Professionals
Eric J. Barr, CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA, CFE
Partner
Morristown office
973.206.0531
eric.barr@lazarlipton.com
Eric brings more than 35 years of public accounting experience to the Lazar Lipton team. Eric specializes in the areas of business valuation, complex commercial litigation, forensic accounting, and fraud investigation, as well as traditional accounting and audit for the construction, transportation, retail, healthcare, manufacturing/distribution, not-for-profit, professional services, real estate, technology and wholesale industries. Prior to joining Lazar, he held the position of Director of Accounting and Assurance Services for a mid-sized New Jersey CPA firm.
Education
Eric earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Professional Affiliations
Eric is a member of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA), where he has held such positions as President of the NJSCPA’s Essex County Chapter, Chairman of the Litigation Services Committee and Co-Chairman of the Business Valuation Subcommittee. Eric is also a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA), the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA), the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He is an Accredited Business Valuator (ABV), Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
Community Involvement
Eric is the President of the Jewish Community Housing Corporation.
Illustrative Previous Representations
- Valuation of control and minority business interests in connection with matrimonial dissolutions, shareholder/member disputes and estate/gift planning. Interests valued include:
- Publicly-traded and privately-owned companies
- Pass-through and tax-paying entities
- Companies with international operations as well as locally-operated businesses
- Valuations under the fair market value and fair value standards of value
- Entities with significant deferred income tax assets and liabilities
- Early stage and mature companies
- Investigations to determine the amount of lost profits resulting from claims of unfair competition, natural disasters, fraud, and failure to perform.
- Valuation of employee and non-employee options and warrants.
- Other investigatory engagements to determine fraud, marital lifestyle, etc.
