ASA/USC 11th Annual Fair Value Conference – Los Angeles Recap

This year’s 11th Annual Fair Value Conference took place on Wednesday, June 8th at the Radisson Hotel at USC. Hosted by the American Society of Appraisers’ and the University Of Southern California Leventhal School Of Accounting, this event featured important updates on fair value matters impacting financial reporting and their importance.

This event was an opportunity for attendees to obtain insight from various internationally recognized representatives on the needs of valuation in the development of audits and their fair value estimates. These insights could then become employed in a technical or business management practice setting. Topics and speakers included FASB Update on Fair Value Matters by Adam Kamhi, SEC Update by Kristopher Shirley, Transaction Due Diligence Considerations by Mike Kim and Razmik Libarian, Valuation Profession Initiative Update by Tony Aaron, Volatility Estimation and Measurement by Amanda Miller, Contingent Consideration Task Force Update by Alok Mahajan, PCAOB Update by George Wilfert, Pepperdine Capital Markets Survey Update by Craig Everett, Credit Value Adjustments by Anthony Law, and AICPA Fair Value Update by Mark Smith.

Each panel encouraged the audience to ask questions and to become engaged in their areas. In addition to the panels and lectures, attendees were able to enjoy exceptional networking opportunities from leading firms and top valuation boutiques. This event truly proved to be an extraordinary opportunity for all who attended.

Special thanks goes to our sponsors for making this event a great success.