Tracy Watkins provides litigation support and forensic accounting services, specializes in post-acquisition disputes, complex commercial disputes, and forensic investigations, and provides clients with expert analysis and strategic insights to navigate complex financial and legal challenges.
As a Certified Public Accountant, Tracy’s professional experience also spans preparing commercial insurance claims as well as analyzing damages in complex commercial litigation matters, in addition to conducting financial statement assurance services.
Tracy’s commercial litigation and damages expertise includes a wide range of services, such as post-transaction representations and warranties claims, breach of contract disputes, intellectual property disputes, theft of trade secrets / restrictive covenant disputes, employee contract disputes, net working capital disputes, class action business torts, asset misappropriation and embezzlement investigations, business interruption, and other intricate damages analyses.
Tracy has extensive experience preparing and reviewing insurance claims recovery for large corporations in the event of covered perils. Her work encompasses accounting analysis for business interruption, property damages, cyber interruptions and attacks, builder risk and construction delays, product recalls, contingent business interruptions, supply chain disruptions, and business interruption valuations.
Tracy has worked across diverse industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, government contracting, paper mills, automotive dealerships and distributors, and telecommunications.
Her extensive experience, combined with her deep understanding of financial and operational complexities, positions Tracy as a trusted advisor for clients facing high-stakes disputes and financial challenges.
Prior to joining Stout, Tracy was a manager at SIGMA 7/RWH Myers, and BDO.
Practice Areas
Education
B.B.A., Accounting, Cleveland State University
Licenses & Designations
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Professional Memberships
Board Member – Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – Northeast Ohio Chapter
Treasurer - the Risk Management Society – Northeast Ohio Chapter
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Ohio Society of CPA’s