Ryan Pisarik, CPA, CFE, CAMS, CFF
Senior Managing Director | J.S. Held LLC
Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES
Global Financial Investigations Expert | Regulatory-Appointed Corporate Monitor | Appointed Independent Compliance Expert Witness
Biography
Ryan Pisarik is a Senior Managing Director in J.S. Held's Global Investigations practice. Ryan has over 26 years of experience in handling engagements related to forensic accounting, bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, the False Claims Act (FCA), antitrust investigations, complex commercial litigation, and U.S. Securities and Exchange Department (SEC)/U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and regulatory matters involving publicly held and private companies in a wide variety of industries.
Throughout Ryan’s career, he has worked with counsel and on behalf of special committees of the board of directors for many global companies (both public and private), advising them on complex accounting issues, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance matters. He also presented investigation findings in front of the SEC, DOJ, World Bank, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC), and he has testified as an expert witness in matters involving accounting issues and financial services regulations. In addition, Ryan has served as a regulatory-appointed corporate monitor and as an appointed independent compliance expert in a number of matters related to the resolution of fraud, corruption, collusion, FCA, and other regulatory issues. He has also assisted other named corporate monitors relating to various regulatory settlements.
Ryan’s extensive experience involves investigating matters on both the domestic and international fronts, including asset tracing, embezzlements, post-purchase price disputes, anti-money laundering, FCPA and UK Bribery Act violations, price fixing, and antitrust violations, real estate fraud, matters involving U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, procurement fraud, kickbacks, bank fraud, securities fraud, health care fraud, false financial reporting, arbitration and mediation hearings, and contractual disputes. Additionally, Ryan has delivered numerous in-house training seminars regarding forensic accounting, litigation consulting, fraud, anti-money laundering, corporate compliance, and bribery and corruption to both lawyers and accountants.
Ryan leads major global financial investigations (both corporate and regulatory), forensic accounting and fraud investigations, corporate compliance program evaluations, risk assessments, monitorships, and complex commercial litigation projects in a wide variety of industries.
Industry Expertise (7)
Financial Services
International Affairs
Investment Management
Insurance
Accounting
Corporate Leadership
International Trade and Development
Areas of Expertise (11)
Accounting
Expert Witness
Monitorships
Bribery & Corruption
Compliance Consulting
Investment Management
Fraud Investigations
Forensic Accounting
Regulatory Investigations
Commercial Disputes
Money Laundering
Affiliations (4)
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society (ILCPAS)
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
- Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
Articles (3)
INDEPTH FEATURE: Corporate Fraud & Corruption 2024
JD Supra2024 Originally published in Financier Worldwide Magazine, this article features a discussion with Ryan Pisarik and Karyl Van Tassel on corporate fraud in 2024.
Key Steps for Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in M&A: New Voluntary Safe Harbor Policy Updates
JD Supra2023 We discuss how companies can be timely and diligent in assessing risks, enlisting help, and integrating compliance efforts seamlessly into their M&A strategies.
China's Emerging Anti-Bribery Regulations and Impact on Anti-Corruption Programs
SRR Journal2014 Entities operating in China have long dealt with China’s tradition and culture of gift giving and favor exchange. Coupled with a reputation that entities operating in China face governmental and commercial corruption and increasing anti-bribery regulations globally, managing bribery risk with an effective anti-corruption program is more important than ever.
Links (1)
Languages (1)
- English
Education (1)
University of Wisconsin-Madison: B.B.A., Business Administration, Accounting 1998
Licenses and Certifications (4)
Certified in Financial Forensics
Issued Jan 2010
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist
Issued Feb 2007
Certified Fraud Examiner
Issued Feb 2004
Certified Public Accountant
Issued May 1998
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