Pasquale Rafanelli is a Director at Empire Valuation Consultants. He brings more than 12 years of experience providing business valuation, forensic accounting and advisory services to closely held companies, attorneys, accountants and financial professionals. He has performed valuations of business interests for a variety of purposes including, but not limited to, family law matters, estate and gift tax matters, financial reporting matters, business damages, corporate litigation, and shareholder disputes.
Pasquale has extensive trial testimony experience at the New York State Supreme Court – Suffolk County, as well as, participation on boards for professional services organizations such as the National Association of Divorce Professionals, National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts, AICPA and the NYSSCPA.
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS
- CPA – Certified Public Accountant
- ABV – Accredited in Business Valuation
- ASA – Accredited Senior Appraiser
- CFE – Certified Fraud Examiner
- MAFF – Master Analyst in Financial Forensics
- CBA – Certified Business Appraiser
- CVA – Certified Valuation Analyst
- CDFA® – Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
- Qualified to serve as Accountant to Receiver pursuant to NYS Part 36
- Trained and qualified to serve in Collaborative Matters
- Trained in mediation to act as a Mediator
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- AICPA – American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- NYSSCPA – New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
- ASA – American Society of Appraisers
- ACFE – Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- NACVA – National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
- IDFA - Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts
- NYACP – New York Association of Collaborative Professionals
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Science, Accounting, minor in Criminal Justice Long Island University, C.W. Post, 2006
- Master of Science, Accounting, concentration in Information Systems Long Island University, C.W. Post, 2007