Books by Sylvia Golden

The Business Valuation Case Law Yearbook, 2019 Edition is essential for business appraisers and attorneys who want to stay ahead of their peers on the most important legal issues brought up in business valuation-related cases.

The Business Valuation Case Law Yearbook, 2019 Edition is essential for business appraisers and attorneys who want to stay ahead of their peers on the most important legal issues brought up in business valuation-related cases. With in-depth analysis from BVR's legal team, the lessons learned in this book help appraisers reach better and more defensible valuation conclusions. And, attorneys who retain appraisers as financial experts learn how their experts can help them win (or lose) in court.The Yearbook analyzes issues arising in the year's most meaningful valuation or damages cases litigated in state or federal courts. The types of cases are marital disputes, breach of contract actions, dissenting shareholder disputes, federal taxation (including estate and gift tax cases), intellectual property cases, bankruptcy litigation, and more. All the cases featured in this book impart important lessons about applicable legal principles, approved and discredited valuation methodology, and the act (art) of presenting expert opinions. This must-have collection benefits both the generalist as well as the specialist. Highlights of the Yearbook include: Save hours of research time with current and comprehensive court case analysis - access nearly 70 of the most important business valuation-related cases that took place in 2018, with expert legal analysis to guide you through how each case played out Stay ahead of your peers on the most important legal issues - learn how experts handle valuation challenges with examples from a variety of industries including healthcare, manufacturing, natural resources, advertising agencies, veterinary practices, and more Get important tips on what financial experts did (and did not do) well in court to help you become a better financial expert Easily navigate the court cases with a comprehensive reference table that lists case-by-case type, state/jurisdiction, date, and more

The Business Valuation Case Law Yearbook, 2018 Edition is essential for business appraisers and attorneys who want to stay ahead of their peers on the most important legal issues brought up in business valuation-related cases. With in-depth analysis from BVR's legal team, the lessons learned in this book help appraisers reach better and more defensible valuation conclusions. And, attorneys who retain appraisers as financial experts learn how their experts can help them win (or lose) in court. The Yearbook analyzes issues arising in the year's most meaningful valuation or damages cases litigated in state or federal courts. The types of cases are marital disputes, breach of contract actions, dissenting shareholder disputes, federal taxation (including estate and gift tax cases), intellectual property cases, bankruptcy litigation, and more. All the cases featured in this book impart important lessons about applicable legal principles, approved and discredited valuation methodology, and the act (art) of presenting expert opinions. This must-have collection benefits both the generalist as well as the specialist.

The BVR Legal and Court Case Yearbook 2014 is a must-have for business valuation professionals and attorneys who want to stay up-to-date on the most important legal issues confronting the profession in a range of fields, including: marital disputes, breach of contract actions, dissenting shareholder disputes, estate state and gift tax cases, and bankruptcy litigation. Readers gain insight into how debates over economic damages, goodwill, M&A-related appraisals, discounts, and Daubert challenges played out in court during the past year. The Yearbook does not merely abstract the most critical court decisions, but it offers an in-depth analysis of the approaches the parties and the courts took to arrive at the decisions. Ninety digests show the reader some of the best (and worst) practices that attorneys and experts used in making their case in courts throughout the country. BVR's acclaimed legal analysts continuously track published (and even unpublished) decisions from all state and federal jurisdictions, including such influential courts as the Delaware Court of Chancery and the United States Tax Court. In addition to the digests, The Yearbook contains a case summary table, as well as a listing by state/jurisdiction, court, and case name, followed by a one-sentence description of the key valuation issue of each case.