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Michael Tully

  • Adjunct Professor of Accounting

Professor Michael Tully over 30 years of “Big-4” valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and financial and tax accounting experience. In addition to his role with the Leventhal School of Accounting, he is a partner at WilliamsMarston, a valuation and accounting advisory boutique. Prior to joining Williams Marston, Professor Tully spent four years as a Partner/Principal in the Economic and Valuation Services practice of KPMG where he led their PacificSouthwest Valuation Services group. Prior to KPMG, he was a Partner/Principal with Ernst & Young’s Transaction Advisory Services group. Additionally, Professor Tully spent two years as the Valuation Fellow at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) where he was involved in all fair value, business combination, and goodwill impairment issues.

Professor Tully has been involved in major transactions for numerous Fortune 100, mid-market, and small-cap companies, both domestically and globally. He has worked on valuation engagements involving numerous industries, including technology, engineering and construction, aerospace/defense, consumer products, health care/life sciences, and telecommunications. He provides valuation opinions for a variety of purposes, including financial reporting (USGAAP and IFRS), tax reporting (IRS and foreign tax), mergers and acquisitions/pricing, and business modeling. These opinions include the valuation of intangible assets, reporting units, common stock, minority and majority business interests, privately held interests, debt instruments, and other “Level 3” securities.

Professor Tully is a credentialed CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charterholder, designated as an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) with the American Society of Appraisers, and is Certified in Entity and Intangible Valuations (CEIV) with the AICPA. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Southern California, and a master's degree in business administration (Finance) degree from Pepperdine University. 

Michael Tully

Areas of Expertise

Fair Value Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
Valuation

Departments

Leventhal School of Accounting