Elizabeth Buchanan

Elizabeth’s attention to detail, combined with her inquisitive nature, helps uncover the facts and solve the problem in a clear, concise manner.

Elizabeth has over seven years’ experience in forensic accounting, dispute analysis and valuations of shares and businesses. She has assisted with the preparation of expert reports submitted in the United States and various Australian Courts.

Prior to her career in forensic, Elizabeth has over two years’ experience in high-net-worth individual United States and California tax.

Elizabeth has a natural enthusiasm and curiosity to think out of the box to understand and solve each individual matter.

Significant engagements

• Preparation of valuations of small to medium sized businesses and intangible assets, including goodwill and intellectual property, for commercial litigation and tax purposes. Significant engagements include valuing: A coal mining royalties agreement, a national supermarket chain, a national white-goods business and the Australian branch of an international professional services business
• Assessment of damages in a large intellectual property dispute
• Financial investigation and asset tracing. Significant engagements include: Funds tracing of a retail business for the purposes of preparing an independent expert report and financial investigation of a beauty products business selling internationally.

Memberships

• Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.