BDO offers a wide variety of services and programs designed to minimize risk as well as to deter and prevent fraud and compliance violations. Our professionals review and enhance policies and procedures, assess risk, test controls, and remediate significant exposures, as well as provide customized compliance training.
When an organization needs to address allegations of wrongdoing, rapid response and access to the right resources are critical to stem the tide of potential reputational and financial damage. BDO combines accounting, investigative, financial, technology, and industry knowledge to help clients evaluate allegations involving management, employees, or third parties.
In connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and third-party agents, BDO gathers the necessary intelligence required to effectively evaluate these important relationships and identify concerns the parties need to consider.
BDO works with counsel to evaluate audit and accounting professional liability claims against accounting firms and individuals. With significant experience working with both global and regional accounting firms, we have advised counsel representing clients in high-profile matters involving allegations of audit and accounting improprieties involving hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. Additionally, our professionals have provided testimony before federal and state court, as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”), U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and other regulatory bodies.
Helping our clients defend or settle claims, BDO advises on technical audit and accounting issues in a variety of settings, including litigation, investigations, arbitrations, and regulatory or professional proceedings. We also evaluate damages and determine loss causation. We work with clients to address allegations of:
Helping our clients defend or settle claims, BDO advises on technical audit and accounting issues in a variety of settings, including litigation, investigations, arbitrations, and regulatory or professional proceedings. We also evaluate damages and determine loss causation. We work with clients to address allegations of:
- Violations of professional standards, including generally accepted auditing standards, PCAOB standards, and SEC rules and regulations
- Failure to detect fraudulent financial reporting or misappropriation of assets
- Lack of independence and other ethics matters
- Certified public accountants
- Certified fraud examiners
- Forensic accountants
- Computer forensics specialists
- E-discovery specialists
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