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Accounting News Roundup: EY Law Poaches More Lawyers; An Accountant’s Bad Subway Experience; Florida Throws in the Towel vs. Deloitte | 05.13.15

The Top Five Accounting Mistakes Analysts Make [EI]
If you, or someone you know, could use this.

Accounting Firm’s Legal Arm Expands in London, Plus More Lateral Moves [TAL, Earlier]
EY Legal is poaching 12 lawyers from Baker & McKenzie and Weil, Gotshal & Manges to launch "a financial regulatory practice in London."

Career Spotlight: What I Do as an Online Accountant [Lifehacker]
Evan Birch of Bench gives a good interview.

Manhattan accountant files $4M false arrest lawsuit against city after being charged with sexual abuse for subway bump [NYDN]
Richard Shebairo's subway experience has been ruined.

Florida Will Not Appeal Decision Favoring Deloitte in Poe Financial Collapse [IJ]
Had enough fun, eh?

Investment-Banking Background in Vogue for CFO Posts [CFOJ]
A thread in Open Items was started yesterday if you care to join in.

Lawyers With Lowest Pay Report More Happiness [Well/NYT]
I'm sure accountants are the same way.

So long, sucker: man sneezes out part of toy dart after 44 years [Guardian]
“I started a sneezing fit and it came out of my left nostril,” said [Steve] Easton, of Camberley in Surrey. “I thought, ‘What’s this? Where the hell has this come from?’ and pulled out this rubber sucker."