Forensic Litigation Services Associate Director – Commercial & Intellectual Property Disputes

Forensic & Litigation Services Associate Director – Commercial & Intellectual Property Disputes

Job Category: FLVS

Requisition Number: FOREN
004746

• Posted :
  August 17, 2026
• Full-Time

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Whitley Penn,oneofthe nation’s leading audit, tax, and advisory firms, is looking for a Forensic & Litigation Services (FLS) Associate Director to join our team! The FLS – Commercial & Intellectual Property Disputes department provides analysis, advice, and expert testimony to attorneys and clients involved in intellectual property and commercial disputes. The FLS Associate Director will direct, administer, and coordinate client assignments and work closely with team members and outside counsel to ensure that business strategies and tactics are effectively implemented and a high level of client services is achieved.

Whitley Penn has become one ofthe fastest growing public accounting firms by providing exceptional, personalized service that reaches far beyond traditional  addition to Audit and Tax solutions, we offer awiderange of Advisory and Consulting services. Weworkin collaborative teams with an emphasis onan open-door policy,entrepreneurial thinking, and awell-built culture.

At Whitley Penn, welearn, innovate, andachieveby sharing knowledge, embracing new ideas, and working together.

We’relooking for professionals who think like owners and want to bepartof shaping a high-growth firm.

• Title:
  
  Associate Director
• Classification:
  Full-time;
  Exempt
• Department:
  Forensic & Litigation Services – Commercial & Intellectual Property Disputes
• Office Expectations/
  
  Hours:
  
  Hybrid (Mon, Tues, Thurs in office); general work schedule is Monday – Friday, 8 hours/day between 8am to 5pm with overtime, as needed

What You Will Do

• Calculate economic damages in different types of matters, such as litigation matters involving patent, trademark, and copy right infringement, theft of trade secrets, breach of contract, business valuation, solvency, fraud, business interruption, personal injury, wrongful death, and wrongful termination
• Assist in reviewing and analyzing documents; highlight and communicate relevant documents and testimony to team members; ensure all documents have been reviewed
• Effectively manage projects by setting internal objectives, delegating assignments, and ensuring objectives are met in a timely manner
• Identify issues, communicate with Managing Directors and Directors on the direction of the case, and make strategic recommendations, exercising strong analytical skills for details and risk
• Assist in delivering complete reports to the Managing Directors and Partners for review; the presented work product should be completed as if it is going to the attorneys/clients and should be accompanied by relevant supporting documents
• Help prepare the testifying expert for depositions and trials, ensuring the file is well-organized and all work papers and important documents are compiled in a binder for a quick and easy review by the testifying expert
• Work closely with the testifying expert in developing an outline for testimony and demonstrative exhibits for trial
• Review the work of Associates and Senior Associates and provide feedback for corrections and changes, if needed; ensure staff’s work is completed in timely manner
• Review formatting of schedules prepared (e.g. extra lines deleted, consolidation of information, etc.); spell check, foot, and cross foot numerical totals for accurate financial information analysis
• Attend client meetings with Partners, Managing Directors, and/or Directors to determine scope of engagement and continued client expectations
• Lead departmental training for associate-level professionals and foster a learning environment of continuous improvement; schedule in-house training, lunch…