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CPA, CFE, CPEA, CFF with 35 years of experience as a forensic accounting testifying expert. Damage calculations in construction, intellectual property (copyright infringement, trademark infringement, patent infringement, DMCA, trade secrets), breach of contract, reasonable royalties, wrongful termination, personal injury, consumer product liability & royalty audits. A financial contract terms expert. 2017 California CPA of the Year & 2012 Certified Fraud Examiner of the Year.

Expert in unjust enrichment, lost profits & statutory damages. Industries: construction, machinery, security, toys, pharmaceuticals, software, hardware, medical devices, media, entertainment, energy, music, film, security, healthcare, personal injury, apparel & consumer products. Real world experience as Chief Audit Officer of Beats, KPMG Partner, and at Occidental Petroleum, Unocal, and Disney. While at Ernst & Young, led national fraud and royalty auditing. Vice Chair ('16-'17) Board of Regents of the 80,000+ member Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. More than 1,500 forensic accounting contract investigations.

Complex Economic Litigations As An Economic Damages Expert Witness. Mr. Blum has worked on simple to several billion-dollar complex litigations. He has been retained as an expert witness for more than 140 matters that required a detailed report. His reports have been identified as best examples by judges. . His damage calculations have consistently been accepted over other experts with settlements up to $1 billion. Broad range of clients for leading law firms such as Amgen, Microsoft, Disney, Dolby, Sony, Paramount Pictures, Mattel, GM, Sears, IGT, IMG, Tessera, Philips, Diageo, Harley-Davidson, DKNY, Chrysler, Ross, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Shark Tank, WWE, Warner Bros., McDonalds, SAG, DGA, WGA, Conor McGregor, UMB Bank, Bank of America, Everlast, Fate Therapeutics, Medtronic, etc.

Areas of Expertise:

Complex Financial Litigation
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
False Advertising
Malpractice
Royalty Auditor Competence
Royalty Disputes
Wrongful Termination
Construction Defect
Film Distribution

Unfair Competition
Oil & Gas Pipelines
Personal Injury
Product Liability
Breach of Contract
Business Interruption
Class Action
Lanham Act
Trusts & Estates
USITC
DMCA

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9/13/2016 · Accounting

Royalty Audits - Compliance With AICPA Standards

By: Sidney Blum

Royalty auditing is a niche service that has exploded in popularity over the last 20 years. The primary purpose of a royalty audit is to test whether a licensee has complied with a license agreement or statutory requirement. The royalty auditor is hired by an intellectual property owner (aka, licensor) or minerals owner to inspect the books and records of a licensee primarily to determine if usage-based monetary amounts have been paid as contractually required. In addition to monetary damage calculations, most royalty audits examine for breach of contract in a wide variety of areas, such as intellectual property protection, record keeping, distribution channels, and permitted usage.

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License, Royalty & Revenue Agreements: Drafting, Monitoring and Auditing

Sidney P. Blum

This book navigates readers through the nuances of drafting the best possible financial terms for license and other self-reporting agreements and shows how proper monitoring and auditing should occur once a deal is in place. The 2014 Edition includes updated information on how to properly write the financial aspects of royalty contracts to protect the licensor, licensee, and other concerned parties. Additional sample terms and "real-world" agreements have also been included.

Financial Elements of Contracts: Drafting, Monitoring and Compliance Audits

Sidney P. Blum

This book navigates the nuances of drafting financial terms for license and other self-reporting agreements and shows how proper monitoring and auditing should occur once a deal is in place. This book will modernize and remold how agreements are written and will greatly enhance the bottom line of licensors and other contractors. Lawyers involved in drafting license and other self-reporting contracts typically understand boilerplate provisions but not the financial nuances that are subject to high degrees of interpretation that eventually costs their clients significant money and business relationships.

Related areas of expertise

Accountant Malpractice Accounting: Auditing Business Damages Analysis Consumer Fraud Economic Damages Analysis Forensic Accounting Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Licensing Personal Injury Accidents Product Liability / Defects Servicemarks White Collar Crimes