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Title:

Audit committee workshop 2008 : what audit committee members and those who advise them need to know now / co-chairs, Margaret M. Foran ... [et al.]

Publisher:

Practising Law Institute,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

393 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Audit committees--United States.
Corporations--Law and legislation--Law and legislation--United States.

Other Authors:

Foran, Margaret M.
Practising Law Institute.

Notes:

"Prepared for distribution at the Audit Committee Workshop 2008: what audit committee members and those who advise them need to know now program, June - July 2008."--p. 5. "Order #14433."--spine.

Contents:

Understanding the boundaries of audit committee liability-financial expert / Excerpts from recent developments in U.S. securities laws and corporate finance / Norma Provencio Audit committee-10 key areas to consider now / John F. Olson -- Sample proxy disclosures 2008: audit committee reports and auditor fee disclosures / John F. Olson -- Ten to-dos for audit committees in 2008 / Edward F. Smith -- "Recession-related risks" a top concern for audit committees in 2008 / Edward F. Smith -- For audit committees, sec comment letters can be telling / Edward F. Smith -- What audit committees should know about the work of the public company accounting oversight board / Daniel L. Goelzer -- Internal control over financial reporting / Daniel L. Goelzer -- Internal control over financial reporting / Daniel L. Goelzer -- How to improve audit committee focus, efficiency and effectiveness -- Increased expectations, evolving roles sharpen focus on audit committee effectiveness / Edward F. Smith -- What you need to know about the convergence of accounting standards -- The road to a single set of stable, high quality accounting standards used globally / Edward W. Trott -- A roadmap for convergence between IFRSs and US GAAP-2006-2008 memorandum of understanding between the FASB and the IASB, 27 February 2006 / Edward W. Trott -- Understanding risk management challenges in the current environment -- Subprime-related securities litigation: where do we go from here? / Jonathan C. Dickey -- How to manage crisis situations effectively -- Selected issues involving the audit committee and the attorney-client privilege / Joel A. Feuer -- The audit committee's role in handling allegations of fraud, misconduct, or other illegal acts / Richard H. Girgenti, Lesley D. Hand -- Forensic investigations: when money, image, or top execs are implicated, involvement from the audit committee is key / Albert P. Lilienfeld -- Foreign Corrupt Practice Act: Why heightened vigilance can be critical / Ed Rial, Wendy Schmidt, Albert P. Lilienfeld -- How to manage crisis situations effectively / Norma Provencio -- Understanding the boundaries of audit committee member liability -- Six ways to protect independent directors / Priya Cherian Huskins, Denise Amantea -- Avoiding the next D&O liability disaster: FCPA prosecutions / Priya Cherian Huskins, Denise Amantea -- Recent civil and regulatory proceedings against audit committee members / Jonathan C. Dickey, F. Joseph Warin, Marci R. Etter -- Understanding the boundaries of audit committee liability-financial expert / Norma Provencio

Series:

Corporate law and practice course handbook series ; no. B-1682

ISBN:

1402410778
9781402410772

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)