Investigations, Accounting Fraud, and Related Economic Damages

A panel of legal and financial experts will discuss emerging trends in investigations, accounting fraud, and related damage considerations. The discussion will cover topics such as: legal definitions of fraud, types of damages associated with fraud claims, detection of accounting fraud, and recent SEC updates. This webcast will focus on a case study, highlighting the various legal and financial components of fraud, which assumes a complex fraud related to significantly overstated revenues, understated expenses, and overstatement of profits and cash flows over numerous years. The case will focus on: investigation procedures and best practices, auditor malpractice, lender standard of care issues, and potential measures of damages. Please join our panelists Andrew Gifford and Ron Lepinskas, Partners in DLA Piper’s Litigation Practice Group; and Jeff Litvak and Gary Kleinrichert, Senior Managing Directors in FTI’s Forensic and Litigation Consulting Practice as they address these issues as well as your questions.

Presenting

Andrew Gifford, Ron Lepinskas, Jeff Litvak, Gary Kleinrichert

Channel

Securities Litigation and Enforcement Channel

Date

Dec 08 2009

Duration

01:35

Tags

investigations, accounting, fruad, economic, damages