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PLI's Pocket MBA Fall 2014: Finance for Lawyers and Other Professionals

The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for attorneys and other professionals. Litigators and transactional attorneys will benefit from this practical course designed specifically for non-accountants and taught by members of the nation’s top accounting, tax and advisory firms, leading law firms, in-house counsel and universities.

The takeaways from this program:- Key factors shaping financial reporting- Foundational finance, accounting and economics terminology and principles- How to “navigate” and understand the basic financial statements - the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders’ equity- Practical corporate finance concepts, including financial ratios and analysis- The use of valuations in business transactions and fairness opinions, as well as in common claims and defenses in litigation- Examination of fraud in financial statements

Paul Hastings partners Ziemowit Smulkowski and Paul Quinn are featured speakers for this program.

For additional information and to register, visit the PLI site