Paul N. Shields is a managing director at Berkeley Research Group. He has over thirty years of experience as a valuation expert and restructuring professional.
His professional designations are Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA), Certification in Distressed Business Valuation (CDBV), and Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV). Mr. Shields has expertise in business valuation, financial advisory, damage assessments, and forensic accounting, particularly in the context of financial distress and bankruptcy.
Mr. Shields has provided valuation services performed primarily in the context of contested valuation matters. In particular, he has assessed reasonably equivalent value and solvency in the context of avoidance actions, assessed damages and quantified claims in the context of bankruptcy litigation, and valued business interests and assets for corporate reorganizations and shareholder disputes. He has also performed services as a financial advisor in the context of business restructurings and loan workouts. In addition, he has performed services as a state-court receiver, special master, and mediator and has testified in federal and state courts on numerous occasions.
Employment History
LECG
Director
2005 – 2011
Neilson Elggren LLP
Partner
2001 – 2005
Arthur Andersen
Manager
1998 – 2001
Neilson Elggren Durkin & Company
Staff account and manager
1988 – 1998
Credentials
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)
Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA)
Certification in Distressed Business Valuation (CDBV)
