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Anxiety high at KPMG's office in Los Angeles

2013-04-10 09:27:00

Accounting offices are normally so staid and quiet you can hear the gentle purr of the air-conditioning system. Not so at KPMG’s Los Angeles office in the wake of an unfolding insider-trading investigation involving a former colleague. Full...

Insider-trading scandal poses risks to KPMG's reputation

2013-04-10 08:15:00

NEW YORK -- A former senior KPMG auditor's leaks could threaten the reputation of one of the country's biggest accounting firms, industry experts said. Auditors like Scott London, a former senior partner in KPMG's office in Los Angeles, are privy to...

Heather O'Connor to replace Phil Cross as DreamWorks Animation's top accounting officer

2009-12-14 16:32:57

Lost tapes may entangle CIA

2007-12-11 00:00:00

In reconstructing the events leading up to Sept. 11, 2001, the blue-ribbon commission investigating the terrorist attacks got a lot of help from the CIA. The agency summarized intelligence reports about interrogations of suspects and even agreed to...

L.A. Times, Post Win 3 Pulitzers Each

2003-04-08 00:00:00

The Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post each won three Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, and the Boston Globe won the prestigious Public Service gold medal for its coverage of sex abuse scandals plaguing the Roman Catholic Church. The Globe's tenacious...

Q&A: Tampa lawyer Chris Cutler

2013-05-18 04:14:02

A dozen years ago, lawyer Chris Cutler was among a small group of Securities and Exchange Commission staffers examining the books of relatively unknown Texas energy company Enron Corp. "When the SEC opened its investigation, three of us started going at...

Accenture buying Acquity for $316 million

2013-05-17 16:43:00

Global consulting firm Accenture has agreed to buy digital marketing company Acquity Group for $316 million, the companies announced Friday. Founded in Chicago in 2001, Acquity Group works with such brands as Adobe, American Express, General Motors,...

Geneva District 304 candidates discuss goals

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Geneva residents will have eight choices, from retired professionals to a young homeowner to a longtime incumbent, when they choose who will fill four slots on the Geneva Community Unit School District 304 Board of Education. Incumbents Bill Wilson...

Rosenthal: U.S. lawsuit against S&P carries risk

2013-02-06 00:00:00

Lady Justice is famously blind, a scale in one hand, a double-edged sword in the other. Nothing in the personification connotes efficiency. Nothing suggests she takes or gives satisfaction in her work. So here we are with muted expectations, six to...

BP is not a criminal -- but its executives might be

2012-11-22 03:00:00

The Justice Department has entered into the largest criminal settlement in U.S. history with the giant oil company BP, in connection with the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people and caused the worst oil spill in American history....

Robert B. Reich: BP is not a criminal

2012-11-20 08:30:08

Chicago lawyer pleads guilty in tax shelter scheme

2012-09-14 00:00:00

The tax-shelter-fraud case against Chicago lawyers and accountants took another strange twist Thursday when one defendant pleaded guilty to criminal charges months after her conviction was overturned. Donna Guerin, a former partner in defunct law firm...

Executive consulting firm Protoviti has promoted Pat Scott to executive vice president, leading the firm�s global industry and client management programs. He will continue to serve as head of the internal quality and risk management program.

2013-04-22 11:31:00

Kimberly Williams has been named the first chief operating officer of Retrofit Inc. Williams, a senior-level executive with management experience in a variety of businesses, will combine her knowledge of the technology and service sectors to drive growth for the Chicago-based weight loss company.

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Olu A. Jolaoso has been named Chief Operating Officer of Southern Cross Resources Group Inc. based in Downers Grove. He was previously director of global business development with Phoenix Partners Group.

2013-01-28 09:37:00