Auditor Malpractice: Five Things Litigators Should Know About Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
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Nine Steps to Optimization of the Audit Committee
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GAAP to IFRS
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Two Threats to Sound Accounting by Banks and Thrifts
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The Coming Transition from U.S. GAAP to IFRS: Implications for Attorneys
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Federal Takeover of Financial Reporting Standards
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Litigation Advisors Case Studies
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As Financial Litigation Advisors we are expert witnesses with a passion for delivering meaningful testimony. We work with some of the country’s top litigation attorneys, evaluating all elements of the financial evidence. Our in-depth financial consultation, analysis and reporting deliver fact based results that matter. We care about every case and we research, discuss and organize the most compelling evidence possible. Our preparation is thorough and our results often make the case.

As principled professionals who have honed our skills in countless courtrooms, we have developed an unshakable regard for revealing meaningful financial evidence. In our close collaboration with attorneys, we insist upon an open, consistent dialogue to ensure there’s no stone left unturned. We’re bloodhounds for unearthing vital financial information and have the experience to know it when we see it.

But the trail doesn’t end there. While we dig deep to reveal the facts, we shine in the courtroom. Our ability to simplify complicated financial information and deliver persuasive testimony is the foundation of our courtroom success. We anticipate questions and are prepared to counter arguments. As a result, we’re articulate, forthright and firm in presenting our evidence.

RNCO Financial Litigation Advisors have earned national recognition as leaders in our field based not only on our extensive knowledge but also on our collaborative spirit and passionate drive for getting to the truth and revealing it to the courts. Our areas of expertise include:



RNCO Financial Litigation Advisors are unified in their commitment to finding and expressing the financial facts that can drive a case. Our results driven stance has earned us a place of respect in Chicago and across the nation as leading Financial Litigation Advisors.

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Barry Jay Epstein, Ph.D., CPA

Dr. Barry Jay Epstein is a testifying expert in accounting, auditing and financial reporting matters. His expertise centers on forensic accounting and accounting malpractice as well as financial reporting and securities fraud. He collaboratively works with accounting malpractice attorneys, professional liability attorneys, white collar criminal defense attorneys and business litigation attorneys unraveling complicated financial information. His exhaustive analysis and powerful testimony are difficult to challenge.

As a pre-eminent authority on the subject of financial reporting, Dr. Barry Epstein, CPA served as the lead author of 26 annual editions of Wiley GAAP (1985 through 2010), 14 annual editions of Wiley IFRS (1997 through 2010), and several other works on U.S. GAAP and international accounting standards, all published by John Wiley & Sons. He is also the author of The Handbook of Accounting and Auditing, published by RIA, the tax and accounting business of Thomson Reuters. Dr. Epstein is a highly valued expert witness and brings compelling credentials to cases for the plaintiff or defendant.

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