Kevin Pierce has spent the last 17 years conducting post-acquisition dispute, forensic accounting, complex commercial litigation, intellectual property damages, and labor and employment engagements for trial lawyers, in-house counsel, and stakeholders in a variety of industries. Kevin has significant experience performing and managing various engagements involving complex contract analyses, risk assessments and related issues, and financial modeling. He has provided written testimony in many of these matters as well as oral testimony in arbitration and court proceedings.
Kevin has extensive experience in transaction/post-M&A disputes, including working capital, earnout, and breaches of representations and warranties disputes. He has also advised on numerous representations and warranties insurance claims, providing assistance on the evaluation of potential breaches and determination of the amount of loss, including testimony at arbitration and participation in mediation on multiple claims.
Kevin has performed numerous complex financial analyses involving embezzlement and kickback schemes, false financial reporting, Ponzi schemes, and asset tracing, among others. Additionally, he has been retained as an expert and testified on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as by the Federal Public Defender’s Office in the Northern District of Ohio.
Prior to joining Stout, Kevin was a Senior Associate at The Siegfried Group, LLP, a national consulting firm. Previous work experience also includes providing audit, review, compilation, internal control review and remediation, and other accounting and consulting services at public accounting firms in Ohio, Colorado, and South Carolina.
Select Publications
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American Institute of Certified Public Accountants – Forensic and Valuation Services Digest (AICPA FVS) April 2017
Information Considered by Financial Experts in Breach of Representations and Warranties Disputes
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The Journal of Corporate Renewal, Turnaround Management Association December 2010
Another Side of Pink Slips: Fraud Risk in a Reduced Workforce
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Chapter XVII - Accounting, Tax, & Financial Issues
A Contractor’s Guide to Michigan Construction Law
Select Presentations and Speeches
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Continuing Legal Education to Nixon Peabody LLP September 2016
Current Fraud Trends and Internal Investigations
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Joint Meeting of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners February 2016
Best Practices for Internal Investigations in 2016
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Ohio State Bar Association May 2014
Damage to People; Damage to Business – How Do You Prove It?
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Federal Bar Association Northern District of Ohio Chapter April 2013
Commercial Damages 101
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Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners October 2012
Red Flags: Here to Help You, Your Company and/or Your Clients
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Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants February 2011
Financial Statements: Occupational Fraud – Schemes, Statistics and What to Do
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Akron Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section June 2010
Calculating Damages in Labor & Employment Disputes
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Akron Bar Association, Ab Initio Section May 2010
Financial Statements and Occupational Fraud
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Stout Webinar May 2010 Webinar
Mining Business Tax Returns for Information
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Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, ADR Section March 2010
The Financial Expert’s Role in Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Columbus Bar Association, Construction Committee March 2010
Preferences in the Construction Industry: What’s Ordinary?
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Principles of Fraud Examination, Baldwin Wallace College March 2008
Fraud and Forensic Examination
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Cleveland Bar Association Litigation Institute December 2007
Purchase Price and Post-Closing Disputes
Practice Areas
Focus Industries
Education
B.S., University of North Carolina
Licenses & Designations
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Professional Memberships
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants