Throughout his career, Mr. McDonough has provided expert witness testimony in arbitration and state and federal courts across the U.S. on business valuation matters, lost profits, damage analysis, causation and liability analysis, non-compete covenants, and GAAP accounting issues in complex litigation matters. He has provided forensic accounting analysis in investigation sof various frauds, including financial statement manipulation, fictitious vendors, debt financing, kickback schemes, shell entities, related-party transactions, check kiting schemes, statutory investigations, state forfeiture actions, accounting irregularities and Ponzi schemes.

In bankruptcy cases, Mr. McDonough has testified on plan feasibility, Section 1111(b)2 elections, valuation matters, preference analysis, solvency and liquidation analysis, fraudulent conveyance, interest rate, absolute priority, subordination claims, conversion of debt to equity, good faith, and fair and equitable treatment. He has served as a Special Master, Chapter 7 and 11 Trustee, Chapter 11 Examiner with expanded powers, and state court Receiver.

Mr. McDonough has worked with companies from small start-ups to large publicly traded companies across a variety of industries, including casino, hotel and resort, construction, high tech, intellectual property, insurance, retail, broadcasting, Internet-based business, manufacturing, distributors, telecom, cable, transportation companies, mining, golf courses, recycling, PBM, restaurants, healthcare, SMA, multi-level marketing, non-profits, higher education, service companies and real estate including REIT’s, master plan developments, office, apartment, timeshare, residential, raw land, and golf courses.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. McDonough was a Senior Managing Director with FTI Consulting. Previously, he was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers and a Controller/CFO in the real estate and hospitality industries.

Mr. McDonough earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA from Arizona State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor. He holds both the ABV and CFF designations from the AICPA, and is a member of the AICPA, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, an associate member of Certified Fraud Examiners, and a member of the American Bar Association.