Ann Gittleman

Ann Gittleman, CPA, CFF, ABV, CIRA, Esq is a Managing Director and co-head of the North America Expert Services for Kroll, based in New York City. Her practice is focused on providing dispute consulting services to a variety of clients, including law firms, corporations, insurance companies, governmental agencies, universities, not-for-profits, law enforcement bodies and self-regulatory organizations.

Ann has acted as an expert and neutral accountant on technical accounting issues (GAAP and IFRS), including but not limited, to revenue recognition, expense understatement and inventory valuation. She has acted as an expert in cases involving civil and criminal financial fraud, Ponzi Schemes, post-acquisition disputes, tax fraud, SEC enforcement actions, commercial business damages, business valuations, GAAS, fraudulent transfer and preference claims, shareholder disputes, breaches of contract and breaches of fiduciary duty.

Ann has over two decades worth of forensic experience and has led significant U.S. and international projects in Europe, South America, the Caribbean and China. Ann has been retained as a testifying expert in numerous matters, including breach of representation and warranties, asset tracing, accounting reconstruction, fraud and corruption, valuation and solvency, financial reporting and the application of GAAP/IFRS, GAAS and damages.

Ann joined Kroll (f/k/a Duff & Phelps) with the acquisition of Kinetic Partners, where she was a director and co-head of the New York Forensic and Dispute Services practice. Ann joined Kinetic Partners from a prestigious New York law firm where she practiced securities litigation and provided in-house forensic accounting consulting services. Previously, Ann worked on auditor negligence matters as an in-house forensic accountant and legal assistant at the Office of the General Counsel at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Prior to that, she was an auditor at PwC in New York City.

Ann received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and her B.S./B.A. in both accounting and computer information science from Bryant University. She is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified in Financial Forensics, a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor, and Accredited in Business Valuation. Ann is also a licensed attorney admitted in both New York and Massachusetts, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New York City Bar Association and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Ann Gittleman is a managing director and co-head of the North America Expert Services for Kroll, based in New York City. Her practice is focused on providing dispute consulting services to a variety of clients, including law firms, corporations, insurance companies, governmental agencies, universities, not-for-profits, law enforcement bodies and self-regulatory organizations.