Keith Hock

Keith Hock, CPA, CFF, MAFF, CVA, is a Director of Forensic and Dispute Advisory Services for GBQ Consulting LLC. He has more than 28 years of accounting and finance experience, including more than 26 years providing forensic and dispute advisory services to attorneys and clients. Before focusing on forensic and dispute-related services, Mr. Hock spent time performing audits of publicly and privately held companies in the manufacturing, financial services, health care, retail and aviation industries. He also spent time performing merger and acquisition analysis while working for a publicly traded utility company.

Mr. Hock 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.

Mr. Hock'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