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Dechert houses impressive depth and breadth of expertise in representing accounting firms and their professionals across an array of matters. The firm has capabilities in litigation, including securities-related disputes arising from audits, as well as advising on investigations and enforcement actions involving a number of agencies.
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Seth Friedman draws on considerable in-house experience at accounting firms to represent clients in a raft of matters, including complex audit-related litigation. He co-chairs Dechert's accounting defense practice.
Seth Friedman has his finger on the pulse of the PCAOB. He's incredible. He can walk into tough conversations with opposing counsel and he gets along with people.
Seth is one of the leading big issue, big firm, big stakes lawyers serving the accounting profession.
Seth is a smart, strategic lawyer. He gets into a case, into the facts and finds where he can develop the arguments. He digs deeply and picks a good team.
He's a great lawyer with a high quality of service and extensive relevant specialist experience. He's a responsive, strategic and commercial adviser.
Seth is a leader in our regulatory space, both at the federal and state level.
Michael Poulos has a wealth of experience representing accounting firms and auditors in a wide range of matters, including securities-related litigation. He is expert in dealing with governmental investigations by the SEC and other agencies.
He's developed a stellar reputation in this industry. He has a deep experience in this area and has been very successful in how he has managed cases.
Michael handles all our activities in a methodical, deliberate manner and he is always ultra-responsive.
He has decades of accountancy liability experience and overall strategic expertise.
He's usually in bet-the-company type cases. He does a really good job of asking the tough questions and testing the waters.
He is quick on the uptake and understands the big picture better than anyone. He's also a brilliant strategist.
Jason Gerstein is noted for his expertise representing national accounting firms and individuals in a wide range of disputes and regulatory matters. His experience includes handling claims of negligence on behalf of auditors.
Jason is a beautiful writer.
Jason is a strong leader in litigation and a very good writer.
Jason Gerstein is a really good litigator who is very helpful and communicative. He's clear-headed and gets good results.
He's a very strong litigator with deep knowledge and a long history with accounting issues. He also works well with experts.
Timothy Hoeffner's broad litigation and regulatory expertise includes frequently acting for leading accounting firms. He co-chairs the accounting defense practice at Dechert.
He's an outstanding professional. He's very experienced, with a lot of international experience too. He's great in dispute resolution.
He's a wonderful orator. He also stays involved in details and strategy.
Timothy Hoeffner has been handling difficult and high stakes litigation, and getting very strong resolutions.
His instincts are incredible. He looks at a legal matter and just knows the best way to proceed. He's no-nonsense and professional, but can also take a harder line. He's a strong litigator.
He's an excellent litigator who knows the auditing business extremely well. He provides a lot of comfort for the client. He understands the stakes and consistently demonstrates excellent judgment.
Nicole Figueroa is noted for her adept support of accounting firms and their professionals in regulatory matters, enforcement and civil litigation.
She's outstanding. A trusted adviser. You know she's going to take your matter to the end. She really knows the PCAOB and follows the news and analyses what's happening there.
Nicole Figueroa is extremely organized, detail-oriented and tenacious.
She handles PCAOB and SEC responses with deep experience.
She's a great lawyer with a high quality of service. She's highly experienced, responsive and clear and commercial in her advice.
Allyson Riemma has extensive experience of governmental investigations by the PCAOB, SEC, and US Attorney’s offices. She also counsels clients on compliance, enforcement, and regulatory issues, particularly arising from state boards and the AICPA.
She's a very strong lawyer. She's both very smart and very hardworking.
Allyson Riemma is incredibly responsive and always aware of the scope and budget. She's smart and has the right temperament to work with opposing counsel.