Eddy Lee and Jerome McDonagh of MDD Forensic Accountants joined us in this episode to discuss what the future holds for shareholder disputes. We discussed why the disputes will continue to grow in Asia and what are some of the actions a company can take to reduce the number of shareholder disputes.

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Jerome is Director of MDD Forensic Accountants Litigation Support Services in Hong Kong. He has over 10 years of experience and focuses on matters related to business valuations, commercial disputes, damages quantification and fraud & investigations. He has extensive experience in litigation support and has acted as an expert witness in Hong Kong and UK court proceedings.

In business valuations, Jerome has advised clients and acted as an expert witness in a variety of assignments including shareholder disputes, divorce proceedings, and valuations of start-ups and mature businesses. The assignments relate to parties from various jurisdictions including Hong Kong, Singapore, PRC, Korea, Cayman Islands and United Kingdom. Jerome is a chartered accountant, certified valuation analyst, certified fraud examiner and a member of the academy of experts

Eddy is a Regional Managing Director and Head of Disputes and Litigation Asia.

He specialises in the areas of business valuation, economic loss quantification, cost verification, minority shareholder disputes and solving complex accounting issues.

Eddy provides expert financial advice in cases of litigation and international arbitration. He has been appointed both as a valuation and an accounting expert on numerous occasions and has given oral testimony.

Eddy is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales who, during his 17‑year career, has led, managed or consulted on a diverse array of issues including identification and quantification of lost profits, the valuation of businesses and financial assets including shareholdings, intellectual property, and of wasted costs.

Eddy has also advised clients on regulatory matters, market assessments, and brand valuations and is regularly invited to speak at conferences and deliver training on a variety of economic damage quantification and other financial topics around the region.