NFT Valuation: What You Need To Know
In 2021, nonfungible token (NFT) prices drastically increased and then dropped substantially just over year later. These digital assets can be difficult to grasp, but they now play a role in personal investment portfolios and on company balance sheets. As a result, valuations of digital assets will be needed for issues such as divorce litigation, estate valuations, bankruptcy litigation, fair value measurements, and more. This presentation will demystify these investments and teach attendees how the ...
Recap of the AAML/BVR National Divorce Conference
It was a happy marriage of divorce attorneys and financial experts who gathered together for the AAML/BVR National Divorce Conference in Las Vegas. The AAML is the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
The Two Most Prevalent Methods for Solving the Goodwill Conundrum
Remarks from a session at the AAML/BVR National Divorce Conference conducted by veteran valuers Jay Fishman (Financial Research Associates) and Ken Pia (Marcum) who were joined by attorney Thomas J. Sasser (Sasser, Cestero & Roy).
BV News and Trends October 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Divorce courts getting flexible on valuation dates
One of the interesting points made at the recent AAML/BVR National Divorce Conference was that judges in marital dissolution cases now tend to want more current valuations, particularly when subsequent events may have impacted value.
Great turnout for the AAML/BVR National Divorce Conference
The AAML/BVR National Divorce Conference harkened back to prepandemic times as family law attorneys and valuation experts met in person in Las Vegas September 18-20.
Divorce Highlight: Last chance—AAML/BVR Divorce Conference starts Sunday September 18
Connect with divorce attorneys from across the US at the AAML/BVR National Divorce Conference in Las Vegas September 18-20.
Divorce Highlight: PPP loans, goodwill, BIG tax in recent divorce cases
How do you treat a PPP loan in a marital dissolution case?
Divorce Highlight: Hitchner’s wrath continues regarding Damodaran’s attacks
Speaking at the NACVA’s Business Valuation & Financial Litigation Super Conference last week, Jim Hitchner (Valuation Products and Services) continued his strong rebuttal of some severe criticisms Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) made during a recent BVR webinar about certain inputs to the cost of capital (see prior coverage here).
Divorce Highlight: What’s in a judge’s mind?
In divorce matters, the most important audience is often the trier of fact, so anytime you can glean insights from them is time well spent.
Divorce Highlight: Forging the attorney-expert relationship
“One of the things I suggest to younger family lawyers is to make relationships with experts,” says Jay Fishman (Financial Research Associates) in a recent interview with Family Lawyer Magazine.
Divorce Highlight: Something for everyone at the AAML/BVR Divorce Conference
The breadth of topics run from basic to complex at the 2022 AAML/BVR National Conference, which will be held on September 18-20 in Las Vegas.
Divorce spotlight: valuing a family business with complex ownership
When a family business caught up in divorce is not a simple 100% ownership, things can get complicated—from both a valuation and legal perspective.
New Toolkit for Passive Appreciation Takes Shape
BVR and Dr. Ashok Abbott (West Virginia University) are developing an automated tool and supporting documentation that embodies his peer-reviewed methodology for separating active from passive appreciation of business assets in a divorce context.
BV News and Trends May 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends April 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Full agenda for the AAML/BVR divorce conference
The full agenda has been posted for the National Divorce Conference, sponsored by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and BVR.
How to find hidden assets in divorce
Parties to a divorce may not be totally forthcoming with assets they own, so the valuation expert often has to help ferret them out.
Preliminary agenda out for 2022 AAML/BVR National Divorce Conference
Want to learn how to value and divide intellectual property caught up in divorce?
BV News and Trends February 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Sponsorships available for the AAML/BVR National Divorce Conference
Want to reach out to divorce attorneys?
Dates set for AAML/BVR National Divorce Conference
If you do any valuation work for divorce, you do not want to miss the National Divorce Conference, brought to you by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and Business Valuation Resources (BVR).
New toolkit in development for active/passive appreciation
During a BVR webinar, Ashok Abbott (West Virginia University) discussed his recent peer-reviewed paper that explains his methodology for separating active from passive appreciation of business assets in a divorce context.
Statistical Methodologies for Analyzing Active and Passive Appreciation
A rundown of the existing quantitative models that have been developed that separates the active and passive appreciation of a closely held business involved in a marital dissolution case. The models seek to statistically identify market forces that reasonably cause changes in the value of assets.
Feedback wanted on Abbott model for active/passive appreciation
For several years, Professor Ashok Abbott (West Virginia University) has been developing a methodology for separating active from passive appreciation of business assets in a divorce context (see our first coverage here).