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Barry Jay Epstein, Ph.D., CPA
312-464-3520
bepstein@rnco.com

Barry Jay Epstein, Ph.D., CPA, is a Chicago-based financial reporting expert, author, and litigation consultant with over 40 years experience as an accountant, auditor, lecturer, writer and financial executive. Dr. Epstein specializes in the following areas:

• White collar defense
• Financial reporting fraud and securities litigation
• Accountants' liability and accountant malpractice
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS)
• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• International accounting convergence (GAAP and IFRS)
• Sarbanes-Oxley corporate governance matters

Dr. Epstein has consulted and/or testified as an expert witness for plaintiff and defense attorneys in over 120 cases. He has done substantial work for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Justice and other federal and state agencies.

He speaks, writes and is quoted frequently on litigation and accounting topics. View recent articles here.

A California Appellate Court referenced Dr. Epstein’s expert report in an accountants' liability case. See Kouri v Superior Court (BDO Seidman, LLP), Mar. 8, 2007. No. B189876.

Dr. Epstein is available to speak to your firm on the following topics:

1.Auditor Liability in the Wake of Madoff and Satyam
2.The SEC's IFRS Roadmap: What Every Securities Lawyer
Needs to Know
3.Securitized Assets: Accounting Intricacies for Lawyers
4.White Collar Crime: Red Flags for Cooked Books
5.The GAAP Trap: Financial Reporting Tips for Corporate Contracts

Click here to view Dr. Barry Epstein CV (PDF)

Click here to view Dr. Barry Epstein Biography (PDF)

Click here to view Dr. Barry Epstein's Accounting and Litigation Consulting Brochure (PDF)

Recent Articles

“The Economic Effects of IFRS Adoption," by Barry Jay Epstein. The CPA Journal, published by The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, March, 2009.(PDF)

“Efforts to Bail Out the U.S. Economy Could Impede Legitimate Uses of Securitization," by Barry Jay Epstein and Elaine Vullmahn, MEALEY's Emerging Securities Litigation, Vol 7, #8, February 2009.(PDF)

“The Madoff Matter," by Barry Jay Epstein and Todd J. Ohlms. National Law Journal, January 26, 2009.(PDF)

"Joining the world: US companies adopting IFRS," by Eva K. Jermakowicz and Barry Jay Epstein, Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, December 2008.(PDF)

"O Canada! Changing accounting standards to impact Ohio businesses," by Barry Jay Epstein, Business First of Columbus, June 6, 2008.