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The Vital Role Of The Forensic Accountant In Investigations
Editor: Please tell our readers about your practice at Ernst & Young. Loughman: The Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services practice is a national practice comprised of approximately 60 partners and a staff of more than 400. Our services include forensic accounting investigations of...
Read MoreFCPA Compliance: How Accounting Professionals Can Help
Editor: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") continues to be a significant enforcement priority for both the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please describe Ernst & Young's FCPA practice. Sibery: I agree with your comment about the FCPA...
Read MorePlanning Ahead To Respond To E-Discovery Requests
The newly enacted amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have had the legal community abuzz for months as lawyers, both in-house and outside, have worked to determine what the revisions mean to them. One thing the revised rules do is place more emphasis than ever on the importance of...
Read MoreUnwinding A Tangled Web: Substantive Consolidation, Solvency Analysis And The Forensic Accountant's Contribution
In complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, a debtor may have hundreds of subsidiary legal entities, each with its own articles of incorporation and contractual agreements. With multiple claims against assets and with creditors clamoring for fairness in being made fully or even just partly whole, the...
Read MoreThe Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: A Key To Corporate Profits And Public Protection
In response to global concern about a pandemic outbreak of the Avian flu, demand for prescription flu-fighter Tamiflu increased as much as 10 times. With little warning of such a boom, supply could not keep up with demand, resulting in hoarding and the proliferation of counterfeit versions of the...
Read MoreManaging IP Risk In Accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley
Properly managing intellectual assets has never been more important to corporate well-being. Granted, the dangers of patent infringement, license violations and counterfeiting have always been a threat to an IP-owner's profit margin. With regulators' increased emphasis on transparency and reporting...
Read MoreChina - Legal Service Providers Preparation And Monitoring: The Keys To Brand Protection In China
In contemplating doing business in China, companies tend to gravitate to one of three approaches to intellectual property risk. Some avoid the country altogether out of concern about counterfeiting, the black market or product diversion. Others view the advantages of the labor pool and the...
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