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KPMG Must Pivot Around Audit Clients in Creating US Law Practice

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Justin Henry |Jeff Harrington

KPMG must overcome a prohibition against giving legal advice to audit clients as it becomes the first Big Four accounting firm to practice law in the US. The prohibition stops the company from gaining potential legal customers from the hundreds of Fortune 500 and privately held companies it audits. KPMG agreed to the limitation to win Arizona Supreme Court approval Thursday to practice law in the state.
KPMG Must Pivot Around Audit Clients in Creating US Law Practice

1 month ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Justin Henry |Amanda Iacone

A logo above the KPMG office building in Prague, Czech Republic, on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Photographer: Milan Jaros/Bloomberg PrintEmailFeb. 28, 2025, 10:00 AM UTCKPMG Must Pivot Around Audit Clients in Creating US Law PracticeKPMG’s Arizona law firm can’t ethically work with audit clientsInternal KPMG watchdog pledges to ensure compliance KPMG must overcome a prohibition against giving legal advice to audit clients as it becomes the first Big Four accounting firm to practice law in the US.
KPMG Wins Approval to Launch First US Law Firm for Big Four (1)

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Justin Henry |Roy Strom

KPMG gained approval to practice law in Arizona, making it the first Big Four accounting, tax, and consulting company set to operate a law firm in the US. The Arizona Supreme Court today granted KPMG a license to operate a so-called alternative business structure. KPMG Law US will be an independent law firm operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. The law firm will provide legal services that include integrating legal contracts and tech systems after corporate mergers, KPMG has said.
KPMG Becomes First Accounting Firm Allowed to Practice Law in US

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Justin Henry |Roy Strom

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KPMG Becomes First Accounting Firm Allowed to Practice Law in US

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Justin Henry |Roy Strom

KPMG gained approval to practice law in Arizona, making it the first Big Four accounting, tax, and consulting company set to operate a law firm in the US. The Arizona Supreme Court today granted KPMG a license to operate a so-called alternative business structure. KPMG Law US will be an independent law firm operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. The law firm will provide legal services that include integrating legal contracts and tech systems after corporate mergers, KPMG has said.
KPMG Arizona Law Firm Decision on Hold as Court Seeks Answers

2 months ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Justin Henry |Roy Strom

The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday requested more information on KPMG’s application to practice law in the state, declining for now to approve the company’s request. The court met to consider the application Tuesday after an Arizona committee earlier this month recommended KPMG’s approval, which would make it the first Big Four accounting firm to practice law in the US. “The KPMG application remains under review,” court communications director Alberto Rodriguez said in an email.
Big Law Lobbyists See GOP Trifecta Haul Including Tax, Energy

Nov 19, 2024 | news.bloombergtax.com | Justin Henry

GOP rule augurs for a major Big Law lobbying revenue gain next year, as lawmakers try to move swiftly to enact President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda. Work will include which parts of the 2017 tax law to preserve and how to pay for them, winding back President Joe Biden’s restrictions on fossil fuel development, helping Congress members vet Trump cabinet picks, and brokering any appropriations bills that aren’t settled this year.
Squire Patton Boggs Raids Paul Hastings for US Antitrust Head

Nov 13, 2024 | news.bloombergtax.com | Justin Henry

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Arnold & Porter Chair Passes Reins Amid Executive Suite Changes

Oct 31, 2024 | news.bloombergtax.com | Justin Henry

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Willkie Raids Latham for 11-Lawyer Restructuring Team in Major German Expansion

Jun 11, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Adolfo Pesquera |GREG ANDREWS |Justin Henry |Dan Packel |Lisa Shuchman

Willkie Farr & Gallagher is rapidly expanding into Europe’s largest economy after headhunting two of Latham and Watkins’ bankruptcy and restructuring partners plus their nine-lawyer team just months after setting up a new office in Munich. Partner Jörn Kowalewski’s team will continue to practice in Hamburg but will be based in the firm’s Frankfurt offices.