Rodney Crawford specializes as a consultant and expert in the fields of forensic accounting, economic damages analysis in commercial disputes, automotive industry issues and business valuation. Rod has worked extensively with the large U.S. auto companies and both large and small automotive components suppliers for over 45 years. Rod also has served as financial advisor to bank groups and creditor committees in connection with financial restructuring of a number of insolvent automotive suppliers and other corporate insolvency situations.
In 2002 Rod founded the firm Crawford & Winiarski, which was acquired by GlassRatner in 2023. Prior to joining Crawford & Winiarski, Rod was the partner in charge of the Financial & Economic Consulting practices of Arthur Andersen LLP in the Great Lakes Region, after serving as a partner in Andersen’s assurance and corporate finance practices.
Rod has served as a financial expert in well over 200 engagements involving testimony in deposition, trial and alternative dispute resolution settings as an expert in auditing and accounting, commercial economics, financial and operational analysis, fraud investigation, determination of economic damages and business valuation. Rod has also participated in hundreds of additional commercial dispute engagements in a consulting role, a mediation role or where resolution of the matter was achieved without expert testimony. Rod has developed a specialty in assessing post-acquisition claims related to Representations and Warranties Insurance policies and has served as an Arbitrator in post-acquisition disputes.
Rod has been a course instructor, seminar leader and speaker at numerous professional conferences and continuing education programs on topics including auditing and accounting, litigation consulting, accounting theory and practice and forensic accounting.
- Accounting
- Damages & Lost Profit Analysis
- Expert Witness
- Fraud Investigation
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation Support
- M&A
- RWI Insurance Claims Analysis
- Valuation
- Owens Corning et al. In The United States Bankruptcy Court For The District Of Delaware – Financial advisor to debtors, including valuation of contingent liabilities associated with asbestos bodily injury claims, preferential payments, executory contracts, accounting and financial reporting, and analysis and reconciliation of alleged mass tort claims.
- Continental Vineyard LLC and Indeck Paso Robles LLC v. Vinifera Wine Co. LLC et al.– Damages expert to rebut plaintiffs’ claims of lost profits, unjust enrichment and alleged lost value. Jury awarded zero $-0- in damages after finding defendants liable for unfair competition.
- Automotive Dispute Matters – Damages expert or consultant in numerous disputes in the automotive industry involving vehicle manufacturers, component suppliers, dealerships and service providers. Matters include contract disputes, termination claims, warranty and recall claims, intellectual property disputes, bankruptcy matters, forensic investigations, dealership disputes, post-acquisition disputes, business valuation, manufacturers’ representative matters, employment matters and product liability claims.
- Fortuna v. Alimi et al. – Forensic Expert and trial testimony regarding forensic investigation of claims of conversion, financial abuse and fraud in connection with elder care. Bench trial and finding of liability and award of treble damages.