting firm providing litigation consulting and forensic accounting services.
Practice Areas
Education
MBA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A., International Political Economy and Development, Fordham University
B.Soc.Sci., Economics, Politics, Economic History, University of Cape Town
Licenses & Designations
Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
Certified in Strategy and Competitive Analysis (CSCA)
Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Professional Memberships
Turnaround Management Association
National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Institute of Management Accountants