Deirdre Flaherty is a certified public accountant and has been providing financial consulting advice to clients for over twelve years. Prior to joining StoneTurn, she spent significant time working on behalf of the national office of a Big 4 accounting firm to incorporate forensic accounting methodologies into the audit approach in response to SAS 99 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Deirdre has been involved in a variety of forensic accounting matters including investigations working on behalf of Special Committees formed by the Board of Directors, named directors and officers and/or senior management. These investigations have included analysis around the interpretation and application of generally accepted accounting principles in areas such as revenue recognition, the accounting for promotional marketing allowances, the adequacy of various reserves, inventory manipulations and various other reporting issues. In addition, Deirdre has participated in a variety of complex financial litigation matters including analyses pertaining to breach of contract disputes, purchase price disputes, business interruption claims and investigations of collateral borrowing base irregularities and employee defalcations