Melissa Davis, CPA, CIRA, CFE

Melissa Davis, CPA, CIRA, CFE is a partner with KapilaMukamal in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where she concentrates her practice on providing insolvency, litigation and forensic investigation services to fiduciaries, debtors and creditors. She has assisted bankruptcy trustees and has acted as CRO for a variety of companies in chapter 11 bankruptcy, and she is experienced in 363 sales and liquidating chapter 11plans. Her experience in insolvency matters also encompasses investigating fraudulent and preferential transfers and related defense and solvency analyses. Ms. Davis has assisted clients in bankruptcy-related financial reporting, claims review and litigation support in adversary proceedings. She has also provided litigation support and damage calculations through forensic financial investigations in a variety of industries, and has assisted with the investigation of securities fraud, corporate business conduct and Ponzi schemes. Ms. Davis has worked in conjunction with the Securities and Exchange Commission, theFederal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney’s Office. She has also served as a court-appointed assignee in assignment for the benefit of creditors matters and has served as a post-confirmation liquidating plan trustee. Ms. Davis has authored several articles that have been published in the ABI Journal and the journal for the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida. She received herB.B.A. in accounting from Florida Atlantic University.