2001 in review: BVU and J&L combine; active year in court
Databases proliferate; seven new BV books; market multiples drop As a result of subscribers' feedback from focus groups and reader surveys in 2001, we have decided to combine Judges & Lawyer ...
ABA publishes valuation text by Shannon Pratt
American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611, (312) 988-5522. Hardbound, 7" x 10", 472 pages. Available for $124.95 plus S&H from Busines ...
Our editor-in-chief chronicles five years of Business Valuation Resources activities; Many milestones in half a decade
It's been a busy five years for me since the first issue of this newsletter in October 1995! When Stacy Ison first suggested that I write a five-year anniversary column, I hadn't fully realized ...
Business valuation professional standards provide criteria to evaluate expert reports
As Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael advises, the admissibility of expert testimony and evidence may depend upon the existence of "peer review and publication," "standards controlling" ...
Adjudicating statutory appraisal and breach of fiduciary duty valuations
Vice Chancellor Jack B. Jacobs has served on the Delaware Court of Chancery for 14 years, and has written many widely quoted opinions in shareholder dispute cases. In this interview, he offers some ...
USPAP board needs qualified BV members
If you might ever consider serving on the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) of The Appraisal Foundation, now is the time. Kramer completing ASB term Yale Kramer, currently the only BV person on the ...
USPAP 2000 exposure draft now available Significant revisions to Standards 9 & 10; comments end Aug. 31
I encourage all readers to obtain a copy of the exposure draft of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and register your comments before the end of the comment period, which en ...