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Sidley Austin 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.
Sidley Austin represented EisnerAmper in litigation alleging failure to perform its audits under PCAOB standards, arising from the fraud that was disclosed at the Direct Lending funds.
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For very large, very complex matters, Sidley Austin are the first call.
Sidley has the best overall team and the deepest team. No one else is even close.
Sidley Austin has deep industry expertise and a strategic approach to litigation. They help us get out of matters at an early stage.
Sidley Austin has deep and unparalleled expertise in US regulatory investigations. Their strengths include their relationships with senior executives within the regulator.
They're our go-to for really significant matters. There's no one we trust more.
For very large, very complex matters, Sidley Austin are the first call.
Sidley has the best overall team and the deepest team. No one else is even close.
Sidley Austin has deep industry expertise and a strategic approach to litigation. They help us get out of matters at an early stage.
Sidley Austin has deep and unparalleled expertise in US regulatory investigations. Their strengths include their relationships with senior executives within the regulator.
They're our go-to for really significant matters. There's no one we trust more.
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Bruce Braun is recognized for his stellar performance representing accountants and auditors in their most complex and high profile class actions, arbitrations and regulatory enforcement matters. He is the global co-leader of Sidley Austin's firm-wide litigation practice group.
Everyone has total respect for him. Bruce gives ownership to his associates too, and I appreciate seeing that.
Bruce Braun is number one. He's very well known.
Bruce Braun has incredible expertise and experience in this area. He also delivers incredible client service.
Bruce has a great personality and is able to present very well.
He's top-notch trial counsel, an excellent first-chair lawyer and a trusted adviser on the most difficult issues.
David Gordon excels in the representation of auditors and accounting practitioners in a wide array of matters, including arbitrations, regulatory actions and commercial disputes.
David is a thoughtful and forceful advocate. He has an understanding of the big picture and a long range view. The strategy is sound from the very beginning.
He's an excellent adviser and is super responsive. He has huge knowledge of the industry and gives strong, practical advice. After a call, I understand what to do.
David Gordon brings exceptional client counselling skills.
He's very responsive and very knowledgeable. You can trust the advice he's giving.
His extensive experience in the regulatory space makes him very valuable. He knows the players and those relationships are invaluable. He's also readily available and pleasant to work with.
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.
Karim is young but extremely bright and he has excellent judgment.
He has a lot of strategic input and he used to be an auditor, which is a huge advantage. He also has a calm, confident manner.
He's well beyond his years and very bright. He was a CPA before, so has a deep understanding of the area. All the clients hold him in high regard.
Karim is a younger partner who is just wicked smart. He dives in fully with both technical skill and great enthusiasm. He's also a great teacher.
Karim is truly outstanding. He's brilliant and trained as a CPA, so he can really dive into the complexities. He makes us feel very at ease and I learn a lot from him.
As a former auditor and CPA, Joanna Travalini specializes in representing financial institutions, accounting firms and their executives and employees in governmental investigations and enforcement proceedings.
Joanna is amazing in terms of client service and relationship building. She also has a high level of expertise.
An accountant by trade, Joanna is bright, organized and well-versed in the law. She's fantastic.