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Carl Pergola Leads BDO Consulting


A leading provider of litigation, investigation, restructuring and risk advisory services

Carl Pergola
National Director Corporate Investigations Practice
BDO Seidman

BDO Seidman, LLP, one of the nation’s leading professional services organizations, today announced the appointment of Carl W. Pergola as the Executive Director of BDO Consulting. Operating as a division of BDO Seidman, BDO Consulting provides litigation, investigation, restructuring, and risk advisory services. Mr. Pergola, who formerly headed the firm’s Litigation and Fraud Investigation practice, will be based in the New York office. This appointment is effective immediately.

“Carl has built one of the finest teams of professionals in the areas of litigation services and forensic investigations. For many of the practice’s largest engagements, he and his group have worked hand-in-hand with the business restructuring and risk advisory practices. This past experience, along with Carl’s relentless focus on delivering superior client service, makes him uniquely qualified to guide BDO Consulting to new levels of growth,” said Jack Weisbaum, CEO of BDO Seidman.

A leading provider of litigation, investigation, restructuring and risk advisory services, BDO Consulting advises many of the nation’s leading companies on their most sensitive business issues. The firm has completed major engagements related to Enron, WorldCom and Lipper & Co. and was retained by Time Warner to serve as the Independent Examiner subject to an SEC Consent Order. BDO Consulting has provided services in a wide range of industries including banking, insurance, sub-prime lending, hedge fund, broker dealer, retail, technology and software.

Carl Pergola, 45, is a member of BDO Seidman’s Board of Directors. Over the past ten years, Mr. Pergola has led a team of forensic accountants, former federal agents, certified fraud examiners, licensed private investigators, former bank and regulatory investigators, and technology consultants who provide a wide variety of complex financial analysis and forensic services. A certified public accountant and certified fraud examiner, Mr. Pergola has more than twenty years of experience providing auditing, accounting and consulting services to a variety of businesses and individuals. A graduate of St. John’s University, Mr. Pergola is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the New York State Society of CPAs, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and an associate member of the American Bar Association.

BDO Consulting, a division of BDO Seidman, LLP, provides litigation, investigation, restructuring and risk advisory services to major corporations, law firms, insurance companies, financial services entities, and government organizations. Our highly experienced and well credentialed professionals draw upon a range of industry knowledge and completed consulting engagements throughout the United States and internationally to provide clients with unparalleled service. BDO Consulting leverages the global industry and accounting knowledge of the BDO International network, providing rapid, strategic advice to assist our clients with dispute resolution, risk management, financial solvency and regulatory compliance issues.

BDO Seidman, LLP is a national professional services firm providing assurance, tax, financial advisory and consulting services to a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies. Guided by core values including, competence, honesty and integrity, professionalism, dedication, responsibility and accountability for almost 100 years, we have provided quality service and leadership through the active involvement of our most experienced and committed professionals.

BDO Seidman serves clients through 34 offices and more than 300 independent alliance firm locations nationwide. As a Member Firm of BDO International, BDO Seidman, LLP serves multi-national clients by leveraging a global network of resources comprised of 621 Member Firm offices in 107 countries. BDO International is a worldwide network of public accounting firms, called BDO Member Firms, serving international clients. Each BDO Member Firm is an independent legal entity in its own country.


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