We recently had the chance to connect with Cedar Boschan and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Cedar, thank you for taking the time to reflect back on your journey with us. I think our readers are in for a real treat. There is so much we can all learn from each other and so thank you again for opening up with us. Let’s get into it: What are you being called to do now, that you may have been afraid of before?
Thank you for inviting me to speak with Hidden Gems.
To your question, for years, people have tried to hand me their estates and trusts. I used to think, “Surely there’s someone less exacting available?”
Apparently not.
Next year, my firm will explore offering fiduciary services – applying the same precision and judgment litigators know me for as a damages expert. It feels like a natural extension of the work we already do: bringing clarity, accountability, and discretion to situations where the numbers matter, and we are called on to do it from time to time.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Cedar Boschan, and my work is disclosing the story proven by numbers – especially when the stakes are high.
For more than two decades, I’ve supported litigators and their clients through complex royalty audits, IP valuation, outbound royalty accounting, damages analysis, and major IP disputes. I’m frequently retained as an economic damages expert because I translate intricate financial data into clear, defensible conclusions that withstand cross-examination.
My forensic accounting firm, Boschan Corp., is a boutique consultancy known for deep technical rigor and clients in the media, entertainment and technology sectors. We understand the mechanics of statutes, contracts, and business, especially intellectual property & entertainment (music, film/TV, podcasts, and interactive games, IP licensing).
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. Who taught you the most about work?
The person who most shaped how I work is Shyaam Akasha, my childhood best friend’s mother. She ran a small business, raised her children as a single mother, pursued various goals, and gigged as a musician – all with uncompromising forward-moving energy. Today she is a grandparent and still at it!
Her example showed me how to build a firm where excellence, autonomy, and real life coexist. When I founded Boschan Corp. ten years ago, my toddler was steps away at preschool, and I set out to create a practice that delivered world-class analysis without sacrificing the freedom to structure my work, intentionally.
Shyaam instilled the discipline, independence, and integrity that define my approach today as a damages expert and firm leader.
In addition, the late Fred Wolinsky, CPA & MBA was among those who influenced me to harness the power of my firm for working for good. This is why we offer paid volunteer days to our employees at Boschan Corp., as well as opportunities to use this benefit at a firm-organized volunteer day. A photo from our recent volunteer day with Tree People, where we cleared brush and collected seeds in the Hollywood Hills, is pictured.
Do you remember a time someone truly listened to you?
Yes – every day. Litigators and other clients hire Boschan Corp. because they want clarity, truth and expert opinions. Listening – on both sides – is part of the value of hiring us and is essential to delivering expert opinions that stand up in litigation.
I also perform speaking engagements, including private training at law firms. I have shared in this interview sample screenshots of slides from three of my recent speaking engagements concerning copyright infringement and music royalties, to give you a sense of what clients pay to hear from me.
Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. What would your closest friends say really matters to you?
I’m known for holding exceptionally high standards in my work, in my ethics, and in how we treat others. Those standards are essential to my role as a damages expert, where knowledge, clarity, completeness, precision, execution, confidentiality, and presentation all directly affect the strength of an opinion.
To continually pursue the highest standards of expertise, I invest heavily in ongoing education and industry engagement. The photo here is of me with my colleague Marie Morii, CPA, at an Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) event – an organization I often recommend to lawyers serving music clients and others who share deep interest in learning and insight in copyright and music.
Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. What are you doing today that won’t pay off for 7–10 years?
I am intentionally investing in relationships with younger associates and rising litigators in my professional circle. If you are reading this, you are the future lead counsel, partners, and decision-makers, whether you ultimately become clients or opposing counsel.
Building trust early creates long-term professional alignment and it ensures that when they need a damages expert in the future, they know exactly where to go.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.boschan.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boschancorp
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boschan-corp/
- Twitter: https://x.com/BoschanCorp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoschanCorp/
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/boschan-corp-culver-city
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@boschancorp
- Other: My blog: https://blog.auditrix.net
Image Credits
Calvin Lee IG: @cleancalvin_
