Accounting

Past 12 Months

From the program: Pocket MBA Fall 2012

Released on: Oct. 26, 2012

An understanding of key accounting, financial and economic concepts, principles and terminology will contribute to your ability to interact with and advise your clients with their critical issues. The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for both external and in-house attorneys. Litigators and transactional attorneys alike will benefit from this practical ...

Released on: Oct. 15, 2012

Please note: There will be no CLE credit for this briefing. Taken from the briefing Law Firm Finance 101 - Understanding the Numbers that Matter recorded September, 2012. Law firm leaders operate with a financial view of the firm at the center of every decision.  To achieve your goals, you need a strong foundation in what makes - and keeps - your firm profitable.  Learn to speak the language your firm's decision makers understand. This ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

DANA G. MCFERRAN: Welcome back. We are down to our last two sessions on a Friday afternoon, so I don't think I'll be disappointed in our last two last two programs. The next one is working with general counsel's office, so if you want any free legal advice, please feel free to ask these guys as we go along. But I just wanted to introduce you to our two speakers today. First, we have, to my immediate right, is John Grugan. He is a partner at Ballard ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

DANA MCFERRAN: Good morning. Just want to welcome everyone back to our New York facility, here all the participants here, and also to all of our participants via webcast, to Day Two of the PLI Pocket MBA program. I hope you all enjoyed the first day's session. I think it was very informative, and I hope that you'll enjoy today's session. I think we have a great host of distinguished faculty members and presenters. And as I said yesterday, please ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

JAMES J. AGAR: Welcome back everyone. Just a quick housekeeping note-- the lecture that we're about to start is going to go an hour and 3/4. Breaking for lunch at 12:15, and then we will reconvene at 1:30. I hope that you all enjoyed the first panel with Brad and Mark as much as I did. No matter how long I've been in this business, when I get to attend a great presentation such as theirs, I always learn something new. I'm confident that the learning ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

BRADLEY MCGRATH: Good morning, everybody. Mark and I are excited to be here and to be kicking off this program. We're going to talk to you this morning about, as Dana said, just an overview of relevant financial reporting frameworks and the sources of information. So this is setting the framework for, I think, the rest of the segments that you're going to hear over the next couple of days. So a lot of this is somewhat basic. Some of you may be familiar ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

EWA KNAPIK: Hello. We are moving, now, to our next panel discussion-- Valuation Application and Methodologies. I would like to introduce our panelists. Philip Antoon is a managing director in the Alvarez and Marsal Valuation Services Practice. Since 1989, Phil has been assisting clients worldwide in the valuation of corporate entities, intangible assets, common and preferred stock options, and that. Phil has in-depth focus, providing these valuations ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

[INTERPOSING VOICES] EWA KNAPIK: I would like to introduce our next panel, Practical Elements of Finance. We will have two wonderful speakers. First of all, I would like to welcome Dubravka Tosic. She is a principal in ERS Group. Dubravka is also my friend because she's a former PWC director. She is right now an economist and principal of ERS Group which is a national leader in economic and statistical consulting. She joined ERS Group in the early ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

SPEAKER 1: Good afternoon. I would like to welcome everyone back to the afternoon session of the PLI MBA Pocket Program. And I'm pleased to introduce you to Jonathan Doherty. Jonathan will be presenting on Integrated Performance Management. This program will run from 1:00 to 2:30. And then, at 2:30, we'll have a networking break for 15 minutes. So Jonathan is a principal in KPMG's Transaction Services practice in New York City. He leads teams providing ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

JAMES J. AGAR: Welcome back, everybody. I hope you had a great lunch that will sustain you through an information-packed afternoon and that you had an opportunity to do a little bit of networking during the lunch break. Just a couple housekeeping things. This session will last one hour, and our next module will begin immediately at 2:30 Eastern. That portion of the program will go until 3:45 Eastern, when there will be a 15-minute networking break ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

EWA KNAPIK: Our next session is titled Fraud, Regulatory Focus, and the Dark Side of Performance Management. Our two distinguished panelists are Carmen Lawrence and Daniel Dooley. Carmen Lawrence is co-head of the Securities Enforcement and Regulation Practice, and a litigation partner resident in Fried Frank's New York office. She joined the firm as a partner in 2000. Carmen's practice focuses on representing parties in investigation and litigations, ...

Recorded on: Oct. 19, 2012

MARK H. LEEDS: Good morning, my name is Mark Leeds. I'm a tax shareholder at Greenberg Traurig. I know that, just like myself, the entire audience here cannot possibly be more fascinated by the taxation of swaps and other financial instruments. Because this is a tax conference, right? So it's a pleasure to be here. And I'm really honored to be asked back. This is my third or fourth year doing the single tax section that you'll be forced to sit through. This ...

From the program: Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012

Recorded on: Oct. 19, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012 recorded October, 2012 in New York. Lecture Topics  [00:53:27] Tax and Accounting  [00:53:27] Recent Tax Court decisions, Anschutz, Calloway New tax legislation addressing withholding on dividend substitutes New tax legislation affecting foreign financial institutions receiving U.S. source income (the QI-2 Rules) The purchase price of this segment ...

From the program: Securities Regulation Institute 2012 (44th Annual)

Recorded on: Nov. 13, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Securities Regulation Institute 2012 (44th Annual) recorded November, 2012 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:31:16] The Changing World of Accounting and Auditing - No Lawyer Left Behind  [01:31:16] The brave new world of audit committees and auditors Is IFRS coming to our shores? And what will it mean if it does? The accounting and auditing of (not) going concerns Challenging accounting ...

From the program: New Developments in Securitization 2012

Recorded on: Dec. 6, 2012

Taken from the Web Program New Developments in Securitization 2012 recorded November, 2012 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:02:14] Securitization Accounting Developments: What's New?  [01:02:14] FAS 166/167 IFRS Implications of Regulatory Reform initiatives The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the Course Handbook available online: FASB's Consolidation Exposure Draft. ...

From the program: Annual Disclosure Documents 2012: Preparation of Disclosure Documents, Annual Meeting and Regulatory Developments

Recorded on: Dec. 6, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Annual Disclosure Documents 2012: Preparation of Disclosure Documents, Annual Meeting and Regulatory Developments recorded December, 2012 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:14:50] Accounting and Financial Reporting Developments and Priorities  [01:14:50] Key accounting pronouncements and initiatives affecting/driving disclosures outside of the financial statements ASC 450 (FAS 5) contingencies  ...

Recorded on: Dec. 6, 2012

SPEAKER 1: Three minutes to cover QRM and the FDIC. SPEAKER 2: Great. We can do anything. OK. There are a bunch of QS ads, QRM is one of them. Very, very narrowly defined. Most particularly with a 28% percent debt to income ratio, and an 80% LTV maximum. That basically means you're talking about maybe 30% of loans that are typically originated. There's no concept of compensating factors where one can be higher if the other is lower. So the point ...

From the program: Nonprofit Organizations 2012: Governance, Compensation, and Form 990 Reporting Issues

Released on: Dec. 28, 2012

Nonprofit organizations today face greater scrutiny and complex regulatory guidelines.  Nonprofit Organizations 2012: Governance, Compensation, and Form 990 Reporting Issues will bring you up-to-date on the latest developments and unique financial and regulatory issues that impact the nonprofit sector. Lecture Topics  [Total time 03:01:48] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.  ...

Recorded on: Dec. 19, 2012

JANET L. SIEGEL: And now it's my pleasure to introduce to you today's program co-chairs. Julie Floch is a CPA, and director of not-for-profit services at EisnerAmper here in New York City, where she is the partner responsible for coordinating and administration of engagements in the firm's not-for-profit practice. She's participated in various not-for-profit initiatives of the AICPA, and continues as a panelist in many of its educational courses. She's ...

Recorded on: Dec. 19, 2012

SETH PERLMAN: OK with that, I now have the very unique pleasure of taking a step back, and doing a little review of nonprofit governance basics. And the unique pleasure is that I get to introduce Professor Dana Brakman Reiser, a Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, where, for over 10 years, she's taught courses on non-profit law, social enterprise, corporations, property, trust and estates. Her recent scholarship, in other words, some of her ...

Recorded on: Dec. 19, 2012

SETH PERLMAN: Thoroughly rested? Ready for the last third of our session? Yes. Oh, wait. I guess we're not starting yet. We're missing our speaker. Are you starting? JEAN L. TOM: David is first. SETH PERLMAN: David is first? Just give us a little minute or two. I'm sorry. DAVID G. SAMUELS: Right here? You know I'm not starting yet. I just want to make sure that-- SETH PERLMAN: Thank you. Welcome back from break. The next third of the session is ...

From the program: Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe 2013 (Twelfth Annual): Overcoming Deal-Making Challenges in the Current Markets

Recorded on: Feb. 7, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe 2013 (Twelfth Annual): Overcoming Deal-Making Challenges in the Current Markets recorded January 31 - February 1, 2013 in London. Lecture Topics   [01:28:37] Getting the Numbers Right and Working with Your Auditors [01:28:37] Current hot spots in SEC accounting reviews for foreign private issuers Audit committees and auditors in the spotlight: new communications ...

Recorded on: Feb. 1, 2013

Taken from the briefing Reading Public Company Financials - What You Need to Know recorded January, 2013. Knowing how to read a public company’s financial statements can help you hear what is sometimes not being said.  This briefing will show you how to read between the numbers to extrapolate relevant information; spot red flags; gauge the financial health of a company; and better communicate with business and financial professionals. Using ...

Recorded on: Feb. 13, 2013

AMY TAUB: Thank you. Hello. My name is Amy Taub, and I'm a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, "Reading Public Company Financials, What You Need to Know". Before I begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials for this briefing via the course ...

From the program: The SEC Speaks in 2013

Recorded on: Feb. 25, 2013

Taken from the Web Program The SEC Speaks in 2013 recorded February, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Lecture Topics  [01:12:42] Accounting  [01:12:42] Current financial disclosure issues Accounting and auditing issues International accounting issues Emerging practice issues Enforcement issues and trends The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the Course Handbook available ...