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
12/22/2021
/ Accountants ,
Accounting ,
Accounting Standards ,
Auditor Independence ,
Financial Reporting ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Hong Kong ,
Netherlands ,
PCAOB ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
One year ago, when we were finalizing our outlook for 2020, the world was in the early throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. While we anticipated that 2021 would bring many new challenges, few, if any, of us predicted at the time...more
4/13/2021
/ Business Litigation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Forum Selection ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Material Adverse Effects ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Regulation ,
Shareholders
This is our Quarterly Corporate / M&A Decisions Update for decisions in Q3 2020. This update is designed to highlight selected important M&A, corporate, and commercial court decisions on a quarterly basis. Brief summaries of...more
On 21 August 2020, the court of Chancery of the State of Delaware granted a motion brought by three Defendant KPMG firms to dismiss a cause of action seeking to hold KPMG LLP (KPMG US) liable as the agent of KPMG Cardenas...more
9/18/2020
/ Accounting ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) ,
KPMG ,
Liability ,
Netherlands ,
PCAOB ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management
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
1/31/2020
/ Accountant Malpractice ,
Accountants ,
Accounting ,
Accounting Standards ,
Audits ,
Fees ,
Financial Aid ,
Financial Fraud ,
KPMG ,
Netherlands ,
PCAOB ,
Professional Liability ,
Sanctions ,
Spain ,
Standard of Care