The Claro Group Welcomes Kate Lattner as Managing Director in Chicago

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Claro Group (“Claro”) has bolstered its Midwest presence with the addition of Kate Lattner as a Chicago-based Managing Director in its growing Disputes & Investigations practice.

Ms. Lattner has close to fifteen years’ experience providing expert forensic accounting, dispute consulting and damages analyses in complex litigation, commercial disputes, restructuring and bankruptcy matters, and fraud, internal and white collar investigations. Her work primarily involves breach of contract issues, lost profits, forensic accounting, working capital adjustments and earn-out analyses, intricate asset tracing analyses and solvency and fraudulent conveyance issues. She also provides expert evaluation of complex accounting issues inclusive of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS). She comes with substantial experience across a variety of industries including, but not limited to, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, agriculture, energy, retail, and food & beverage.

After beginning her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in its Investment Management practice where she audited private equity, hedge and mutual funds, Ms. Lattner ascended to leadership roles in Duff & Phelps’s Disputes & Investigations practice and Grant Thornton’s Forensic Advisory group. Ms. Lattner is credentialed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA). Additionally, Ms. Lattner spends a significant amount of time supporting working mothers in the Chicago region as a board member of Big Careers Little Kids.

Claro’s Chairman, John Cadarette, adds: “The Firm is fortunate to have added Kate to the team. Her vast experience and expertise – particularly in the Disputes and Investigations areas – will broaden Claro’s capabilities and enable us to further service our clients with unmatched knowledge and insight. She’s hit the ground running, and we’re excited for our shared success ahead.”

About Claro: Founded by former “Big 5” accounting and consulting firm partners, Claro is a highly respected, privately-owned financial and economic consulting firm. Claro provides analytics and solutions in high-stakes litigation matters, investigations, insurance claims, corporate finance and restructuring, government contracts, and the technology solutions that support them. Claro’s offices are located in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.