Reuben Gottlieb is the Director of Forensic and Litigation Support Services at MSG, where he oversees forensic accounting investigations, business valuations, and economic damages analyses in complex commercial and matrimonial disputes. Reuben brings an unusual combination of credentials to this work: he is both a licensed attorney and a certified public accountant, which gives him a fluency in both the financial analysis and the litigation process that most forensic consultants simply do not have.
At MSG, Reuben’s work covers the full scope of the firm’s litigation support practice. He conducts and supervises business valuations of closely held companies, prepares economic damages calculations in commercial disputes, and leads forensic investigations involving allegations of fraud, asset dissipation, and financial misreporting. He also plays a central role in expert report preparation, deposition and trial support, and the development of rebuttal analyses targeting opposing experts’ methodologies and conclusions. Reuben has provided expert testimony and lectures regularly on financial and tax matters in divorce litigation, presenting to organizations including the American Bar Association, BARBRI, the Suffolk County Bar Association, and Strafford Webinars.
Before joining MSG, Reuben practiced as a litigation associate, handling commercial litigation and corporate governance disputes, representing private equity firms and public companies in cases involving failed mergers, fraud, and contractual claims. That firsthand experience on the attorney side of the courtroom gives Reuben a practical understanding of how financial evidence is actually used in litigation, from discovery strategy through cross-examination.
Reuben’s forensic accounting career began before law school, when he worked as an associate in Deloitte’s Forensic Investigation practice. There, he gained foundational experience in financial investigations and fraud examinations at a global scale.
The combination of a Big Four forensic background, substantive litigation experience at nationally recognized law firms, and daily hands-on leadership at MSG makes Reuben a distinctive asset on any engagement. He understands what attorneys need from their financial experts because he has been the attorney making those demands. That perspective shapes everything from how MSG structures its analyses to how its expert reports are written, and it is a significant part of why the firm’s work product holds up under adversarial scrutiny.