Marc L. Effron, CPA, JD, CFF, CVA

As a CPA and JD with more than 18 years experience serving client needs in the combined fields of auditing, corporate law and forensic accounting, Mr. Effron has directed or participated in over 100 forensic investigations. He is experienced in managing complex financial and regulatory investigations ranging from responding to Securities & Exchange Commission, Department of Justice and other regulatory inquiries to small business and matrimonial disputes. Mr. Effron has also served as a financial consultant in a variety of litigation matters including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), post-acquisition, civil monetary, occupational fraud, embezzlement and other disputes. Mr. Effron has served in a variety of leadership roles and was instrumental in developing the audit investigation support protocols for a Big Four accounting firm as well as its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act strategy. Under the investigation support initiative, he was responsible for the development and implementation of the firm's methodology for confirming the completeness and reliability of forensic investigations performed on the firm's audit clients. In his role of supporting law firms and their clients on internal or independent corporate investigations, he has served a multitude of clients with allegations of financial and other irregularities. Clients served include law firms and both public and private entities from a cross section of industries including manufacturing, financial services, logistics, healthcare, technology and energy. Prior to founding White Elm Group, Mr. Effron worked with a public accounting firm and spent 11 years in big four litigation and forensic services units including Ernst & Young and Deloitte. Mr. Effron is a graduate of Emory's Goizueta Business School and Northwestern Unversity School of Law.