Accounting Litigation

Legal actions involving financial accounting errors and irregularities have risen to the forefront in recent years. In civil litigation, accounting firms, corporations and financial service entities are now confronted with increasingly sophisticated claims pursued by a litany of plaintiffs, including stockholders, bondholders, lenders, creditors and bankruptcy trustees. The potential pitfalls associated with these civil proceedings often are compounded appreciably by well-coordinated criminal and regulatory investigations and enforcement actions.

At Drinker Biddle, we recognize that accounting-based representations require exceptional proficiency in untangling the interwoven civil and criminal challenges that have emerged in today's legal environment. Accordingly, our practice is comprised of a nationally recognized, multidisciplinary team of trial lawyers that are highly experienced in the areas of securities litigation, class action defense, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings, state regulatory board matters, white collar criminal litigation, professional negligence and malpractice claims and appellate advocacy.