William D. Hecht, CPA, JD, LLM

Partner, Real Estate & Litigation Support Services

Experience

Mr. Hecht specializes in litigation support services including bankruptcy, business valuations, divorce proceedings, lost profit calculations, insurance disputes, and other forensic accounting matters. He assists litigators in all phases of a trial to analyze complex financial and accounting issues, provide an objective analysis of the opposition's assumptions and conclusions and render expert testimony. Mr. Hecht also assists with mergers and acquisitions including due diligence reviews and tax and business structuring.

Mr. Hecht is also a tax attorney specializing in estate, income, and corporate tax planning and provides fiduciary services. In addition, Mr. Hecht possesses extensive real estate experience, particularly in the areas of management, development, financing, and workout and restructuring.

Affiliations

New York Society of Certified Public Accountants

New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants

American Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Publications and Speeches

Faculty member, Foundation of Accounting Education

Frequent contributor and lecturer to trade and business publications

   and associations, notably: CPA Journal - columns on federal

   taxation, estate planning and state and local taxes, New York

   University Institute of Federal Taxation, National Association of

   Accountants

Licenses and Accreditations

License, Certified Public Accountant, New York

License, Certified Public Accountant, New Jersey

New York State Bar, Appellate Division, Second Department

Education

LLM in Taxation, New York University

JD, Brooklyn Law School

BS in Accounting, Queens College - Recipient of NYS Society of CPA's

   award