Soneet
R. Kapila, CPA*, CIRA, CFE
skapila@kapilaco.com
Soneet
R. Kapila is the founding partner of Kapila & Company.
After several years experience with KPMG Peat Marwick
and a regional accounting firm, he formed Kapila & Company,
which has concentrated its efforts for many years in
the areas of consulting and representing bankruptcy Debtors,
creditor bodies and trustees.
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Professional Experience
Mr.
Kapila's practice is concentrated in the area of creditors'
rights, bankruptcy, and financial transactions litigation.
He represents both creditors and Debtors in and out of
bankruptcy court, and has considerable expertise representing
secured creditors. He also regularly advises clients about
the insolvency implications involved in business transactions.
Mr. Kapila has served as Bankruptcy Trustee, Examiner, Corporate Monitor, (S.E.C.
Appointment) and
State Court Receiver in numerous matters in the Southern and Middle Districts
of Florida.
He
has advised and represented debtors and creditors' committees in formulating,
analyzing
and negotiating plans of reorganization. Mr. Kapila is a recognized expert in
fraudulent conveyance and insolvency issues. He has provided expert testimony
and extensive litigation support services to law firms involving complex insolvency
issues. Mr. Kapila is a sitting trustee on the panel of U.S. Bankruptcy Trustees
in the Southern District of Florida.
Mr. Kapila has conducted numerous forensic and fraud investigations,
and has worked in conjunction with the S.E.C., the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and the United States Attorney's Office.
Mr. Kapila has served both as a consultant and expert witness
for litigation matters in State and Federal Courts. He has worked on behalf of
plaintiffs and defendants in commercial lawsuits regarding bankruptcy/creditor's
rights issues, construction damages, securities fraud, patent infringement, lost
profits and business valuations.
Mr. Kapila has also provided a wide variety of tax services
to clients throughout his career. Consulting with and offering tax planning strategies
and ideas to bankruptcy trustees is also a significant part of Mr. Kapila's responsibilities.
Mr. Kapila has spoken to various groups including the New
York Law School, St. Thomas University Law School, National Conference of Bankruptcy
Judges, Receiver's Forum, Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors,
Florida
Institute
of Certified
Public
Accountants, National Business Institute, and the American Bankruptcy Institute
on
topics
related
to
insolvency,
under-performing businesses, and insolvency taxation.
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