Oleh Hrycko, CA●IFA

Title: CEO
Office: Toronto
Direct Line: 1 866 233 5577
E-mail: ohrycko@HAForensics.com
vCard: H&A Computer Forensics Inc.
vCard: H&A Forensic Accounting Inc.
Areas of Practice: Electronic Discovery, Computer Forensics, Forensic Accounting
Education/Certification: University of Toronto, Chartered Accountant (CA), Specialist in Investigative Forensic Accounting (IFA)

Mr. Hrycko is the founder and CEO of H&A Computer Forensics Inc. and H&A Forensic Accounting Inc. He is a Chartered Accountant and is designated by the CICA (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants) as a Specialist in Investigative Forensic Accounting (IFA), one of approximately 200 in Canada. He is also considered one of but a very few CA●IFA’s in Canada that has expertise in the computer forensics and e-discovery practice areas. He has considerable experience in conducting computer forensic analysis and electronic discovery projects involving amongst others, corporate espionage, SEC investigations, internal fraud investigations, intellectual property theft and wrongful dismissals.

Mr. Hrycko has qualified, on numerous occasions, as an expert witness before the Ontario Court (General Division) and the Financial Services Commission of Ontario. He has also acted as court-appointed inspector by the Superior Court of Ontario, most recently for the Air Canada and WestJet litigation matter.

Prior to founding H&A in 1988, he practiced with the Big Four accounting firms. Mr. Hrycko has 20 years of experience in the following areas: corporate espionage; financial fraud and money laundering conspiracy investigations; asset tracing and recovery; corporate intelligence and financial reconstruction; economic damage assessments; and investigation and quantification of insurance claims.

Presentations/Articles:

Mr. Hrycko is called upon to present at a variety of conferences and symposiums for professional groups and law enforcement organizations. Some of the subjects he has addressed include:

CBA New Brunswick, Lawyering in the 21st Century: Keynote speaker on Electronic Discovery, February 2007
Author for the chapter on electronic discovery in the Ultimate Corporate Counsel Guide, a CCH Wolter Kluwer publication and their top legal subscription, December 2006
CCCA CLE -Toronto- Delegate Speaker, "e-Discovery For Corporate Counsel", September 2006
CCCA Annual Spring Conference-Ottawa- Moderator for, “The Paper Chase: E-Discovery”, 2006
CCCA Annual Spring Conference-Halifax- Navigating the Un-chartered Waters of e-Discovery, 2004
CICA National IFA Conference-Toronto-From Pencils to Mouse Clicks-Digital Forensics in Forensic Accounting, 2004
Bill C-61-Proceeds of Crime (Presentation to the R.C.M.P.)
Corporate Fraud (Conference)
Financial Intelligence Gathering for the New Millennium (Conference)
Collaring Insurance Fraud in Canada (Conference)
Problems and Pitfalls of Bill 59 (Conference)
Inventory Losses and Business Interruption (Seminars)

Professional Associations/Affiliations:

Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA)
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO)
Alliance for Excellence in Investigative and Forensic Accounting (CICA)
Canadian Association of Litigation Support Professionals (CALSP)
Insurance Institute of Ontario