Trends and developments in forensic accounting
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Trends and developments in forensic accounting
Insight into fraud investigation and litigation support services
Input from accomplished and experienced practitioners in their fields
White collar coffee conversations is a video podcast series from RSM’s financial investigations and dispute advisory services group. Our episodes provide a brief, insightful look at trends and developments in forensic accounting, fraud investigation, and litigation support services. Our guests are accomplished and experienced practitioners in their fields, with diverse perspectives on the issues surrounding white collar crime, complex commercial litigation, and other legal and accounting matters. Each episode provides a briefing on the topic of the day, with enough context to promote understanding without taking too much of your most valuable resource—time.
The American Bar Association hosted its 38th National Institute on White Collar Crime in Miami in March 2023. This program brings together regulators, law enforcement, defense attorneys and legal experts to share insights on current trends in the space.
During this episode, Stephanie Giammarco, partner and national leader of the financial investigations and disputes team hosts a Q&A with RSM’s conference attendees from our financial investigations and disputes team. Members of the team, Jeff Szafran, Greg Naviloff, Mike Braverman and Chris Ekimoff, share their takeaways, including the Department of Justice’s perspective on key enforcement areas and how technology and artificial intelligence are reshaping the legal landscape.
Securing cyber solutions to conduct business comes with risks, which are changing as quickly as the speed of technology progresses. RSM’s Sean Renshaw, senior director of security and privacy risk consulting talks with Pat McNally, attorney at Octillo, about the cybersecurity landscape in 2022, the new issues in dealing with less sophisticated threat actors, and the lasting impacts of major cyber incidents from years past. Read RSM’s Middle Market Business Index Cybersecurity Special Report for more on this topic.
In April 2022 the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a press release related to 16 defendants associated with an alleged penny stock “pump and dump” scheme. The release discussed disgorgement of the estimated $194 million in illicit proceeds. RSM talks with Jana Steenholdt of Allen & Overy regarding the recent SEC action.
Post-acquisition disputes are on the rise and can involve complex financial issues. RSM chats with Bill O’Neil, partner at Winston & Strawn LLP, regarding issues in today’s post-acquisition landscape, and how the right team can benefit all parties in a dispute.
Cases in which white collar crime allegations are made against individuals can present nuanced and unique challenges in building a robust defense. RSM catches up with Sara Kropf, founder of Kropf Moseley PLLC, as she shares her take on the challenges and rewards of representing the underdog.
The change in leadership at the highest levels of a relatively new administration can signal enforcement impacts in the months and years ahead. Join RSM as we sit down with Michael Liftik, chair of Quinn Emanuel’s SEC enforcement practice, about his thoughts on this new posture.
During the American Bar Association 2021 White Collar Crime National Institute, RSM joins two of the featured speakers on-site—Jamila Hall of Jones Day and Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino.
Join RSM as we talk to former prosecutors-turned-defense-attorneys on how the pandemic, the Biden administration and other events in 2021 are changing the legal landscape—with Brandon Fox of Jenner & Block, and Adam Ruther of Rosenberg Martin Greenberg.