Allen Kosowsky
Principal, J. Allen Kosowsky CPA, P.C.
With more than four decades of experience, Allen Kosowsky provides expert counsel in the fields of forensic accounting and business advisory services. He focuses his practice on providing investigative and litigation support to law firms as well as advising public and privately-held companies in a full range of tax, accounting and financial matters. Allen's core areas of expertise include: Forensic Accounting and Financial Analysis, Criminal Advisory Matters, Economic Damages, IRS Civil Matters, Business and Intellectual Property Valuations, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Judicial Appointments.
Allen is also called upon to serve as interim Chief Financial Officer of public and private companies. In this capacity, he has a wealth of experience raising capital, refinancing/initiating debt financings, performing due diligence in connection with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and other corporate strategic events. IPO, LBO, SEC experience. He has acted on behalf of debtors in bankruptcy proceedings as Accountant and financial advisor; restructured businesses and debt to accommodate changed business circumstances; negotiated purchase and sale of businesses, divisions, product lines, royalty arrangements, joint ventures, strategic alliances; and overhauled business processes and financial planning and modeling to favorably impact clients' bottom line.
Prior to establishing his own firm in 1981, Allen was a principal at Ernst & Young and also served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer to two large privately-held companies. His leadership experience includes serving on the board off Webster Bank, three biotech venture capital funds, and as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Thor Industries. He also served as Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee of ON2 Technologies, Inc., which was purchased by Google in 2010. He is a trustee of the American International College. In 2009, the State of Connecticut invited Allen to serve on the Small Business Incubator Advisory Board. Allen was a Fellow of the Wharton Fellows Program at the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, and earned his BSBA from the American International College.
A frequent author and lecturer on cutting-edge legal and accounting issues, Allen is a regular presenter at high-profile ABA seminars on criminal tax matters, white collar fraud, business valuations and compliance.
