In the Boardroom With Resnick and Fuller - Episode 3
In the Boardroom With Resnick and Fuller - Episode 1
The Sanity of Bank Directors
The Insider Trading Cartoon Series, Vol. 13 -- The Barry Switzer Story
Internal Investigations: The Impact of the Yates Memo, the FCPA Unit Pilot Program and Recent Legal Decisions
Variables Affecting Medical PL Settlement Values
Prior & Pending Litigation
Homebuilder Series Webinar: Fiduciary Duties & Auditor Liability
Claims: Government Investigations, Enforcement and Triggering Insurance Coverage Under D and O Insurance
Reprinted with permission from the Pennsylvania CPA Journal, a publication of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. CPAs provide services in an environment that is susceptible to litigation, as they...more
Our global team of securities and professional liability lawyers at Hogan Lovells is uniquely positioned to monitor legal developments across the globe that impact accountants’ liability risk. We have experienced lawyers on...more
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has denied an accountant’s appeal of a Disciplinary Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) order that cancelled her practicing certificate due to...more
In mid-2020 the German stock corporation Wirecard became suspected of having falsified its records and to have made up assets in the magnitude of EUR 1.9 billion in its balance sheets. This prompted the German legislature to...more
A company that specialized in the design and production of optical instruments (hereafter: the Company) hired an accounting firm and a tax consultancy firm (hereinafter: the Accountants) to prepare its annual accounts between...more
On 1 July 2021 a new bill came into force in Germany that substantially reshapes the legal framework for accountants (“Gesetz zur Stärkung der Finanzmarktintegrität – (Finanzmarktintegritätsstärkungsgesetz -FISG)”, “FISG”,...more
Court of Appeal rules in favor of accounting firm in breach of contract claim - The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim from a California-based businessman that a global accounting firm failed to ensure that its...more
Hogan Lovells has a global team of securities and professional liability lawyers uniquely positioned to monitor legal developments across the globe that impact accountants’ liability risk. We have experienced lawyers on five...more
Hogan Lovells’ global team of securities and professional liability lawyers is uniquely positioned to monitor legal developments across the globe that impact accountants’ liability risk. We have experienced lawyers on five...more
The Netherlands - Breach of an accountant’s duty of care does not always lead to civil liability - In the period of 2001-2002, two accountants drafted a company’s financial statements at the request of the owner who...more
To a professional accountant or tax adviser whose career is built on providing clients sound advice, the prospect of a client suffering a loss due to their faulty opinion ranks as the worst possible fear. If an accountant’s...more
Watch an in-depth Homebuilder Series webinar that discusses auditor liability and fiduciary duties. Two issues of recurring interest to company officers and directors are the potential liabilities of outside...more
This case involved allegations of professional negligence in the context of tax planning advice, and saw the application of reasonably familiar principles. Whilst these cases always depend on their facts, the decision may...more