We are proud to announce that David W. R. Harkins, CFA, ABV received the AICPA FVS Standing Ovation Award at the AICPA & CIMA Forensic & Valuation Services Conference in Dallas, Texas.
David is one of only twelve recipients of the 2024 award. The AICPA established the Standing Ovation Recognition Program to recognize young CPAs and finance professionals in forensic accounting or business valuation who exhibit exemplary professional achievement.
David Harkins, Vice President, has been involved with hundreds of valuation and litigation support engagements in a diverse range of industries on local, national, and international levels. He provides valuation analyses for family law, commercial litigation, gift and estate tax planning, transactions (M&A), fairness and solvency opinions, and employee stock ownership plans (ESOP), among other valuation-related service needs of privately held businesses.
As a member of Mercer Capital’s Litigation team, he provides both valuation and lifestyle analyses in addition to preparing attorneys and clients for various aspects of the marital dissolution process.
He is also a member of the firm’s Auto Dealership Industry team, David publishes research on valuation issues in the newsletter Value Focus: Auto Dealer Industry. He also contributes regularly to Mercer Capital’s Auto Dealer Valuation Insights Blog.
