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Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

CA Federal Court Dismisses Whistleblower Claims After Bench Trial

On July 26, 2021, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California held, after a bench trial, that Plaintiff Botta failed to prove that Defendant PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) terminated his...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 141-PwC Spanked Edition

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. In this episode, Matt Kelly and I go into the weeds...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Securities Class Action Filings 2015: More Cases, Small Issuers

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A new report on securities class actions records an increase in the number of filings in 2015. Most of those actions were brought against smaller issuers, according to the report. PWC, Small Companies, Big Targets – 2015...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

Know Your Weaknesses: PwC reports on disclosing material weaknesses during the IPO process. 

PwC recently released a study on the effect of disclosing material weaknesses (MWs) during an issuer’s initial public offering. Disclosing material weaknesses, which are defined by the SEC as “a deficiency, or a combination...more

McDermott Will & Emery

SEC Sanctions Chinese Accounting Firms for Refusal to Surrender Documents

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On February 6, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) imposed sanctions against four China-based accounting firms for their refusal to surrender documents in conjunction with an investigation of potential...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC – PRC Based Audit Firms Reach A Settlement

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The SEC and the PRC based affiliates of five major accounting firms entered into a settlement of proceedings initiated over the failure to produce audit work papers for issuers with substantial operations in China. The...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"SEC Judge Issues Initial Decision Regarding Chinese Affiliates of the Big Four Accounting Firms"

On January 22, 2014, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Law Judge Cameron Elliot (the ALJ) issued an initial decision censuring the Chinese accounting firms affiliated with Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG LLP...more

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