Bill Foote
Bill Foote
Business valuation and litigation support

Aronson LLC
805 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20850
301.231.6200

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Bill Foote serves as a Partner in the Firm's Forensic & Valuation Services Group, where he assists clients with complex valuation projects and litigation matters. He has over 15 years of valuation, litigation support, and assurance experience serving middle market companies and entrepreneurs in the government contracting, technology, construction and real estate, and professional services industries. Bill received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from James Madison University, where he majored in both accounting and operations management.

Bill has valued privately-held businesses, business interests, and intangibles for various purposes including: stock option plans, purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment testing, S Corporation conversions, estate and gift tax compliance, litigation, and business transactions. He has addressed financial and economic issues for litigation matters such as: marital dissolution, contractual disputes, owner disputes, and employment disputes. In addition, Bill has been designated as an expert witness and has presented trial testimony.

Bill is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Maryland and Virginia, and he also holds the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) designations.

Bill is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA), and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA). He currently serves on the VSCPA’s Professional Ethics Committee. In addition, Bill has written and spoken on topics related to valuation and litigation services.

Licenses & Certifications

  • Certified Public Account, Maryland, Virginia
  • Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)
  • Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)
  • Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, James Madison University

Expertise

  • Valuation services
  • Forensic services
  • Valuations for tax compliance purposes
  • Valuations for financial reporting purposes
  • Stock option accounting
  • Business combination accounting
  • Purchase price allocations and goodwill impairment testing
  • Damages calculations

Affiliations

  • Member, AICPA
  • Forensic & Valuation Services Section, AICPA
  • Member, VSCPA
  • Member, NACVA
  • Professional Ethics Committee, VSCPA
  • Editorial Task Force, VSCPA