High-quality forensic accounting and valuation expertise for fair and sensible financial resolutions.

Acuity Forensic is trusted by litigators and parties in dispute, including blue chip corporates and government departments, for high-quality expert advice, expert reports and ability to give credible testimony, to achieve a fair and sensible resolution involving a financial dispute.







A financial dispute is always stressful for those involved, particularly when high dollar amounts are at stake.  It can be difficult for lawyers and parties involved to know what to look for when seeking to engage a forensic accountant.


Some parties may seek to engage someone factoring in the firm's size and brand reputation - the risk and reality being the selected individual expert will delegate most of the work to others with duplicated time.


At Acuity Forensic, our founder and key expert is deeply involved in all stages of client engagement.


We adopt an enquiring mind and tenacious attitude to procure the proper evidence. We utilise rigorous forensic accounting analysis to deliver clear, well-reasoned, credible and persuasive expert opinions in our reports. Our dedication to problem-solving helps our clients achieve a fair and sensible resolution to financial matters in dispute.

Adam Giliberti is a high-performance and well-regarded independent expert witness with a court-proven track record acting as the forensic accounting and valuation expert in wide-ranging and high-financial-stakes disputes and litigation. Adam is skilled at presenting his expert financial findings and expert opinions in alternative dispute forums, such as arbitration and mediation.


Adam is part of a national committee of the Forensic Accounting Specialists at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand tasked with ongoing education and training delivery to Forensic Accounting Specialists and practitioner CA members, amongst other leadership tasks.


Over 99% of the forensic accounting matters where Adam is nominated as an independent expert witness, settle without requiring a court to decide the financial outcome of the dispute. For those matters which have required him to give oral testimony in a final hearing, the court has preferred Adam's expert evidence over the other experts.

Independent expert testimony given in court on behalf of the following parties


National Australia Bank Ltd

Hudson v National Australia Bank [2022] FCA 1222 (14 October 2022)

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United Petroleum Pty Ltd

United Petroleum Pty Limited v Roads and Maritime Services [2018] NSWLEC 35 (23 March 2018)

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Transport for New South Wales

The Trustee for Whitcurt Unit Trust v Transport for NSW [2021] NSWLEC 82 (30 July 2021)


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Sydney Metro

Mathew Massasso t/as Five Dock Pharmacy v Sydney Metro [2023] NSWLEC 115 (30 October 2023)

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Here's what our instructing solicitors say

Tom Heading

Partner, Pinsent Masons | Construction Disputes | Infrastructure & Energy Projects

"Adam is extremely detailed, which is crucial for a forensic accountant. He is an experienced expert who understands his duties to the Court. What really impressed me was his honesty and candid views. He never gave me an opinion just to please me but rather gave me his professional and unbiased opinion. Working with Adam was a pleasure and I highly recommend him."

Michael Bacina

Partner, Piper Alderman | Digital Law | Blockchain | Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) Crypto

"I have briefed Adam on a number of important matters requiring expert forensic accounting reports for use in Supreme Court proceedings. He has always delivered high quality reports on time."

Our Expertise

Acuity Forensic is regularly involved in wide-ranging commercial disputes & litigation taking instructions from solicitors representing defendants and plaintiffs.  We regularly work with insolvency lawyers, intellectual property specialists, construction litigators, insurance litigators, class action lawyers, property lawyers and commercial dispute resolution lawyers. 

Acuity Forensic is highly experienced in quantifying entitlements to compensation impacting businesses that have been affected by acquiring authorities seeking to acquire land, whether by formal compulsory acquisition or via commercial negotiation.  We have taken instructions from those representing business interests and those representing acquiring authorities.

Acuity Forensic specialises in valuing intangible assets and going concerns (businesses), including intellectual property rights and part ownership interests (in legal structures) for  a wide variety of purposes, including ATO market value guidelines and other contentious purposes.

Here's why our clients trust Acuity Forensic

  • Outcome Focused

    Our approach to all forensic accounting & valuation engagements remains focused on resolving disputes efficiently and sensibly:

    • We will not add to the stressful process involving adversarial parties, clients and lawyers.
    • We are objective and resilient. We will stand by our opinions if and when challenged by adversarial parties acting in their client's interests.
    • We will not compromise our primary duties to the court if engaged as an independent expert witness.
  • Proven & Accepted Evidence

    We have a demonstratable track record of preparing expert evidence for use in high-financial-stakes disputes and litigation:


    • The Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts Australia wide, including expert testimony.
    • Experience in litigated matters in High Courts of Singapore & UK.
    • Australian courts with particular legal jurisdiction, e.g. Land and Environment Court of NSW and Family and Federal Circuit Court of Australia, including expert testimony.
    • Alternative dispute resolution methods such as independent expert determinations (valuations for shareholder/unit holder disputes) as well as arbitration (domestic and international).
  • Clarity

    Our approach to all forensic accounting & valuation engagements requires problem-solving and the ability to communicate the solution:


    • We uncover the facts in complex financial matters by focusing on gathering the requisite evidence (using all available forensic tools) and what the evidence shows.
    • We get to the bottom of materially important financial issues promptly and efficiently.
    • We simplify complex financial issues so all stakeholders can understand.
  • Understands Lawyers And Works Well With Other Experts

    We understand our role within the bigger picture of a dispute also involving non-financial issues:

    • We know lawyers have to manage and address liability issues, many other witnesses, interlocutory matters, and client expectations, along with other specific legal issues.
    • We frequently work alongside specialists in other fields, such as quantity surveyors, land valuers, agronomists, banking experts, retail experts, etc., to present an evidence-based position.
    • Every angle is considered within our field of expertise.
  • High-Quality Expertise

    We deliver high-quality expert advice and reports on forensic accounting and valuation issues:

    • We appreciate litigation risks exist and work with lawyers to reduce the risk of a sub-optimal financial outcome.
    • Our comprehensive reports address all material issues in dispute by applying sound and well-reasoned professional judgements.
    • Our reports can and do change the direction of the financial conflict for the better.
  • Relationship Focused

    Our loyal referral base can attest to our high-performance ability:


    • We've seen and addressed the financial issues in dispute before in other matters, which will help in the current matter in dispute.
    • We're there when you need us, and we deliver within agreed timetables.
    • We manage expectations and deliver on what we say we will do.

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