Securities Litigation Services
As a division of a national public accounting firm, BDO Consulting draws upon significant accounting resources and our experience in major securities matters to assist public corporations, audit committees, directors and officers in responding to corporate internal investigations, inquiries by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or shareholder lawsuits. Whether the issues relate to allegations of fraudulent financial reporting, or ineffective internal controls, BDO Consulting can help.
Securities Litigation Matters
Our professionals have significant experience assisting public corporations and their legal counsel with securities litigation, directors and officers’ liability litigation and enforcement proceedings before the SEC and other regulatory bodies. We have assisted corporations including brokerage firms and other accounting firms on some of the nation’s largest securities litigation matters, involving various complex financial accounting and reporting issues.
Our professionals provide independent investigations and analysis of allegations of accounting errors and irregularities in:
- 10b-5 securities class action lawsuits
- SEC and criminal investigations
- Forensic internal corporate accounting investigations
BDO Consulting's professionals include former executives of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as well as professionals who have served on standards-setting bodies and self-regulatory organizations, including:
- Financial Accounting Standards Board's Emerging Issues Task Force
- AICPA Auditing Standards Board
- AICPA Accounting Standards Executive Committee
- AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee
- AICPA SEC Practice Section Executive Committee
- AICPA SEC Regulations Committee
Our seasoned professionals provide clients with high quality and individualized service, drawing upon experience gained from a variety of former disciplines and professional backgrounds, including positions with federal law enforcement, corporate investigation departments, accounting regulatory bodies and financial reporting departments in publicly traded companies.
BDO Consulting's well credentialed professionals, many of whom have offered expert witness testimony before federal and state courts and the SEC, include certified fraud examiners, forensic accountants, former federal and local prosecutors and law enforcement officers and agents, banking regulators and investigators, licensed private investigators and computer forensic specialists. Serving major corporations and law firms, BDO Consulting has conducted significant investigations across a variety of industries and has fielded teams throughout the United States and internationally.
Industries
Our experience encompasses a wide variety of industries and accounting and financial reporting issues. We have assisted counsel with securities matters involving allegations of accounting errors and irregularities for companies in the banking, manufacturing, high technology, health care, energy, peripheral equipment, solid waste, entertainment, insurance, personal services, communication, construction, office services, jewelry, broker-dealer and retail industries.
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