PCAOB Adopts Disclosure Rule
Posted by Avrohom J. Kess, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, on Saturday, January 23, 2016 Editor's Note: Avrohom J. Kess is partner and head of the Public Company Advisory Practice at Simpson...
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Posted by David A. Katz, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Monday, February 1, 2016 Editor's Note: David A. Katz is a partner specializing in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate...
View ArticleFed Rules on CFO Attestation Requirements
Posted by Andrew R. Gladin, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, on Saturday, February 6, 2016 Editor's Note: This post is based on a Sullivan & Cromwell LLP publication authored by Andrew R. Gladin, Mark...
View ArticleSEC Consideration of 2016 PCAOB Budget and Support Fee
Posted by Kara M. Stein, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Editor's Note: Kara M. Stein is a Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post...
View ArticleSEC Chair on PCAOB Oversight and 2016 Budget Approval
Posted by Mary Jo White, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Editor's Note: Mary Jo White is Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The following post...
View ArticleSecurities Class Action Settlements: 2015 Review
Posted by Laura E. Simmons, Cornerstone Research, on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Editor's Note: Laura E. Simmons is a senior advisor in the Washington, D.C. office of Cornerstone Research. This post is...
View ArticleAuditor Independence and PCAOB’s Investor-Protection
Posted by Steven B. Harris, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Editor's Note: Steven B. Harris is a Board Member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. This...
View ArticleAudit Committee Reporting to Shareholders in 2016
Posted by Ann Yerger, EY Center for Board Matters, Ernst & Young LLP, on Sunday, October 9, 2016 Editor's Note: Ann Yerger is an executive director at the EY Center for Board Matters at Ernst &...
View Article2016 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update
Posted by Marc J. Fagel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, on Thursday, February 2, 2017 Editor's Note: Marc J. Fagel is a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. This post is based on a Gibson Dunn...
View ArticleTread Lightly When Tweaking Sarbanes-Oxley
Posted by Michael W. Peregrine, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Editor's Note: Michael W. Peregrine is a partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP. This post is based on an...
View ArticleDo Independent Directors Curb Financial Fraud? The Evidence and Proposals for...
Posted by Cindy A. Schipani, University of Michigan, on Sunday, April 16, 2017 Editor's Note: Cindy A. Schipani is Merwin H. Waterman Collegiate Professor of Business Administration and Professor of...
View ArticleDelaware Supreme Court Reverses Chancellor’s Chicago Bridge Ruling
Posted by Elizabeth Kitslaar, Jones Day, on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 Editor's Note: Elizabeth Kitslaar is a partner at Jones Day. This post is based on a Jones Day publication by Ms. Kitslaar,...
View ArticleNew PCAOB Auditor Reporting Standard Analysis
Posted by Michael Scanlon and Lori Zyskowski, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, on Saturday, November 4, 2017 Editor's Note: Michael Scanlon and Lori Zyskowski are partners at Gibson, Dunn &...
View ArticleSEC Appoints New Chairman and Board Members to PCAOB
Posted by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Editor's Note: The following post is based on an press release from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
View ArticleThe Changing Landscape of Auditor Litigation and Its Implication for Audit...
Posted by Colleen Honigsberg (Stanford Law School), Shivaram Rajgopal (Columbia Business School), and Suraj Srinivasan (Harvard Business School), on Thursday, January 4, 2018 Editor's Note: Colleen...
View ArticleCybersecurity Risk Management Oversight
Posted by Cindy Fornelli, Catherine Ide, and Chris Alabi, Center for Audit Quality, on Monday, April 30, 2018 Editor's Note: Cindy Fornelli is Executive Director, Catherine Ide is Managing Director of...
View ArticleAudit Tenure and the Timeliness of Misstatement Discovery
Posted by Zvi Singer (HEC Montreal) and Jing Zhang (University of Alabama), on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Editor's Note: Zvi Singer is associate professor of accounting at HEC Montreal, and Jing Zhang is...
View ArticleAudit Committee Disclosures
Posted by Steve W. Klemash, Kellie C. Huennekens, and Jennifer Lee, EY Center for Board Matters, on Monday, September 24, 2018 Editor's Note: Steve W. Klemash is Americas Leader, Kellie C. Huennekens...
View ArticleCritical Audit Matters—What to Expect
Posted by Jennifer Burns, Deloitte & Touche LLP, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Editor's Note: Jennifer Burns is Audit & Assurance Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP. This post is based on a...
View ArticleSEC Guidance on Auditor Independence
Posted by Charles F. Smith and Andrew J. Fuchs, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Editor's Note: Charles F. Smith is partner and Andrew J. Fuchs is an associate at...
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