When money is in dispute or oversight is on the line, I deliver analysis that holds up under scrutiny.
Principal-led forensic accounting, litigation and dispute support, and interim financial leadership — CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner with 24+ years of investigative and fiduciary work.
I work with trial counsel and law firms, CFOs and boards, and private companies and nonprofits that need fraud and damages analysis, evidence-ready documentation, or senior financial leadership without a full-time hire.
Work and perspectives featured by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
What you can expect
- Defensible analysis built for discovery and testimony.
- Damages, asset tracing, and fraud findings stated plainly.
- Schedules, reconstructions, and chain of custody that survive cross-examination.
- Senior financial leadership available on an interim or fractional basis.
Support of counsel only; I do not provide legal advice.
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Bikram Sachdeva, CPA, CFE
Managing Principal. Twenty-four years in forensic accounting, fraud examination, and fiduciary financial leadership, formed at Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young and tested across $2.7B of high-scrutiny federal programs. Every engagement is principal-led: the person you speak with is the person who does the work.
I serve as a consulting expert to counsel. Testifying engagements are possible and are agreed at the outset, since the role shapes how the work is structured and disclosed.
Four ways I help when the numbers have to be right.
Litigation support & forensic accounting
Economic damages, asset tracing, and dispute-grade financial reconstruction for trial counsel.
Fraud examination & investigations
Fraud risk assessments, embezzlement investigations, and early-warning controls from a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Fractional CFO & interim financial leadership
Senior financial oversight, controls, and reporting for companies and nonprofits that are between CFOs or not yet ready for a full-time hire.
Controls, compliance & accountability
Controls testing, compliance & GRC advisory, and evidence discipline built to withstand audit, regulatory, and litigation scrutiny.
Outcomes that survive real-world pressure.
I work where money, accountability, and evidence intersect — disputes, investigations, and financial operations that have to be defensible. The output is clear findings, documented support, and decisions leadership and counsel can stand behind.
Dispute-ready analysis
Findings framed for the pleadings, the deposition, and the courtroom.
- Damages and tracing quantified and sourced.
- Schedules tied to the underlying records.
Fraud found and fenced
Investigations that locate exposure and close the gaps that let it happen.
- 15+ fraud risk assessments led.
- Anti-corruption and cost-principles policy depth.
Finance leadership on demand
A senior financial operator who can step in, stabilize, and hand off cleanly.
- Controls, approvals, and reconciliation discipline.
- Forecasts and variance reporting boards trust.
How the work is done.
Sourced method notes on damages, tracing, and the expert's role, written for counsel and decision makers scoping a matter.
Lost Profits or Lost Business Value? Selecting the Damages Measure in Commercial Disputes
How forensic accountants distinguish lost profits from lost business value, when each applies, and what counsel should gather for a defensible damages claim.
Tracing Commingled Funds: How Forensic Accountants Follow Money Through Mixed Accounts
Methods forensic accountants use to trace funds through commingled accounts: the lowest intermediate balance rule, FIFO, and pro rata attribution.
Consulting Expert or Testifying Expert: How the Role Shapes Discovery, Privilege, and Work Product
How consulting and testifying expert roles differ under Rule 26, what each means for discovery and privilege, and how to structure a forensic engagement.
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Have a dispute, an investigation, or a finance gap?
Tell me the situation and timing, and I will respond with a clear next step.