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2nd Quarterly Event | DFW Chapter

Wednesday 28-Apr-10 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM CDT

Brookhaven Country Club

3333 Golfing Green Drive
Dallas TX 75234 USA
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Phone: (972) 243-6151

Event Description

** Registrations after April 21st will have handwritten badges prepared at registration check in. **

** First time non-members will be verified**

Unless you receive an email confirmation, you are not considered registered for this event and should call the Forum Office

RSVP by April 21

Reply to this email to register or click on the link further below

One could argue that no two professions conjure more emotion than accounting and law. Although some may liken the two to taxes, insurance, or a trip to the dentist (necessary, but painfully expensive) both accountants and attorneys are vital to business success, especially during such turbulent times.

Recent developments illustrate the differences between the two professions are vast. Many predict the findings contained in the March 11, 2010, report from the examiner on Lehman Brothers Holdings bankruptcy may drive a larger wedge and is certain to bring about additional change. Bold statements, such as "auditors put clients before investors", "technical compliance with laws and rules does not insulate auditors and directors from liability" and "officers breached their fiduciary duty to their company, their board and their investors board by not disclosing certain facts" have challenged both professions to re-consider previous positions on the topic.

Our distinguished panel includes two general counsel with significant experience in this arena, along with an outside attorney and an accountant, both of whom formerly held senior positions at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our panelists are:

Kit Addleman, Partner in the White Collar Criminal Defense Practice Group, Haynes and Boone, LLP; formerly Regional Director, Atlanta Regional Office, SEC.

Jim Baldwin, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

Ron Shuff, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Flowserve Corporation

Lynn E. Turner, Senior Advisor and Managing Director/Forensic accounting practice, LECG; formerly Chief Accountant, SEC

The panel will be moderated by Jeff Matthews, LECG's Dallas Office Managing Director. The panel will examine various ethical dilemmas as well as professional responsibilities and situations that may cause the Worlds to Collide, and offer insightful resolutions to these complicated situations.

Registration

Members & 1st time guests-FREE | Non-members-$50

1Hr. Ethics CLE