Sarah Dalton is a Senior Manager in EY’s Forensic & Integrity Services practice, covering the Bay Area and the Pac NW.

She has a decade of experience assisting clients throughout the transaction lifecycle including drafting accounting language in M&A contracts, providing guidance on working capital and earn-out matters, determining the strength of disputed accounting positions between parties, and performing expert and neutral arbitration support and dispute resolution.

Sarah is frequently involved in large, complex dispute matters where EY acts as either the expert for one side or the independent accounting arbitrator between both parties and is well-versed in dispute protocol for both arbitration and trial environments.

She also has extensive experience with a wide range of anti-bribery and corruption matters including transaction due diligence, risk assessments, compliance audits, and third party risk management.

Ms. Dalton is a Certified Public Accountant in Oregon and a member of the American Institute of CPAs. She holds a Bachelors of Accounting degree and M.B.A. with a focus in forensic accounting from Loyola University, New Orleans.

She is a frequent speaker on forensic and litigation topics including M&A disputes, forensic interviewing, accounting for litigators and investigation procedures and pitfalls.