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Overview
If You Advise Businesses (or Run a Law Firm), You Need to Know the Numbers
Lawyers who can truly understand and empathize with a client's financial position have a significant leg up when it comes to cases involving businesses and complex assets. If you're looking to get fluent in the language of financial statements, financial analysis, accounting, and corporate finance - there is no better time than now to get up to speed. Sharpen your business skills and improve your practice. Register today!
- Brush up on the basics: learn how to read financial statements and understand key accounting concepts.
- Learn how to analyze financial statements and draw insights about a company's financial health.
- Understand financial statement review, compilation, and audit processes.
- Learn key concepts in corporate finance pertaining to capital structure, debt, and equity financing.
- Discover how to read, interpret, and spot issues in business valuations.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Accounting and Financial Statements 101
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Understanding Audits, Compilations, and Reviews
- Corporate Finance Basics
- Valuing the Company
- Ethics and Finance
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Alabama CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Arizona CLE |
|
6 Total |
| California CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Colorado CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Delaware CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Florida CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Georgia CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Iowa CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Illinois CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Indiana CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Kansas CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Maine CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Missouri CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Mississippi CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Montana CLE |
|
6 Total |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
6 Total |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Nevada CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New York CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Ohio CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Oregon CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
7 Total |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Texas CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Utah CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Virginia CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Vermont CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Washington CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
7 Total |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Arizona CPE for Accountants |
|
7 Total |
| New York CPE for Accountants |
|
7 Total |
| Washington CPE for Accountants |
|
7 Total |
| Wisconsin CPE for Accountants |
|
7.2 Total |
| CPE for Accountants/NASBA |
|
7 Total |
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CLE
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Agenda
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Accounting and Financial Statements 101
- Key Concepts and Terminology
- Accounting Methods and Selection
- Understanding Financial Statements (With Examples)
- Income Statement
- Balance Sheet
- Change of Equity
- Statements of Cash Flow
- Note to Financial Statements
- Core Bookkeeping Principles
- Case Study: Reading a Set of Financial Statements
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Financial Statement Analysis
- What Else Can the Statements Tell Us?
- Horizontal and Vertical Analysis
- Calculating and Interpreting Common Financial Ratios
- Assessing Liquidity
- Assessing Capital Structure
- Assessing Profitability
- Earnings Quality
- Case Study: Assessing the Health of a Private Company
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Understanding Audits, Compilations, and Reviews
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Corporate Finance Basics
- Debt Financing
- Equity Financing
- Optimizing Capital Structure
- Capital Sources and Trends
- Capital Raising Process Overview
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Valuing the Company
- Major Valuation Methods Compared
- The Valuation Process; Evidence Considered
- Different Approaches for Different Contexts
- Case Study: Interpreting a Sample Valuation Report
- Best Practices for Review, Issue Spotting, and Cross Examination
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Ethics and Finance
- Misrepresentations and Fraud
- Advising in Multiple Capacities
- Doing Business with Clients
- Confidentiality Concerns and Sensitive Information
- Identifying Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for attorneys. Accountants and paralegals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Dennis S. Medica
has over 25 years of experience assisting senior executives, board of directors and legal counsel with complex financial issues requiring forensic accounting expertise. Mr. Medica has extensive experience in financial analysis of complex commercial disputes involving intellectual property, business interruption, professional negligence, business valuation, acquisition and divestiture, employment, and various other breach of contract matters. He has served as financial expert for Dana Limited, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. and many other well-known companies. Mr. Medica has testified in criminal and civil matters pending in federal and state courts. He also has experience in forensic accounting investigations, including SEC and other matters addressing issues of fraud and corruption. Mr. Medica also serves as an arbitrator for FINRA in disputes involving securities brokers and dealers. In addition, he has assisted clients with business valuations, turnarounds, complex tax structures and compliance, and financial statement and compliance audits. Mr. Medica is an adjunct professor in the accounting department of Cleveland State University where he teaches fraud examination. He frequently speaks on fraud investigations, damage quantification, and use of financial experts. In addition, he has been interviewed on talk radio in Cleveland on a major fraud investigation performed by the FBI and IRS. He also has been quoted in Crain’s Cleveland Business. He has authored various articles on the effective use of financial experts, International Financial Reporting Standards and insurance claims. Mr. Medica was formerly director of the Investigations and Forensic Services practice in Cleveland for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. His earlier experience also includes working for Cleveland-based accounting firms in audit and tax roles and serving as interim controller for a manufacturing company. Mr. Medica received his Masters in Business Administration from Cleveland State University where he also received The John Baker EMBA Alumni Award in recognition for his commitment to excellence and ethics in business and career development. He earned his Bachelor of Science in business administration in accountancy from John Carroll University. He is a member of the Technical Advisory Board of the Forensic and Valuation Services Section of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and also the Advisory Council of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Mr. Medica is a Board of Directors member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. He is a certified public accountant (CPA), certified fraud examiner (CFE), certified in financial forensics (CFF), certified valuation analyst (CVA), and Charted Global Management accountant (CGMA).
Speaker bio
Christine M. Crider
has focused her professional career on advising nonprofit and for-profit organizations. She has over 20 years of experience in financial accounting, budget development, grant work, cash management, financial reporting, internal controls, and analysis of business strategies for a variety of organizations. With her extensive experience, Ms. Crider focuses on assisting nonprofit and other organizations with fraud prevention, detection and investigations. She also assists attorneys, executive directors and business owners with financial analysis in complex business disputes. Ms. Crider has extensive experience with accounting systems and accounting department development. She has been brought into many situations to correct and rebuild accounting records, policies and procedures. She also provided client training on internal audit techniques. As a nonprofit consultant, she has served in a variety of roles such as finance manager, director, director of development and finance, treasurer, and business management consultant. Ms. Meador continues to work directly with boards and their members. She holds a strong interest in corporate governance and the nonprofit sector. Ms. Crider's devotion to nonprofit organizations led her to serve as treasurer for a large nonprofit organization. She provides clients knowledge and insight from the ground up, which allows a broad range of strategies for organizational problem-solving techniques and solutions. She earned her Master of Accountancy in financial auditing and Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Cleveland State University. Her passion for fraud prevention led her to Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where she earned a Master of Legal Studies degree, focusing on white collar crime and corporate compliance. Ms. Crider also holds a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from The Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. She is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Ms. Crider is also a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) and the Women in Law Section of the CMBA. She is an affiliate member of Medica, LLC and a director on the Board of the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Speaker bio
Christopher J. Bonner
is special counsel with Barclay Damon, LLP, where he practices in the areas of corporate law, corporate and municipal securities, and banking regulation. His clients include large and small businesses, banks, startup enterprises, buyers and sellers of businesses, and securities investors. Mr. Bonner organizes corporations, LLCs and other alternative entities, and represents them on a continuing basis with various kinds of business contracts. He represents buyers and sellers of businesses, from the initial planning stage through to the final closing. Mr. Bonner is a member of the New York State Bar Association (Business Law and Tax Law sections) and American Bar Association (Business Law and Taxation sections). He earned his B.A. degree from Williams College, his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School and his LL.M. degree in taxation from New York University.
Speaker bio
Bruce T. Andersen
is the president of BTA Corporation, a boutique firm located in Los Angeles, California, providing tax, accounting, and consulting services to small businesses. He is a certified public accountant. Mr. Andersen has taught management science and information systems at California State University in Bakersfield. For the last 14 years, he has been a member of the faculty at the University of Phoenix School of Business. Mr. Andersen is a member of California Society of Certified Public Accountants. He earned his B.S. degree from Iowa State University, his M.S.B.A degree from Boston University, his M.B.A. degree from California State University in Bakersfield and his M.S. degree (taxation) from Golden Gate University. After watching the cannabis industry for several years, the firm set up a division specifically for the cannabis industry in 2018, branded as CannabisCPA.tax, providing tax, audit, accounting and systems support to the cannabis industry.
Speaker bio
Robert E. Bollengier
is a sole practitioner with Robert E. Bollengier Law Offices in Warwick, Rhode Island. His practice areas include federal and state taxation, probate, estate planning, wills, trusts, and corporate and business law. Mr. Bollengier has been a visiting instructor for Bryant University and Providence College. He earned his B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from Boston College. Mr. Bollengier simultaneously earned his J.D. degree with his M.B.A. degree, highest honors, from St. Louis University and his LL.M. degree, cum laude, from Boston University. In addition, he earned a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in estate planning from Bryant University and is currently working towards his CFP®, ChFC and CLU designations. Mr. Bollengier is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association and a past member of the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants.
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