Chambers Review

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Accountant and Auditor Liability - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Sidley Austin LLP has a renowned practice assisting auditors, accounting firms and their practitioners with a wide array of litigation and regulatory matters. The team adeptly handles both domestic and cross-border matters and its expertise spans from arbitrations and class actions to investigations by the SEC, PCAOB and others.

Work Highlights

  • Sidley Austin represented Prager Metis CPAs in several matters relating to its audits of the financial statements of FTX Trading, including defending against litigation involving multiple allegations as well as responding to inquiries and subpoenas from numerous regulators.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Bruce Braun
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Bruce Braun
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Bruce Braun is recognized for his adept performance representing accountants and auditors in arbitrations, class actions and regulatory enforcement. He is the global co-leader of Sidley Austin's firm-wide litigation practice group.

He has an outstanding grasp of the law and substantive accounting and audit issues. He is a superior strategist who dynamically analyzes cases from their inception.

Bruce has achieved tremendous results for us because of his wisdom, strategic thinking and writing ability. He is client-centric, understands our concerns and addresses them.

Bruce and the teams he assembles provide high quality work for us.

David Gordon
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David Gordon
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David Gordon excels in the representation of auditors and accounting practitioners in a wide array of matters, including arbitrations, regulatory actions and commercial disputes.

He has a rare combination of expertise in both regulatory issues and litigation. He gives unique insight about the issues and how other parties play in litigation.

He is always thorough and listens carefully to ensure he provides the best guidance and advice. He is consistently responsive and knowledgeable in all needed respects.

David is one of the top attorneys in a fairly specialized field. His depth of expertise is incredible and he provides clear and practical advice to complex problems and difficult situations.

Jodi Lopez
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Jodi Lopez
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Jodi Lopez effectively assists accounting firms and individual professionals with domestic and cross-border matters, including litigation and regulatory action. Her experience includes representing clients facing allegations of negligent audits and fraud.

Jodi is diligent and follows up appropriately.

Jodi is incredible, and one of my favorite attorneys. She is a hard worker and super collaborative. I'm able to bounce all sorts of issues off her.

Karim Basaria
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Karim Basaria
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Up and Coming

Karim Basaria has a growing reputation for his adept representation of professional services firms in audit and accounting-related litigation, as well as SEC and PCAOB matters.

He is a superstar in the making. He is compelling and convincing.

Karim has an outstanding understanding of accounting and audit issues, enabling him to digest complex subject matters quickly and efficiently. He is well organized and stays on top of open issues.

He has a good understanding of our environment and what we can and can't do.

Ranked Lawyers at
Sidley Austin LLP

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USA - Nationwide

Accountant and Auditor Liability

Bruce Braun
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Bruce Braun
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Band 1
David Gordon
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David Gordon
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Band 1
Jodi Lopez
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Jodi Lopez
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Band 2
Karim Basaria
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Karim Basaria
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Up and Coming