Financial Reporting Disputes & Investigations
BDO Consulting’s Financial Reporting Disputes and Investigations practice provides superior client service to counsel involved in complex litigation matters and corporate investigations. We assist counsel involved in securities litigation and regulatory enforcement actions, white collar crime and government investigations, corporate investigations and accountants’ liability litigation. We work with counsel representing companies, boards of directors, executive officers and others in high-stakes matters involving securities and shareholder lawsuits, derivative lawsuits and bankruptcy-related litigation.
We draw upon our accounting, investigative, financial, technology and industry resources to respond efficiently and effectively to corporate misconduct allegations raised by shareholders, anonymous whistleblowers, regulatory agencies, employees, vendors, customers and suppliers.
BDO Consulting helps counsel:
- Respond to inquiries and criminal allegations raised by securities regulators and governmental enforcement bodies
- Conduct corporate investigations, including investigations for corporations, special committees of directors and special litigation committees
- Evaluate issues arising from professional liability claims against accounting firms and accountants
We offer comprehensive solutions to help counsel deal effectively with the challenges of accounting and financial reporting matters.
Our Financial Disputes and Investigations Services
Our Experience
Our professionals analyze accounting and other types of records, compile and analyze large databases, retrieve and recover electronic evidence and draft submissions to regulatory bodies. We have significant experience preparing expert reports and serving as testifying and consulting experts. We also assist counsel with all aspects of litigation, including the development of interrogatories and discovery requests, identification of relevant documents during discovery, drafting of questions for witnesses and preparation of witnesses for testimony at depositions and trial.
Industry Knowledge
We have broad industry experience assisting counsel with lawsuits involving allegations of accounting fraud; those industries include financial services, mortgage banking, real estate, entertainment, manufacturing, health care, insurance, high technology, energy, solid waste, personal services, communications, construction, jewelry, broker/dealers, hedge funds, mutual funds, retail and computer peripheral equipment, among others.