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International Law & Trade › Professional Malpractice

Read International Law & Trade updates, alerts, news, and legal analysis from leading lawyers and law firms:

News & Analysis as of May 18, 2013

Sanford Millar

DOJ Revokes Some Pre-Clearances for Bank Leumi Depositors

by Sanford Millar on 3/11/2013

A recent press release should send a shudder to some voluntary disclosure participants. It should frighten some tax preparers and their clients....more

Block Billing by Law Firms Costs Clients Millions in Just Three Lawsuits

by Grant Stiefel on 9/10/2012

In August 2012, three different courts issued rulings which hold that vague, block billed time entries—which have long been the bread-and-butter of most law firms—just aren't a very accurate or reliable reflection of how much...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Federal Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of State Law Claim of Fraud By Combination of State Substantive Law Requirements and...

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 5/30/2012

Stephenson v. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), 11-1204-cv (2d Cir. 2012) (Summary Order), addresses the viability of claims against Canadian-organized PWC for fraud and negligence arising from PWC’s unqualified audit reports...more

Lawyers.com

The Fatal Dangers of Medical Tourism

by Lawyers.com on 5/23/2012

The investigation was one James Goldberg never wanted to undertake. Six years ago, Goldberg’s son Joshua, then 23, was living in Thailand, studying to become a Buddhist monk. When Joshua mysteriously lost feeling in his...more

Barry Epstein

U.S. Auditors’ Role in Identifying Related Party Transactions When Conducting Audits of Chinese RTO Issuers

by Barry Epstein on 8/15/2011

When auditing a Chinese RTO (reverse takeover) issuer, it is the U.S. auditors’ task to educate the Chinese client regarding both the meaning of the term "related parties," and the disclosure requirements under U.S. GAAP with...more

Barry Epstein

Chinese RTO Issuers' Audits and U.S. CPA Firms' Auditor Liability Exposure

by Barry Epstein on 8/9/2011

This article reviews the basics of Chinese reverse takeover (RTO) companies, and of auditors’ responsibilities for the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries examined by other auditors. Some auditors may find themselves...more

Sanford Millar

Why Should I make A Voluntary Disclosure, My Money is Not in a Swiss Bank

by Sanford Millar on 2/21/2011

I was asked recently, “why should I make a Voluntary Disclosure when my offshore money is not in a Swiss Bank?” This is a very important question. First, no lawyer admitted in California is going to advise a client to...more

IKE DEVJI

How Offshore Trust Accounts Work

by IKE DEVJI on 1/21/2010

A simple graphic illustration showing how money moves in a legal and tax compliant way in and out of offshore trust accounts. Great for those considering the strategy as part of an Asset Protection system or investment plan....more

IKE DEVJI

CHECKS AND BALANCES OF THE ASSET PROTECTION TRUST

by IKE DEVJI on 4/29/2009

A great, simple summary of the checks and balances present to protect clients using Asset Protection Trusts by my colleague Douglass Lodmell....more

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

by Paul Cain on 7/30/2008

This is a memo that I wrote as part of a practicum/internship component of a study-abroad program that I attended in Santiago, Chile during the summer of 2008. It provides a general overview of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as...more

David Krakoff

Wining and Dining Foreign Officials: What's OK and What's a Crime

by David Krakoff on 4/1/2008

"In December 2007, Lucent Technologies Inc. secured a non-prosecution agreement from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and settled an enforcement action with the SEC for conduct related to travel and entertainment expenses...more

James Parkinson

Wining and Dining Foreign Officials: What's OK and What's a Crime

by James Parkinson on 4/1/2008

"In December 2007, Lucent Technologies Inc. secured a non-prosecution agreement from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and settled an enforcement action with the SEC for conduct related to travel and entertainment expenses...more

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