Elisabeth O. DaSilva

Elisabeth O. da Silva, CPA, CFF is a partner in the Business Advisory practice of DGC in Boston and has nearly 30 years of experience conducting white-collar investigations and providing litigation consulting and expert-witness services in the context of complex commercial litigation for a wide variety of companies, ranging from small, privately owned businesses to large, multinational publicly traded entities. Ms. da Silva has directed numerous international high-profile investigations involving complex accounting rules, alleged accounting malfeasance, asset misappropriation/concealment, and a variety of other accounting, auditing and financial matters. She frequently assists companies and their counsel with the analysis/quantification of alleged white-collar crimes, as well as presentations to regulatory and prosecutorial offices. Ms. da Silva has served as the financial advisor for both debtors’ and creditors’ committees in unprecedented bankruptcy matters, including municipalities and energy businesses. She has performed extensive and complex analysis of solvency as well avoidance actions and preference claims. Ms. da Silva has testified as an accounting or damages expert at trial, arbitration and deposition for privately owned and publicly traded entities, as well as on behalf of the Securities andExchange Commission. She also serves as an arbitrator in commercial disputes and is an active member of the American Arbitration Association’s roster of arbitrators. Ms. da Silva advises legal counsel, management, shareholders and boards of directors on accounting and auditing, financial, valuation and internal control matters in the context of internal investigations, shareholder disputes, post-acquisition and net working capital disputes, business and contract disputes, accountants’ liability, bankruptcy and restructuring, and enforcement or regulatory issues. Prior to joining DGC, she co-founded and operated a boutique litigation consulting firm after 14 years at EY, where her career began. Ms. da Silva has published numerous articles and participated in webinars on a variety of topics. She serves on the JointTrial Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, is co-chair of the Litigation Sup-port and Business Valuation Committee of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, a public member of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers, and a member of ABI, the Women inWhite Collar Defense Association and the Turnaround Management Association. She also serves on theRoster of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association. Ms. da Silva received her B.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.