Firm

Masters of Our Craft.

The team at CHS has laid the groundwork that has catapulted our niche expertise into the spotlight. For decades, our Principals have helped shape the industry through historic rulings, literature and precedents. We know damages quantification, business valuations, and forensic accounting better than anyone.

Our breadth of knowledge and depth of expertise is unmatched in the marketplace. The knowledge of our Principals permeates through the firm, and their work ethic is instilled in the entire team at CHS. As a collaborative team of professionals, we work together to deliver what our clients expect: excellence, impartiality, and unsurpassed quality of work product.

Not Your Average Accounting Firm.

As a boutique firm, our expertise is focused and our independence is maintained. We do not perform standard accounting work, financial statement audits, tax, or operations-consulting work for clients. We remain neutral experts. This allows us to provide an objective opinion and provide fair damages quantifications and valuations. It is crucial that as a firm, we continuously provide our clients with unwavering objectivity and diligent quantification in our assessments, reports, and expert testimony.

Credentials

Accredited training is just the beginning that lays the foundation for excellence, and when it comes to credentials our professionals have them. Our team consists of designated Canadian Chartered Professional Accountants (CPAs), U.S. Certified Public Accountants (US CPAs), Chartered Business Valuators (CBVs), Chartered Financial Analysts (CFAs), Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF).

Experience

Experience is a great teacher and collectively our team has over 150 years of it. What that tells you is we have worked on a wide array of mandates across many different industries and jurisdictions. Our team has the depth of knowledge to tailor the proper approach and methodology to each situation, allowing us to analyze and organize the information for maximum impact and efficiency. We prepare clear, concise reports and provide authoritative expert witness testimony in court as well as in arbitration hearings and mediations.

Testimony

When your expert witness is testifying, you want to be absolutely certain that their work will meet the standards of the court and be viewed as independent and objective. CHS delivers findings that are presented in a clear and compelling manner. Our Principals have provided expert testimony in Canada’s largest commercial cases in the Federal Court as well as in the provincial courts of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and New Brunswick. We have also provided testimony in the United Kingdom, Caribbean, and Singapore and have testified as experts in many domestic and international arbitrations.

No Room for Bias. No Room for Errors.

The ability to be truly fair and impartial is a unique skill learned through experience. We have dedicated ourselves to maintaining independence through the years. This allows us to remain impartial without corporate leanings and without bias. This is crucial to providing our clients with astute and credible expert opinions. It is our pedigree. We are client-focused and service-oriented. We take our time to ensure that our end product is perfect.

Being client-focused means that we are there whenever you need us. We may work on some of the most sophisticated cases in the world, but we remain open, down to earth, and aligned with our clients. Clients know that they can depend on us and engage with us in open dialogue, we pride ourselves on maintaining a team of personable and good-natured professionals. Our people are our greatest asset.