Practice Areas

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was one of the most significant revisions of the Federal securities laws in decades, having been designed to restore investor confidence in the nation’s financial markets by improving corporate responsibility through required changes in corporate governance and accounting practices. We provide guidance for public companies in understanding and complying with Sarbanes-Oxley. For example, we assist our clients in:

• Developing an audit committee charter that complies with Sarbanes-Oxley’s rules regarding supervision of the audit engagement and financial expertise.
• Establishing an audit committee that complies with Sarbanes-Oxley’s rules regarding independence and financial expertise.
• Developing procedures to enable a company’s corporate officers to meet Sarbanes-Oxley’s certification requirements.
• Drafting corporate governance materials, including disclosure controls and procedures, audit committee policies and codes of ethics.
• Establishing procedures for the receipt, handling and retention of anonymous complaints from its employees relating to accounting or auditing matters.