Jeffrey F. GibralterCPA/ABV/CFF, CFE
Commercial Litigation
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Jeffrey F. Gibralter, CPA/ABV/CFF, CFE, is a Partner in the business valuation and litigation consulting support firm of KLG. Mr. Gibralter has assisted hundreds of closely-held companies, attorneys, accountants and financial professionals with engagements involving business valuations, forensic accounting, litigation support, and expert witness testimony. Mr. Gibralter’s engagements have involved matrimonial matters, estate and gift tax planning, shareholder disputes, the acquisition and sale of businesses, corporate planning, complex separate property analyses, and financial asset tracings. He has been Court appointed as a neutral financial expert and has testified as an expert witness. Mr. Gibralter has a diversified background in litigation and forensic consulting, accounting and auditing, and tax consulting. Prior to joining KLG, Mr. Gibralter was a manager in the Forensics, Fraud & Investigations practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.
Mr. Gibralter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the State University of New York at Albany. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the state of New York and has also earned the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ ABV designation (Accredited in Business Valuation) and CFF designation (Certified in Financial Forensics). In addition, Mr. Gibralter is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). Mr. Gibralter is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, and Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
- KLG Business Valuators & Forensic Accountants, LLC, 2008 – Present
- PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, Forensics, Fraud & Investigations, 2003 – 2008
- Ernst & Young, LLP, Corporate Tax Consultant, 2001 – 2003
- Ernst & Young, LLP, Auditor, 1999 – 2001
- State University of New York at Albany, Albany NY – Bachelor of Science, Accounting
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), New York State
- Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)
- Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- Certified as an Accredited Estate Planner® (AEP®) designee by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC)
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Member
- New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, Member
- New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants – Business Valuation Committee
- Chair (2016 – 2018)
- Vice Chair (2015 – 2016)
- Co-Chair of 2016, 2017 and 2018 Business Valuation Conferences
- New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants – Litigation Services Committee, Member
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Member
- National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC), Member Designee
- Estate Planning Council of Suffolk County, Inc., Executive Board of Directors
- President (Present)
- Vice President (2020 – 2021)
- Treasurer (2016 – 2019)
- Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS), Executive Board of Directors
- Treasurer (2017 – 2021)
- National Association of Divorce Professionals (NADP), Suffolk County Chapter, Leadership
- Treasurer (2017 – 2018)
- Selected to the 2018 40 Under Forty Recognition Program by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA)
- The Safe Center LI, Advisory Board, Member (2020 – Present)
- Quoted in Bloomberg Tax Daily Tax Report in an article titled “INSIGHT: Estate and Life Insurance Considerations During the Covid-19 Pandemic”, June 18, 2020
- “Documents Required for Financial Asset Tracing” – American Bar Association Section of Family Law, AICPA Corner, June 2012
- June 2023 – “Panel Discussion on Business Valuation and Forensic Accounting: Process and Overview” – Katz Tax Seminars, 2023 Tax Symposium
- March 2021 – “Understanding Pass-Through Entity Tax Returns” – The Nassau County Women’s Bar Association
- December 2020 – “Re-evaluating Partial Losses of Income, Dealing with Total Loss of Income, Impact of Devalued Business” – New York State Council on Divorce Mediation
- July 2020 – “How Legal and Financial Professionals Will be Dealing With Business Valuation Issues as a Result of COVID-19” – The Nassau County Women’s Bar Association
- June 2020 – “How Legal and Financial Professionals Will be Dealing With Business Valuation Issues as a Result of COVID-19” – The New York Women’s Bar Association
- May 2020 – “Impact of COVID-19 on Business Valuations” – presentation to various law firms
- April 2020 – “Impact of COVID-19 on Business Valuations & Estate Planning” – presentation to various law firms
- February 2020 – “Forensic Accounting and Business Valuations & The Role of the Real Estate Appraiser” – Appraisal Institute
- June 2019 – “Unraveling the New Tax Law’s Impact on Domestic Relations Law and Extended Updates” – New York State Bar Association
- March 2019 – “Use of Experts in Supreme Court Actions and Proceedings” – Suffolk Academy of Law
- December 2018 – “Matrimonial Trial Institute VI: Deconstructing a Business Valuation Report” – New York State Bar Association
- June 2018 – “Panel Discussion of How the Accountant Can Assist with Advising Clients for Litigation” – Katz Tax Seminars, 2018 Tax Symposium
- May 2018 – Foundation for Accounting Education, an affiliate of NYSSCPA, 20th Annual Business Valuation Conference, Committee Chair
- May 2017 – Foundation for Accounting Education, an affiliate of NYSSCPA, 19th Annual Business Valuation Conference, Committee Chair
- April 2017 – “Reading Income Tax Returns for Matrimonial Lawyers” – Suffolk Academy of Law
- March 2017 – “Reading and Evaluating Corporate Tax Returns” – Suffolk Academy of Law
- October 2016 – “Understanding the Business Valuation Report in Preparation of Examining the Financial Expert” – Suffolk County Bar Association
- May 2016 – Foundation for Accounting Education, an affiliate of NYSSCPA, 18th Annual Business Valuation Conference, Conference Co-Chair
- November 2015 – “Discussion of the Accountants Role in Advising Divorcing Clients” – Katz Tax Seminars, 2015 Tax Symposium
- May 2015 – “Valuing Businesses in Divorce – A Close Look at Goodwill, Enhanced Earnings Capacity, and Double Dipping Issues” – Foundation for Accounting Education, an affiliate of NYSSCPA, 17th Annual Business Valuation Conference
- April 2014 – “Working with Forensic Financial & Computer Experts” – Suffolk County Bar Association, Commercial & Corporate Law Committee
- January 2013 – “Valuing Businesses and Enhanced Earning Capacity – Science or Art?” – Queens County Bar Association