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Brad Smith

Brad Smith
Managing Director
 
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Brad Smith is a Managing Director in Bennett Thrasher’s Dispute Valuation & Forensics practice. He serves as leader for the firm’s activities regarding tax valuation technical issues and resolution, as well as interactions with professional and industry associations. In addition, Brad fosters relationships with family offices, supporting their various needs from gift and estate, tax and financial reporting matters to providing expertise in scenario analysis and financial modeling. His areas of expertise include the valuation of business enterprises, debt and equity securities and options and warrants for purposes of financial and tax reporting, mergers and acquisitions planning, reorganizations and restructurings, employee stock ownership plans, minority-interest buyouts, stockholder litigation and other matters. Brad has presented testimony as an expert witness on valuation matters for various district courts in Colorado, Wyoming and Florida. He is experienced in valuing companies at all stages of their life cycle, from very early stage startups to established global companies.

Prior to joining BT, Brad worked was a Managing Director at Intrinsic. Brad also spent over seven years at Karsh Consulting, an accounting and consulting firm, where he concentrated on business valuations for litigation and gift and estate tax purposes. Prior to Karsh, Brad spent time at industry leading firms Arthur Andersen and the Citigroup Private Bank. In these capacities, Brad advised clients on wide ranging matters including valuation, investments, tax, and accounting.

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Contact

770.390.0394
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practice areas

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Trusts & Estates Planning
  • Valuation
  • industry experience

  • High Net Worth Individuals
  • Manufacturing & Distribution
  • Private Equity & Investment Companies
  • Technology
  • education

    • B.S.B.A., Drake University, College of Business and Public Administration
    • M.T., University of Denver, Daniels College of Business/Sturm College of Law

    professional affiliations

    • CFA Society Colorado, Member
    • Denver Estate Planning Council, Member
    • Rocky Mountain Chapter Leader for the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors
    • Rocky Mountain Estate Planning Council, Member