Richard Ruffing

Richard Ruffing, Jr. has more than 14 years of experience in the dispute consulting industry. His engagements involve forensic accounting and fraud investigations, including anti-bribery and anti-corruption investigations. He has extensive experience supporting the United States Department of Justice with matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, including tracing assets through the international financial system, evaluating gains arising from bribery schemes, and evaluating claims of inability to pay a criminal fine or criminal monetary penalty.

Richard also provides financial consulting services to attorneys, audit committees, executive management teams, and individuals in the context of complex commercial litigation. His experience includes providing opinions related to economic damages, shareholder disputes, lost earnings from personal injury, and tracing of assets for marital dissolution.

Richard has assisted clients with contract compliance and royalty audits, including performing fieldwork at the licensee’s offices, gathering the applicable and relevant information, performing analyses to determine any over or underpayments of royalties, and providing advice to licensor’s regarding best practices for future license agreements.

Richard's experience also includes providing interim Controller and Financial, Planning, & Analysis services in the higher-education industry, including assisting in the preparation of reports for the Department of Education, maintaining financial forecasts, and assisting in the preparation of board meeting materials.

Prior to joining Stout, Richard was an Associate at Gould & Pakter Associates, LLC where he focused on providing litigation support to trial lawyers and expert testimony on commercial dispute matters.