Citrin Cooperman Partner Joseph Barbagallo and Director David Anderson Present Forensic Accounting Seminar to Northeast Chapter of Certified Forensic Interviewers

PHILADELPHIA , PA, March 25, 2011 (Press-News.org) On Feb. 23, 2011, Joseph S. Barbagallo and David A. Anderson, Partner and Director with the full-service accounting, tax and business consulting firm Citrin Cooperman in Philadelphia, presented a forensic accounting seminar to members of the Northeast Chapter of Certified Forensic Interviewers. Those attending the seminar included directors of investigation and loss prevention from numerous prominent corporations, such as Gap, Armani, American Eagle, Macy's, Six Flags, and others. The Northeast Chapter of Certified Forensic Interviewers aids certified forensic interviewers (CFIs) in maintaining and enhancing their interview and interrogation skills. Barbagallo was among those CFIs responsible for instituting the organization's Northeast Chapter last year.

Barbagallo and Anderson are members of Citrin Cooperman's Valuation and Forensic Services department. Barbagallo provides forensic accounting, damages calculation, business valuation, litigation support, and related services for a variety of law firms, government entities, professional organizations, and non-profit entities. Anderson specializes in fraud detection and deterrence, contingency and disaster planning, forensic accounting, computer system security, business valuations, insolvency and reorganization, white-collar crimes, and litigation support.

A frequent lecturer for accounting and forensic organizations, Barbagallo possesses more than 25 years of public accounting experience. In addition to those listed above, Barbagallo's areas of expertise include fraud investigation, fraud deterrence, and matrimonial consulting. He has served as an adjunct professor of accounting and is an active member of numerous professional and community organizations. Prior to his accounting career, Barbagallo was a U.S. Marine, earning eight medals and serving in Vietnam. He continues to maintain his pilot's and maritime captain's licenses.

Anderson possesses many years of experience in both public accounting and private industry. His clients benefit from his substantial consulting experience relating to computers and information technology, which extends to wholesale distributors, manufacturers, retailers, professional services firms, and medical practices, with technology matters including software selection and implementation, disaster recovery planning, computer system security, EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), and Internet-based business-to-business commerce.

Citrin Cooperman's Valuation and Forensic Services practitioners offer careful analysis, experience, and insight in the valuation of assets, transactions, and businesses. In a litigation setting, they are frequently called upon to complete complex forensic investigations, calculate damages, and provide expert opinions and testimony. The firm was co-founded in 1979 by Philadelphia native Joel Cooperman and his colleague Niles Citrin, and now ranks among the top 35 accounting firms in the United States, with annual revenue of more than $100 million.

About Citrin Cooperman - Citrin Cooperman (www.citrincooperman.com) is a full-service accounting firm, providing attest and assurance, tax, and business advisory services. The firm's accountants and advisors have deep experience in many industries and areas including professional services, restaurants, real estate, retail, entertainment, staffing and executive search, valuation and forensic services, charter schools, non-profits and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Founded in 1979, the firm has offices in Philadelphia, midtown Manhattan, White Plains, NY, Springfield, NJ, and Southport, CT. Citrin Cooperman is an independent firm associated with Moore Stephens.