Areas of Expertise

William Buckley, Managing Director with GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group, has forty years of experience in providing solutions and sophisticated forensic and financial analysis for complex business issues ranging from litigation to oversight and transactional projects. A working practitioner with consulting, academic and C-level operating experience, Mr. Buckley has designed and executed projects for counsel and management in such areas as: complex damages calculations, forensic economic and accounting issues, funds-tracing, discovery, business valuation, and data analytics. Mr. Buckley’s focus at GlassRatner has been to provide analytic support in complex business disputes, investigations and litigation matters primarily for law firms, national and international corporations, banks, insurance companies, and government agencies. Mr. Buckley has worked for both plaintiffs and defendants as an expert witness designated in proceedings for state and federal court in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio, and Virginia. In addition, Mr. Buckley is currently serving as court-appointed forensic examiner for the USDC Central District of California.

Mr. Buckley’s practice encompasses the following specialty services:

  • Litigation Support for Complex Business Disputes and Investigations
  • Analysis of economic issues in civil and commercial disputes
  • Damages and economic loss computations
  • Business valuation
  • Financial forensic analysis and examinations
  • Fraud and funds tracing
  • Database design and model-building
  • Turnaround, restructuring & interim management

In addition to his forensic practice Mr. Buckley has held senior level management positions at various operating companies including: Chief Financial Officer at Studio Image, Inc., Advisor to the Board of Directors at Glentek, Inc., Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for Pointsource Technologies, Director of Business Development at Gillberg Design and Project Leader/Principal Analyst managing teams of up to 40 professionals on Board-level matters for the Bank of America Legal Department. Corporate work included such activities as: managing day-to-day operations, due diligence, valuation, and advisement on merger & acquisition assignments.

Mr. Buckley received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA and Bachelor of Science from Utah State University. In addition, Mr. Buckley holds a Master Analyst in Financial Forensics certification from the NACVA (National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts) and is a current and active member of the organization. He is also a member of the NAFE (National Association of Forensic Economics) and past accredited member of the ASA (American Society of Appraisers) specializing in business valuation.

  • Economic Damages
  • Financial Forensic Analysis and Examinations
  • Fraud and Funds Tracing
  • Turnaround, Restructuring & Interim Management
  • Business Valuation

  • Court-appointed forensic examiner for the USDC Central District of California overseeing the implementation of a settlement agreement with the City of Los Angeles for training, education and work experience provided to a class-action claimant group.
  • Court-appointed forensic examiner analyzing the movement of money between various individuals and foreign organizations using a complex scheme of intermediaries. The analysis entailed detailed inspection of approximately 300,000 documents, tracing through forty+ entities and accounts in ten+ countries covering a 4-year period in violation of FTO statutes.
  • Analysis of economics for development, production and sale of media assets such as theatrical films, television shows and music. Analysis of cradle-to-grave data on costs and revenues for projects across multiple media platforms. Detailed techniques include per title modeling for various revenue/cost streams in both valuation and litigation assignments.
  • Designated damages expert providing detailed analysis of billing, realization and revenue splits for performance under a Management Service Agreement within a national medical provider network. Performance metrics spanning 10-years with millions of data records analyzed.
  • Designated damages expert to a publicly traded specialty medical provider for hospitals throughout the United States. Analysis included detailed revenue and cost models used for forecasting multi-year operating results.
  • Designated damages expert for a multi-state radiology/imaging business in multiple litigation and valuation assignments. Provided detailed financial modeling and support for owner groups in assessing and litigating various breach claims.
  • Designated damages expert for patent infringement claims involving proprietary technology in the specialty consumer goods market.
  • Designated damages expert involving trademark, copyright and false advertising claims arising from competitive behavior in honor society enrollment, retention and regalia nationwide.
  • Designated damages expert for the SEC on the use of copyright and trademark materials to justify fictitious firm value to entice investors to purchase ownership interests in closely held LLCs in the oil and gas industry.
  • Fraud and funds-tracing expert including the forensic examination of various shell businesses, straw-man accounts, trusts and other measures used to conceal and defraud a national financial institution of $12M. Over 40,000 documents reviewed with 500,000 active records developed in datasets detailing funds movement, relevant transactions, and source/use issues.
  • Designated damages expert for multiple associated cases analyzing a series of failed real estate development projects in resort, hospitality and golf course development due to the diversion of project funds.
  • Designated damages expert analyzing the misuse of corporate assets diverted to a winery and vineyard property. An 11-year analysis of operations for all related entities including all aspects of wine industry operations from farming to grape pricing, winemaking and distribution. Tracing funds from parent corporate entities to subsidized subject entities.
  • Designated damages expert in an anti-trust matter involving detailed competitive and market analysis for professional/continuing education in relation to the Bar exam – analysis of products, services and student test preparation and success rates. Project entailed the development of specific examination procedures focusing on distribution, delivery of course material, educational support, market penetration and overall strategy to determine effects of pricing on competitive behavior.

Finance Expert – Estate of Michael Joseph Jackson, Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles – BP 117 321

Damages Expert – William L. Roberts (p/k/a Rick Ross) v. Stefan Gordy, et al., United States District Court, Southern District of Florida – 13 24700 (CIV)

Intellectual Property Expert – United States Securities & Exchange Commission v. Luca International Group, et al., United States District Court, Northern District of California – SEC File No. SF-03832-A

Damages Expert – Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society v. HonorSociety.Org, Inc., et al., United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 3:22-cv-00208

Court Appointed Forensic Examiner – Rodriguez, Christian, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court, Central District of California, CV11-01135

Fraud and Forensic Financial Expert (RICO) – Fidelity National Financial, Inc. v. Colin Friedman, et al., United States District Court, District of Arizona, CV03 1222 PHX (RCB)

Court Appointed Forensic Examiner – United States of America v. Roya Rahmani, et al., United States District Court, Central District of California, CR01 209 RMT

Damages Expert – Watec America Corporation v. Chia Liu, Tan Liu, Lisa Needham and LNS United, LLC, United States District Court, District of Nevada, 05 01072 BAM

Damages Expert – Matthew D. van Steenwyk, et al. v. Kedrin E. van Steenwyk, et al., United States District Court, Central District of California, 2:20-cv-02375 FLA

Forensic Financial Expert – United States of America v. Berry Engineering Contractors, Inc., et al., United Staes District Court, Central District of California, CV09 1250 GAF

  • Member, National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA)
  • Member, National Association of Forensic Economics (NAFE)
  • Past Accredited Member, American Society of Appraisers (ASA)

  • During his time in Utah Mr. Buckley worked for the USDA Forest Service and was a certified timber cruiser as well as an elite wild-land firefighter (known as a “hot-shot”). Mr. Buckley deployed on approximately one hundred active wild-land fires throughout the western United States.