Speaking Engagement

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

Monday, November 03, 2014 - Tuesday, November 04, 2014

08:00 AM BST - 08:00 AM BST

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 here.