Robert G. Manz
CPA/CFF, CFA, CFE
Executive Vice President and Partner
(Main)
972-377-0300
(Direct)
214-619-4951
(Mobile)
214-402-0648
[email protected]
www.bvagroup.com/team/robert-manz/
Robert G. Manz is an Executive Vice President and Partner of The BVA Group LLC ("BVA"). Mr. Manz
specializes in the application of accounting and finance to complex business disputes and investigations.
With nearly 15 years of professional services experience, Mr. Manz has diversified experience in a range
of areas, including analysis of economic damages, business valuation, on-site investigation of alleged
accounting irregularities, and evaluation of conduct of auditors, chief financial officers, and others under
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards.
Mr. Manz has issued expert opinions in state and federal courts. He has evaluated lost profits, lost
business value, unjust enrichment, reasonable royalty, and other measures of economic damages
involving such claims as breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, fraud, trade
secret misappropriation, patent infringement, securities law violations, business interruption, and
wrongful termination. Mr. Manz has also evaluated accounting-related allegations in matters involving
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and business lawsuits, including such issues as revenue
recognition, inventory and receivable accounting, liability accruals, auditor independence, adequacy of
internal controls, and alleged round-tripping and options backdating.
Mr. Manz has performed accounting investigations both domestically and internationally, including in
Mexico, Argentina, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Greece. He has investigated allegations of accounting
irregularities including improper revenue recognition, misappropriation of assets, vendor-related fraud,
and missing inventory. He has conducted and overseen reviews of compliance with the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act. He has also planned and directed covert collection of physical and electronic evidence.
After attending the University of Texas at Austin as a National Merit Scholar, Mr. Manz graduated with a
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Bachelor of Arts in the Plan II Honors program.
Before joining BVA, Mr. Manz was with AlixPartners and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Manz has taught
professional development courses on forensic accounting and business valuation, and he has working
proficiency in Spanish and French and elementary proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Mr. Manz holds the
following professional certifications/licenses:
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Certified Public Accountant (State of Texas)
Certified in Financial Forensics (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA Institute)
Certified Fraud Examiner (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners)
About BVA
BVA is a nationally recognized valuation, litigation, and financial advisory firm. BVA’s leadership team has
experience in Big Four accounting, investment banking, and strategy/management consulting firms. With
origins tracing back to 1974, BVA is a Texas-based firm with offices in Dallas and Houston, serving clients
nationwide. The firm specializes in the valuation of businesses and intangible assets, economic damage
analyses, lost profits, intellectual property infringement, expert testimony, financial forensics, and other
advisory services. BVA is not a CPA firm.
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(Fax)
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Plano, TX 75024
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(Fax)
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