Lawyers

Kaption Kontest Friday: Say Kheese!

Alternative: Insider trading is like kounting kards.

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FYI: Attorneys Think Auditors’ Legal Confirmation Letters Are a Giant Waste of Time

Who knew?

Things Looking Up for Two Ex-Ernst & Young Tax Evasion Specialists; Two Others, Not So Much

For former Ernst & Young lawyers Richard Shapiro and Martin Nissenbaum, things couldn't get much better than a panel of judges overturning the convictions for your roles in selling illegal tax shelters.

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Arthur Andersen's Bones Still Have Some Meat on Them

At this point you just have to laugh.

Internal Control Zealots May Be Helpful in Preventing Accounting-related Reckonings

The power of COSO should compel you.

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The Deloitte Principal Who Wrote the 'Watered-down' Report for Standard Chartered Bank Has a Wikipedia Page

Isn't that fancy?

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Lawyer Suing Moss Adams Seems to Have Hurt Feelings After Opposing Counsel Called His Lawsuit "Flimsy"

Words can hurt, you know.

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Dewey Think an Accounting Firm Could Go Bankrupt?

The short version: not like Dewey did.

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Andrew Fastow Has Some Food for Thought

The ex-CFO of Enron asks:

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(UPDATE) Things Are So Bad at Law Firm Dewey & LeBoeuf That One of Its Top Partners Left for KPMG

You might not be aware of this, but mega law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf is in a lot of trouble. It seems to have started back in February with rumors of financial troubles and things have spiraled from there.