Julie R. Johnstone
Managing Director, Practice Leader - Securities and Financial Services Litigation & Consulting
Julie Johnstone is Managing Director of Bates Group's Retail Litigation practice, where she uses her experience in accounting and finance to provide consulting and manage forensic investigatory engagements primarily related to financial litigation cases.
Before joining the Bates Group, Ms. Johnstone was a senior manager/consultant with LECG and Bates Private Capital Incorporated, a firm that provided litigation consulting, financial analysis, market trend research, and expert witness testimony for securities and other financial-related matters.
Ms. Johnstone also provided contract accounting services through Johnstone Accounting Solutions, Inc. where she served as controller for various clients, as well as provided monthly bookkeeping and tax services to small businesses and individuals. Ms. Johnstone began her accounting career in the audit department at Ernst & Young, and then continued her career at Symonds, Evans & Company (formerly Symonds, Evans & Larson, P.C.), performing financial statement audits and reviews in a variety of industries.
Julie is a consultant and subject matter expert in these Practice Areas and Services:
- Data, Analyses & Analytics
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AML & Financial Crimes
- Internal Investigations
- Economic And Other Damages
Credentials
EXPERIENCE
Bates Group, Managing Director, 2016-Present
Bates Group, Principal, 2011-2016
Bates Group, Senior Managing Consultant, 2011
LECG, Senior Managing Consultant, 2008-2011
LECG, Lake Oswego, Oregon, Senior Manager, 2005-2008
Bates Private Capital Incorporated, Lake Oswego, Oregon, Senior Manager, 2001-2005; Interim Controller, 2005
Johnstone Accounting Solutions, Inc., Portland, Oregon, Owner, 1997-2005
Symonds, Evans & Company, Portland, Oregon, Manager, 1992-1997
Ernst & Young, Portland, Oregon, Senior, 1989-1991
EDUCATION
Certified Public Accountant, 1991
Portland State University, BS, Business Administration/Finance, 1988