Shari Helaine Littan is a translator.
She helps
other lawyers translate the technical accounting, auditing and finance issues
that may present themselves in the matters that they are working on, typically
in the area of litigation. She participates frequently in CLE programs such as
for the New York City Bar Association and conducts in-house training on
accounting for lawyers
She also helps accountants, primarily in the area of "forensic accounting,"
translate - that is, write, present and communicate -- technical accounting and
financial information to English, primarily for a legal audience. She is a
faculty member of the Division of Programs in Business, School of Continuing
Professional Studies at New York University, where her teaching includes
Introduction of Forensic Accounting; Financial Statement Analysis; and Writing
Skills for Accountants and Finance Professionals.
Ms. Littan is a highly-experienced dual-practitioner who has participated on
some of the most exciting securities fraud and corporate governance litigation
pertaining to accounting, finance and auditing of the last two decades. She
holds a JD from Boston University School of Law, where she received academic
honors, and a BS, magna *** laude, from School of Management, Binghamton
University, where she majored in accounting.