Via the New York Times, ex-KPMG Partner Scott London (right) leaves court with his attorney, […]
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FYI: Attorneys Think Auditors’ Legal Confirmation Letters Are a Giant Waste of Time
Mark Herrmann, the in-house legal columnist at Above the Law, has a bone to pick […]
Things Looking Up for Two Ex-Ernst & Young Tax Evasion Specialists; Two Others, Not So Much
For former Ernst & Young lawyers Richard Shapiro and Martin Nissenbaum, things couldn't get much […]
Arthur Andersen’s Bones Still Have Some Meat on Them
Hey, an extra $38 million for the WorldCom fiasco is an extra $38 million: Two […]
Internal Control Zealots May Be Helpful in Preventing Accounting-related Reckonings
Lawyers. Gotta love 'em. They have many functions but when it comes to accounting and […]
The Deloitte Principal Who Wrote the ‘Watered-down’ Report for Standard Chartered Bank Has a Wikipedia Page
On Monday, we learned that Deloitte found itself in a bit of awkward situation with […]
Lawyer Suing Moss Adams Seems to Have Hurt Feelings After Opposing Counsel Called His Lawsuit “Flimsy”
Anyone remember Frederick Darren Berg? He's a guy who had a thing – nay, a […]
Dewey Think an Accounting Firm Could Go Bankrupt?
Michael Cohn over at Accounting Today wonders if an accounting firm could suffer the same fate […]
Andrew Fastow Has Some Food for Thought
The ex-CFO of Enron, oh humbly, asks: "If the internal and external auditors and lawyers sign […]
(UPDATE) Things Are So Bad at Law Firm Dewey & LeBoeuf That One of Its Top Partners Left for KPMG
You might not be aware of this, but mega law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf is […]
Tax Court Not Convinced That F. Lee Bailey Didn’t Have Fun Owning a Custom-made Yacht
For those of you not familiar, F. Lee Bailey was one of the defense lawyers […]
The Distaste for IRS’ Tax Preparer Regulations Has Reached Its Apex
The only question is, why did it took take so long? A nonprofit group plans […]