Michael W. Phillips

MICHAEL PHILLIPS, CPA, CFF, ABV is the Managing Partner at Floyd Advisory. He brings extensive experience advising executive management, private equity professionals, and counsel on a broad range of accounting and finance issues.

Mr. Phillips has assisted stakeholders with various types of complex accounting and financial reporting matters, including internal accounting investigations, SEC investigations, white-collar defense matters, valuation engagements, large-scale financial reporting restatement projects, and other forensic accounting projects. He has supported executive leadership and legal teams in business disputes, such as damages analyses, intellectual property issues, and M&A disputes. Mr. Phillips has also provided expert witness testimony on various accounting and finance topics and has presented on behalf of his clients to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice.

Prior to joining Floyd Advisory, Mr. Phillips was a Senior Director in the Disputes and Investigations Group with Alvarez & Marsal. He also held a leadership role in the finance department for a global software division of a Fortune 100 company. Additionally, he was part of the financial consulting practice of Huron Consulting Group and worked in the audit and disputes consulting practices of Arthur Andersen.

Lexology Index has recognized Mr. Phillips as a Thought Leader and Recommended Practitioner for his work in investigations, commercial litigation matters, and as a forensic accounting consultant, describing him as “a responsive and sophisticated expert,” and “a very experienced and highly regarded practitioner.”