Should You Hire an Accounting Firm or a Lawyer? (or Both?)
In the compliance world, lawyers and accountants are strange bedfellows. Sometimes they need each other, and sometimes they do not. Each has advantages and disadvantages. Working together, you get both. I shudder when I think of companies that have hired accounting firms to conduct internal investigations, design compliance programs, or audit compliance programs. Please do not misunderstand me. I have worked with some terrific forensic...