Accountants' Liability Series Part 2

Strategic Considerations in Accounting-Related Government Investigations: Responding to Subpoenas to Accounting Firms and Presenting Accounting Firm Personnel as Witnesses Regulators, in-house and outside counsel discuss best practices in responding to government subpoenas, addressing challenging privilege issues and when and how to engage with the government. Emerging Issues and Their Impact on the U.S. Audit Profession This panel of inside and outside legal counsel with extensive experience representing the accounting profession will discuss emerging issues around the world and their ongoing and anticipated imnpact on the US Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act; recent pronouncements by the SEC and PCAOB on accounting and disclosure issues stemming from the Ukraine/Russia conflict; evolving regulatory expectations in the UK and Europe on separation between the audit and consulting practices of the accounting firms; and the impact of ex-US auditor rotation requirements.