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jharfenist@uhy-us.com
Jeff is a Managing Director of UHY Advisors FLVS, Inc. and is the Texas Practice Leader and National
Fraud and Forensics Service Line Leader for the Forensic, Litigation & Valuation Services Group. Jeff
also leads the firm's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Team within the Fraud and Forensics
Service Line, as well as the FCPA Special Interest Group within UHY International. He is a Partner with
UHY LLP, a licensed CPA firm, and is a licensed CPA in the state of Texas. Jeff is on the Board of
Editors for the Financial Fraud Law Report.
Professional Experience:
Through his many years of experience, Jeff has developed an excellent grasp of the technical issues, logistical hurdles, staffing
requirements and project management challenges inherent in the investigative process. His engagements include both domestic
and international investigations, and range from long-term projects lasting several years and staffed by in excess of 50 consultants,
to short-term projects with teams of less than five professionals. He offers clients an exceptional value from the efficiencies, hands-
on involvement, and accumulated knowledge he brings to each project.
§ Forensic Investigations
§ Business Consulting
– Business Plans
– Financial Models
– Operational Controls
§ Served as Manager of Audit and Financial Advisory Services at Burch and Company
Educational Background:
§ “Conducting and Handling Internal FCPA Investigations,” MarcusEvans, FCPA Compliance & Sustainability Conference,
Washington, DC (September 11 – 12, 2008), Presented with John G. Rahie, Executive Director - Special Investigations,
General Motors Legal Staff
§ Protecting your Company against Financial Fraud and Corruption, Government Investigations, and Regulatory “Reform”,
presented in conjunction with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP (April 2008)
§ “Controlling Costs of Financial Fraud Investigations,” Business in the Eye of the Storm (March 2008), presented and co-
authored with Saul Pilchen, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. Presented a webinar with Dale Turza, Cadwalader,
Wickersham & Taft.
§ “The Importance of International Investigations” Continuing Legal Education Presentation, Bar Association of Metropolitan St.
Louis (January 16, 2008), presented with Thomas Bottini, Armstrong Teasdale.
§ “Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Compliance,” - Live Teleconference, The Knowledge Congress (November 12, 2007),
presented with Lori A. Leonovicz, US DOJ; Chris Conte, US SEC; Raja Chatterjee, Global Head of the Anti-Corruption Group
for Morgan Stanley and several prominent FCPA attorneys.
§ “Global Compliance Readiness – Legal Advisors: U.S. Companies Could Be Implicated As China Aggressively Prosecutes
Bribe Recipients”: - Parts 1 & II, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (October and November 2007)
§ “Understanding Financial Statement Fraud,” presented at Arizona Society of CPAs Conference, and over 25 other law firms in
association with their in-house CLE requirements (2007)
§ Contributing author to White-Collar Crime & Regulatory Enforcement 2009 Digital Guide, Executiveview.com
§ "FCPA Individual-Liability Prosecutors Want YOU!" The Corporate Counselor (December 2009)
§ "Using Bankruptcy or Receivership to Uncover Fraud," Financial Fraud Law Report, co-authored with
Paul Andrews (June 2009)
§ "How the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is Changing International Business," The Chamber, co-authored with
Patrick Hughes (May 2009)
§ "Rote Reliance Without Common Sense", Financier Worldwide, co-authored with Bernard Fay and Joseph
Jaffe (February 2009)
§ "Beware of the Thieves at the Back Door", UHY International Business (January 2009)
§ Digital Discovery & E-Evidence, Bureau of National Affairs, co-authored with Eric Shirk (November 2008)
§ “Uncovering Foreign Corruption Risk Before it Covers You,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (May 2008), Co-authored with Chris
Lozier, UHY Advisors ERAS Group
§ “Controlling Costs of Financial Fraud Investigations,” Business in the Eye of the Storm (March 2008), co-authored with Saul
Pilchen, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
§ “U.S. Companies Could Be Implicated As China Aggressively Prosecutes Bribe Recipients,” - Part I and Part II, Metropolitan
Corporate Counsel (October 2007 and November 2007)
§ “Proactive Solutions For FCPA Investigations And Compliance,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (August 2007)
§ “Financial Fraud – What Directors Need to Know,” The Corporate Board (November 2006)
§ “Firms Should Measure Fraud Risk in Light of Sarbanes-Oxley Act,” Houston Business Journal (February 10, 2003)