Continuing Professional Education on Business Valuation & Litigation

Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 1:00–3:00 PM ET

Legal Case Update: Court Decisions, Key Issues, and Practice Implications

Speaker: Jim Alerding, CPA/ABV

Webinar Description

Join Jim Alerding, for a discussion of some of the most consequential recent valuation and financial litigation decisions. This selection of six to eight state and federal cases will be presented and discussed. The analysis of these cases, handpicked for their importance, will provide insight into current issues in the business valuation arena and discussion of not only how the court ruled on these issues but what the presenter believes is the importance of the issues and how to apply them in your practice.

Agenda

The case facts will be outlined by the presenter and the important valuation or financial litigation issues discussed by the presenter and then commented on and discussed.

Learning Objectives

1. The attendee will hear what is being discussed and decided by the courts in recent cases as it relates to valuation and financial litigation cases.
2. The attendee will learn the importance of the issues discussed in the cases to the valuation professional.
3. The attendee will hear the opinions of the presenter as to each case and each issue, and how the expert (presenter) interprets the court’s decisions in these cases.

Handouts:

• VPS Webinar slides
• Following the webinar, attendees will have access to a video recording of the program
  

About the Presenter:

 Jim Alerding, CPA/ABV

As owner of Alerding Consulting, LLC, Jim is a nationally recognized business valuation professional with extensive experience in the field. A former member of the AICPA Business Valuation Committee and an inductee into the AICPA Business Valuation Hall of Fame, Jim was also named one of America’s Top CPAs for Valuations by Forbes. Over the course of his career, Jim has valued more than 1,000 businesses and business interests and has testified more than 400 times.

Jim has made significant contributions to the business valuation profession as an author, educator, and thought leader. Jim is a coauthor of VS 100 (SSVS No. 1): Valuation of a Business, Business Ownership Interest, Security, or Intangible Asset, Financial Valuation: Applications and Models, and The Discount for Lack of Marketability Guide and Toolkit. Jim also serves as BV Case Law Editor and a content contributor for BV Resources and on the Business Valuation Update Editorial Advisory Board. In addition, Jim coauthored several influential professional education programs, including the original ABV Review Course and original AICPA Business Valuation Training, and has published numerous articles and presented extensively on valuation-related matters.