Kevin Bennett is a partner in the Chicago Office and has more than 18 years of experience providing financial advisory services to clients including forensic accounting, global anti-bribery and anti-corruption services, complex business litigation services and auditing and accounting related services.
Prior to joining StoneTurn, Mr. Bennett was the co-practice leader in the Forensic Accounting Litigation Consulting Services practice for an international investigations firm’s Chicago office and spent over 10 years in the Financial Advisory Services practices of the Big Four accounting firms. He specializes in conducting complex accounting investigations including revenue recognition, inventory manipulation, manipulation of reserves and other earnings management issues. He has also led many international anti-bribery and anti-corruption investigations in response to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other international regulations and assisted corporations in developing and enhancing their anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance programs.
Mr. Bennett has worked on behalf of Special Committees of the Board of Directors advising them on complex accounting issues and the application of GAAP, corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters. He has presented to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) related to his involvement on corporate investigations. In addition, he has participated in a variety of litigation matters including purchase price disputes, the preparation and analysis of damage claims, financial due diligence related to mergers and acquisitions, analysis of substantive consolidation in bankruptcies and royalty audits.