Dispute Advisory · Business Valuation

Forensic Financial Experts

Olive Stone partners with licensed forensic experts to trace hidden assets and reconstruct the true financial picture — then delivers the credentialed valuation that turns those findings into a defensible number.

Olive Stone also supports family law counsel, commercial litigators, and estate attorneys on matters involving complex financial assets.

✦CVA Certified — Both Principals
◆Experience in 50+ Financial Engagements
⚖Lead Analyst on a $17M Jury Award

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What We Do

Covering Every Dimension of a Complex Financial Dispute

Whether you're in active litigation or navigating a high-stakes negotiation, we provide the forensic analysis and valuation authority your matter demands — tailored to your specific situation, not a template.

Asset Tracing

Our licensed forensic partners follow the money wherever it leads — reconstructing cash flows, uncovering concealed transfers, and surfacing income that was never meant to be found.

Business Valuation

Both principals hold the CVA designation awarded by NACVA. Our valuations are methodologically rigorous, grounded in live M&A market data, and built to withstand cross-examination from the first page.

Economic Harm Quantification

When financial misconduct has caused measurable damage — to a business, a partner, or an individual — we quantify it with the precision and documentation that holds up in any forum.

Pre-Litigation Advisory

You don't have to be in a courtroom to need answers. We work with business owners and individuals who simply need to know whether the financial picture they've been shown reflects reality.

Olive Stone also supports family law counsel, commercial litigators, and estate attorneys on matters involving complex financial assets.

About Olive Stone

Leadership

Olive Stone was built on a simple premise: that the people who value businesses should understand them from the inside out — not just the numbers, but the decisions, the pressures, and the structures that produce them.

Managing Partner · CVA

Joseph Sobczak

Joseph began his career as a top analyst at Ocean Tomo, one of the nation's most respected litigation advisory firms. Over more than 50 engagements across state and federal courts, he has developed a practice built around one standard: conclusions that don't move under pressure. He served as lead analyst on a case that resulted in a $17 million jury award. His reports are drafted to anticipate attack from the beginning — because by the time a matter reaches trial, there's no room to revise.

Ocean Tomo — Former Top Analyst 50+ Engagements in State & Federal Courts Lead Analyst, $17M Jury Award CVA — NACVA Certified

Built for the Courtroom — Every analysis is written with cross-examination in mind, not added as an afterthought.

Grounded in the Market — Our active M&A practice means our numbers reflect what buyers are actually paying right now.

Managing Partner · CVA

Ben Powell

Ben built and operated a profitable business before he ever valued one. As founder of Diamondback Medical, he scaled operations to over $1 million in EBITDA — navigating owner compensation, operational decisions, and the financial structures that define closely held companies. That experience shapes every engagement he touches. When Ben challenges a normalization adjustment or questions an opposing expert's assumptions about discretionary expenses, he's drawing on direct experience — not inference.

Diamondback Medical — Founder & Operator, $1M+ EBITDA CVA — NACVA Certified Lower-Middle Market M&A Advisory

Operator's Perspective — He has sat in the seat of the business owners we value. That insight doesn't come from a credential.

Analytically Rigorous — Real-world experience backed by formal valuation methodology and credentialing.

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Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Direct answers about how we work, what engagements look like, and whether we're the right fit for your matter.

We work on business disputes, high-net-worth divorce, shareholder litigation, fraud, and any matter where the true financial picture of a business or set of assets needs to be established. We also work with business owners and individuals outside of active litigation who simply need an independent, credentialed assessment.

Forensic analysis reconstructs what happened financially — tracing asset movements, identifying concealed income, and building the evidentiary record. Business valuation quantifies what that financial picture means in dollar terms. Both are required for a complete answer. Olive Stone provides both, through the right specialists for each.

No. Some of our most important work happens before litigation begins — helping clients understand their financial position, assess whether the numbers they've been given are accurate, and prepare for what may come.

We work as a retained expert team under counsel. We coordinate directly with your legal team, operate under appropriate privilege protections where applicable, and produce work product that is structured to support your litigation strategy from day one.

It starts with a confidential consultation — no obligation, no pressure. We'll learn about your matter, tell you honestly whether we're the right fit, and outline what a coordinated engagement would involve. From there, engagements are structured around your timeline and the specific demands of the matter.

Reach out for a confidential consultation. We respond within one business day.