Corporate Governance Expert Opines on Alleged Fraud

Case Overview

This case anti fraud involves a joint venture between two companies to host a series of music festivals in multiple locations throughout the country. At some point, it was discovered that one of the entities involved in the venture had been hiding millions of dollars of misappropriated funds in a number of secret accounts. It was alleged that executives were using the funds for personal gain, and that the company failed to adhere to its duties to the other company in the partnership.

Questions to the Business expert and their responses

Please explain your experience with respect to joint ventures, partnership agreements, and other corporate governance matters.

I am an expert in corporate governance, particularly as it relates to organizational misconduct and fraud. I have been involved in supporting expert witness testimony regarding a joint venture agreement in the past, and have experience commenting on research related to joint ventures.

Do you have any corporate governance experience that is specific to music festivals?

Although I do not have specific expertise with respect to music festivals, I certainly understand the context well enough to provide an informed expert opinion; I have also commented in the press about sports-related misconduct on several occasions.

Are you able to review the operating agreement and help determine whether the entities involved in this case acted in accordance with the agreement?

I am confident that I can assess the degree to which the parties to this agreement complied with their agreed-upon obligations.

About the expert

This expert is a graduate of some of the country's most prestigious institutions, such as NYU, Johns Hopkins, and Georgetown. Her expertise in corporate governance, which she has researched intensively for more than a decade, has been sought by such prestigious media outlets as CNBC, Bloomberg Business, Forbes, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.