Keith Hock, CPA, CFF, MAFF, CVA

Director of Forensic & Dispute Advisory Services
khock@gbq.com
(513) 744-5064

Keith is a Director of Forensic and Dispute Advisory Services for GBQ Consulting LLC. He has more than 24 years of accounting and finance experience, including more than 22 years providing forensic and dispute advisory services to attorneys and clients. Before focusing on forensic and dispute-related services, Keith spent time performing audits of publicly and privately held companies in the manufacturing, financial services, health care, retail and aviation industries. Keith also spent time performing merger and acquisition analysis while working for a publicly traded utility company.

Keith has advised clients on forensic, dispute, investigative and business valuation issues and has testified regarding accounting, financial and economic damages issues.

His experience also includes engagements involving disputes related to the appropriate application of generally accepted accounting principles and/or generally accepted auditing standards. He has also performed investigations related to accounting re-statements, fraud and other inappropriate business practices.

Keith’s experience includes providing advisory services to clients in a variety of disputes including accounting malpractice, anti-trust, bankruptcy, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of non-compete agreements, breach of warranty, claims administration, class action, divorce litigation, insurance claims, intellectual property (patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and trade secrets), lender liability, post-acquisition, product liability, shareholder disputes, wrongful death/personal injury and wrongful termination.

Education

  • Miami University (OH) – B.S., Accountancy and Economics

Professional Accreditation

  • CPA – Certified Public Accountant
  • CFF – Certified in Financial Forensics
  • MAFF – Master Analyst in Financial Forensics
  • CVA – Certified Valuation Analyst

Professional Associations

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
  • The Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants