Harfenist Resume

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Jeff is a Managing Director of UHY Advisors FLVS, Inc. and is the Texas Practice Leader and National

Fraud and Forensics Service Line Leader for the Forensic, Litigation & Valuation Services Group. Jeffalso leads the firm's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Team within the Fraud and Forensics

Service Line, as well as the FCPA Special Interest Group within UHY International. He is a Partner with

UHY LLP, a licensed CPA firm, and is a licensed CPA in the state of Texas. Jeff is on the Board of

Editors for the Financial Fraud Law Report.

Professional Experience:

Through his many years of experience, Jeff has developed an excellent grasp of the technical issues, logistical hurdles, staffing

requirements and project management challenges inherent in the investigative process. His engagements include both domestic

and international investigations, and range from long-term projects lasting several years and staffed by in excess of 50 consultants,

to short-term projects with teams of less than five professionals. He offers clients an exceptional value from the efficiencies, hands-

on involvement, and accumulated knowledge he brings to each project.

§ Forensic Investigations

– Financial Statement Manipulation

– Misappropriation of Company Assets

– Foreign Corrupt Practice Act Violations

– Options Backdating

– Bankruptcy Fraud

– False/Misleading Disclosures

– Acceleration of Revenues

– Structured Finance Transactions

§ Litigation Support Services

– Damage Analysis Relating to Breach of Contract

– Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes

–

Employment Discrimination Class Action – Business Interruption

– Franchise Disputes

– Insurance Fraud

– Lost Profits

§ Business Consulting

– Business Plans

– Financial Models

– Operational Controls

Relevant Employment History:

§ Joined the firm in 2001

§ Served as CFO for a telecom entity and an e-commerce entity

§ Established Harfenist & Associates, a financial consulting firm

§ Served as Manager of Audit and Financial Advisory Services at Burch and Company

§ Joined Deloitte, Haskins & Sells as Senior Consultant in 1980

Educational Background:

§ M.B.A, Rice University - Texas (1999)

Jeff Harfenist

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– Jones Scholar Award Recipient

– Graduated in top 5% of class

§ B.B.A. in Accounting, University of Texas at Austin - Texas (1980)

Active and Prior Professional Memberships:

§ American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Selected Speaking Engagements:

§ “Conducting and Handling Internal FCPA Investigations,” MarcusEvans, FCPA Compliance & Sustainability Conference,

Washington, DC (September 11 – 12, 2008), Presented with John G. Rahie, Executive Director - Special Investigations,

General Motors Legal Staff

§ Protecting your Company against Financial Fraud and Corruption, Government Investigations, and Regulatory “Reform”,

presented in conjunction with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP (April 2008)

§ “Controlling Costs of Financial Fraud Investigations,” Business in the Eye of the Storm (March 2008), presented and co -

authored with Saul Pilchen, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. Presented a webinar with Dale Turza, Cadwalader,

Wickersham & Taft.

§ “The Importance of International Investigations” Continuing Legal Education Presentation, Bar Association of Metropolitan St.

Louis (January 16, 2008), presented with Thomas Bottini, Armstrong Teasdale.

§ “Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Compliance,” - Live Teleconference, The Knowledge Congress (November 12, 2007),

presented with Lori A. Leonovicz, US DOJ; Chris Conte, US SEC; Raja Chatterjee, Global Head of the Anti -Corruption Groupfor Morgan Stanley and several prominent FCPA attorneys.

§ “Global Compliance Readiness – Legal Advisors: U.S. Companies Could Be Implicated As China Aggressively Prosecutes

Bribe Recipients”: - Parts 1 & II, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (October and November 2007)

§ “Conducting International Investigations,” UHY International Global Convention (September 2007).

§ “Understanding Financial Statement Fraud,” presented at Arizona Society of CPAs Conference, and over 25 other law firms in

association with their in-house CLE requirements (2007)

Selected Professional Publications:

§"Fraud's Emerging Sophistication," FinancialFraud Law Report (January 2010)

§Contributing author to White-Collar Crime & Regulatory Enforcement 2009 Digital Guide, Executiveview.com

§"FCPA Individual-Liability Prosecutors Want YOU!" The Corporate Counselor (December 2009)

§"Using Bankruptcy or Receivership to Uncover Fraud," Financial Fraud Law Report , co-authored with

Paul Andrews(June 2009)

§ "Managing Internal Investigations," Financier Worldwide ,(June 2009)

§ "How the ForeignCorrupt Practices Act is Changing International Business," The Chamber ,co-authored with

Patrick Hughes (May 2009)

§" Rote Reliance Without Common Sense" ,Financier Worldwide ,co-authored with Bernard Fay and Joseph Jaffe (February 2009)

§ "Beware of the Thieves at the Back Door", UHY International Business (January 2009)

§ Digital Discovery & E-Evidence,Bureau of National Affairs ,co-authored with Eric Shirk (November 2008)

§ “Attacks From Abroad,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (June 2008)

§ “Uncovering Foreign Corruption Risk Before it Covers You,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (May 2008), Co-authored with Chris

Lozier, UHY Advisors ERAS Group

§ “Controlling Costs of Financial Fraud Investigations,” Business in the Eye of the Storm (March 2008), co-authored with Saul



Pilchen, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

§ “U.S. Companies Could Be Implicated As China Aggressively Prosecutes Bribe Recipients,” - Part I and Part II, Metropolitan

Corporate Counsel (October 2007 and November 2007)

§ “Proactive Solutions For FCPA Investigations And Compliance,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (August 2007)

§ “Financial Fraud – What Directors Need to Know,” The Corporate Board (November 2006)

§ “Firms Should Measure Fraud Risk in Light of Sarbanes-Oxley Act,” Houston Business Journal (February 10, 2003)

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Harfenist Resume