Paul Donato

Paul Donato has over 20 years of experience in forensic accounting and commercial damages. He has been appointed as an expert on forensic accounting matters on seventeen occasions.

Paul has been an expert in actions before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) arbitration, State Courts, and before regulatory bodies such as the SEC, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). He has conducted financial investigations with transactional activity in excess of US$10 billion and acted as expert on projects with disputed values of up to US$150,000,000.

Paul has supported clients in the construction, energy, entertainment, insurance, manufacturing, government services, retail, waste management, wholesale and finance industries. He has provided various investigative and accounting services in matters including commercial and bankruptcy litigation and shareholder disputes. He combines excellent forensic accounting expertise with solid business acumen, with experience in interim management roles working with C-suite executives and boards of directors.

Paul’s expertise includes forensic accounting matters involving large data sets and complex accounting analysis. His expert services include asset tracing, fraud investigations, employee malfeasance, executive breaches of fiduciary duties, shareholder disputes, construction damages, and complex commercial damages calculations and analyses.

Paul Donato holds a degree in business administration, management information systems and accounting, and is a Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified in Financial Forensics. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.