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Rich is co-managing director of northeast business development and managing director in the northeast valuation practice. He performs valuations of public and private businesses; intangible assets such as patents, unpatented technology, contracts, licenses, copyrights, computer software, franchises, noncompetition agreements, and customer relationships; and financial assets such as inventory.  

These appraisals are completed for purposes including purchase price allocations, mergers and acquisitions, management planning, federal and multinational corporate tax planning, estate and gift taxation, accounting and tax reporting, litigation support, and bankruptcy.

Rich has attended numerous conferences and seminars related to the valuation of businesses and intellectual property, including those sponsored by the American Society of Appraisers. In addition, he has prepared expert witness reports and provided supporting testimony as an expert retained by the US Department of Justice.

Rich joined American Appraisal in 2002 and has been in his current position since 2004.  Previously, he was a senior manager in the New York office of Arthur Andersen LLP’s valuation practice.

Education

• University of Notre Dame, Master of Business Administration
• Seton Hall University, Bachelor of Science - Finance

Professional Affiliations

• Association for Investment Management and Research, Chartered Financial Analyst Designation
• New York Society of Security Analysts, Member
• Appraisal Issues Task Force, Member

Speeches and Publications

• “Getting a ‘Fresh Start’ After Chapter 11,” The Journal of Corporate Renewal, Vol.24/No.5, June 2011 (Richard P. Law and Barry G. Radick)
• “Fair Value Reporting in the Current Economy – US GAAP vs. IFRS,” September 2010
• “Recent Developments in Fair Value Accounting – Comparing IFRS to US GAAP,” February 2010
• “Fair Value Reporting in the Current Economic Environment: Implications of SFAS 157, SFAS 141R and Other Developments” – April 2009