Experience
Dylan Huff joined Sage Forensic Accounting in 2023. In his current role, his primary responsibilities include assisting in analyses involving economic damages and other business disputes. Mr. Huff's professional experience is summarized below.
Forensic Accounting
The large majority of Mr. Huff's assignments involve applying forensic accounting expertise to various portions of the assignment. This can range from using forensic accounting techniques to analyze and understand the trends in the financial results of a business to investigating fraud allegations. The following is a list of some of the non-valuation matters in which Mr. Huff has used his forensic accounting expertise to provide assistance:
- Investigating fraud claims related to a grocery store. Mr. Huff was involved in extracting data from the company's accounting system and recreating financial statements in Excel for further investigation, tracing bank transactions to the general ledger, and analyzing tax returns.
- Tracing cash flow for various divorce litigations. Mr. Huff was involved in extracting bank data, reconciling transactions, inputting details for checks and deposits into transaction database, and preparing summaries of historical spending.
- Investigating fraud claims related to a residential construction company. Mr. Huff assisted in extracting financial data from the company's accounting system and creating schedules in Excel.
Business Valuation
Mr. Huff has assisted in performing appraisals in both cooperative and contentious appraisal environments in a variety of industries. In the course of performing a valuation, Mr. Huff draws upon his experience in forensic accounting and economic analysis. The following is a list of some of the varied matters in which Mr. Huff has provided valuation assistance:
- Valuation of a specialty car parts manufacturer for estate and gift purposes. Mr. Huff was involved in extracting financial data and analyzing detailed financial records of the company in the preparation of a valuation model, performing market research of comparable publicly traded companies and industry trends.
- Valuation of a engineering company for divorce litigation purposes. Mr. Huff was involved in extracting data from the accounting system, recreating financial statements in Excel and preparing schedules within the valuation model, performing market research of comparable publicly traded companies and industry trends.
- Valuation of a property rental management company. Mr. Huff was involved in extracting financial data from the accounting system and preparing schedules for the valuation model.
- Valuation of a pharmaceutical distribution company. Mr. Huff assisted in the review of an opposing expert's report and the recreation of his analysis. Mr. Huff also assisted in researching alternative data and preparing rebuttal valuation schedules.
- Valuation of a custom home construction company. Mr. Huff assisted in extracting financial information from the Company's accounting system, preparing valuation schedules, and researching industry trends and comparable market data.
- Valuation of a real estate holding company. Mr. Huff assisted with extracting financial information and preparing schedules utilized in the valuation model.
- Valuation of a company specializing in Laserfiche. Mr. Huff assisted with researching industry and economic data, guideline publicly traded companies, and preparing various schedules used within the valuation model.
Evaluation of Economic Damages
Mr. Huff has assisted in the computation of economic losses, or economic damages, in many different types of cases. The following is a list of some of the varied matters in which Mr. Huff has used his expertise to provide assistance:
- Calculation of damages related to various personal injury cases. Mr. Huff assisted with analyzing records produced, analyzing and recreating the analysis of an opposing expert to identify flaws within their analysis, and the preparation of rebuttal schedules.
- Calculation of damages related to breach of contract claims. Mr. Huff assisted with analyzing financial records and reconciling expenses associated with the damage claims.
- Calculation of damages related to fraud/intentional misrepresentation and breach of contract involving cryptocurrency mining operations. Mr. Huff was involved in reviewing and analyzing documents received and tracing historical transactions.
- Calculation of damages related to breach of non-competition and non-solicitation provisions involving real estate development companies. Mr. Huff was involved in extracting financial data from various entities accounting systems, reviewing an opposing expert's report, and preparing spreadsheets included in the damage model.
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a minor in Informational Systems from the University of North Dakota.
Derk has provided professional services for a wide variety of purposes and in a wide variety of matters. This variety is because the foundational principles in forensic accounting, valuation, and economic damages can be appropriately applied in many different situations, the following attempts to broadly summarize the different types of matters he worked on during his career:
