Jason M. Muraco is a Director in the Valuation & Financial Opinions Group. He has provided valuation and litigation advisory services for numerous purposes including fairness opinions, solvency opinions, purchase price allocations, impairment testing, equity compensation, estate and gift taxation, Employee Stock Ownership Plans, acquisitions, contract disputes, going-private transactions, transfer pricing, patent infringement, blockage opinions, marital dissolution, and other tax, corporate, and litigation-related matters.

Among the industries Mr. Muraco has served include, but are not limited to: aerospace, automotive, building and construction materials, chemicals, computer software, construction management, engineering, financial services, food products, forestry products, government contracting, healthcare, heavy manufacturing, home furnishings, information technology, instrumentation, media and communications, medical devices, pharmaceutical distribution, retailers, security, telemarketing, toy and games, transportation, and wholesale distribution. He also has significant experience in valuing energy companies including alternative energy, energy equipment and services and oil, gas and consumable fuels companies.

Mr. Muraco has extensive experience valuing intangible assets including trademarks, trade names, patented technology and know-how, software, customer-related assets, and non-competition agreements. He also co-authors an annual article on the allocation of intangible assets in purchase price allocations.

Mr. Muraco is a contributing author to certain chapters in Business Valuation: A Primer for the Legal Professional, published 2007, by the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association.

Mr. Muraco is a member of the CFA Institute and the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. He is also a Candidate Member of the American Society of Appraisers.  Mr. Muraco also completed the Texas Executive Education Certificate Program in Energy presented by the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.

Additionally, Mr. Muraco is a 2010 recipient of the “Top 25 Under 35 Movers and Shakers” award by Inside Business Magazine and the Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club, an honor given to 25 professionals in Northeast Ohio who have achieved business success and made a positive impact in the community before reaching the age of 35.

Education

B.S., Miami University

Designation

• Chartered Financial Analyst