Rodney Sowards Senior Principal Veritas a SOCOTEC Company

Rodney SOWARDS

Managing Principal, Executive Director
Dallas, TX

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Rodney SOWARDS

Professional Licenses

Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)

Expertise

Claims Evaluation & Preparation Contract Administration / Breach of Contract Damages Quantification Expert Witness Testimony Forensic Accounting & Finance Litigation Support Productivity Analysis Bankruptcy Business Interruption Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Class Action (Mass Tort Claims) Finance (Distress/Turnaround, Economic Modeling, Risk) Forensic Accounting & Evaluation (Fraud, Investigations, Audits, Malpractice) GAAP Research Intellectual Property Investments Lost Profit Analysis M&A (Merger, Acquisition, Due Diligence, Valuation) Securities Insurance Claims Due to Disasters Chemical & Processing Plants Drilling Exploration (O&G, E&P) Gas Processing Natural Gas (LNG, NGL, GTL) Oil and Gas Petrochemical Refinery / Refining
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Services

Alternative Dispute Resolution Expert Witness Testimony Forensic Accounting Litigation Support Quantification of Damages Contract Audit Services Cost & Cash Flow Budgeting & Monitoring
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About Rodney SOWARDS

Mr. Sowards has over 35 years of experience in consulting with clients on a variety of managerial and dispute resolution matters.  His litigation support practice focuses primarily on financial, accounting, and economic damage evaluations of complex commercial litigation disputes.  The types of matters for which Mr. Sowards has been retained to provide expert services include: accounting malpractice, breach of contract disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, business interruption, director and officer liability, intellectual property disputes, securities and commodities fraud, and white collar fraud and embezzlement investigations.  


Mr. Sowards has significant expertise in consulting with counsel and client companies on a variety of commercial litigation disputes.  He has prepared and evaluated a substantial number of claims for loss of profit and breach of contract.  Industries encompassed by Mr. Sowards' expertise in commercial litigation disputes include the following: Communications, Manufacturing, Computer Hardware/Software, Transportation, Energy, Real Estate, Insurance, Construction, Health Care, Entertainment 

Professional Experience

20+ YEARS WITH FIRM | 30+ YEARS IN INDUSTRY

 

Rodney SOWARDS is a Managing Principal & Executive Director at SOCOTEC and has held various other positions within the organization since 2002. Prior to his current position, Mr. SOWARDS was a Vice President at Veritas Advisory Group, Inc. which was acquired by SOCOTEC in 2020.  Mr. SOWARDS was previously employed at Navigant Consulting, The Barrington Consulting Group, Peterson & Company Consulting, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. 

 

Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance with High Honors - University of Texas at Austin - 1986
  • Graduate Level Accounting Courses - University of Texas at Dallas - 1996 – 1997

Registrations

  • Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas*
  • Certified in Financial Forensics
  • Chartered Global Management Accountant
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Continuing Professional Education

Numerous in-house and outside sponsored seminars, conferences, and training sessions on:

  • Financial modeling techniques
  • Financial statement analysis
  • Statistical analysis
  • Capitalization and discount rate development

Speeches & Lectures

  • Guest Lecturer - University of Texas at Austin
    • Upper Division and Graduate Level Finance and Accounting Classes
    • Financial Theory and Practice
    • Money, Banking and Economic Conditions
    • Investment Management
    • Investment Theory and Practice
  • Guest Speaker - Association of CPA’s in the Internal Revenue Service (Dallas)
    • The Income Approach to Business Valuation and Selected Investigative Accounting Techniques
  • Training Instructor - Association of Government Accountants, Dallas Chapter
    • Litigation Support: A Case Study Approach
  • Guest Speaker - Gardere & Wynne (Dallas and Houston)
    • Selecting and Working with Damages Experts in Litigation
  • Panelist – Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Inc. (San Antonio)
    • Preparation, Preparation, Preparation: Preparing Experts for Trial

Publications

  • Brandi N. Kleinman, Steven J. Kmieciak, Alan F. Nagorzanski, Rodney W. Sowards, and Daniel P. Wierzba. 2010. “Accounting Issues in Fraud Investigations.” In Construction Accounting: A Guide for Attorneys and Other Professionals, ed. Patrick A. McGeehin, Edward G. Benes, Patrick J. Greene, Jr., and Wm. Cary Wright, 281-304. Chicago: ABA Publishing

Testimony Experience

  • Mr. Sowards has rendered expert testimony in state and federal courts as well as arbitration proceedings.

*SOCOTEC is not a CPA firm

Contact

Rodney SOWARDS

Professional Licenses

Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)

Expertise

Claims Evaluation & Preparation Contract Administration / Breach of Contract Damages Quantification Expert Witness Testimony Forensic Accounting & Finance Litigation Support Productivity Analysis Bankruptcy Business Interruption Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Class Action (Mass Tort Claims) Finance (Distress/Turnaround, Economic Modeling, Risk) Forensic Accounting & Evaluation (Fraud, Investigations, Audits, Malpractice) GAAP Research Intellectual Property Investments Lost Profit Analysis M&A (Merger, Acquisition, Due Diligence, Valuation) Securities Insurance Claims Due to Disasters Chemical & Processing Plants Drilling Exploration (O&G, E&P) Gas Processing Natural Gas (LNG, NGL, GTL) Oil and Gas Petrochemical Refinery / Refining
+ See more

Services

Alternative Dispute Resolution Expert Witness Testimony Forensic Accounting Litigation Support Quantification of Damages Contract Audit Services Cost & Cash Flow Budgeting & Monitoring
+ See more