Lexology Index: Investigations Forensic Accountants 2026
Clients and peers continue to recognize Cornerstone Research’s Elaine Harwood and Carlyn Irwin as premier forensic accountants.
ALI-CLE Accountants’ Liability Annual Conference 2026
Russell Molter of Cornerstone Research will discuss global developments in accounting at this American Law Institute conference.
Market Leading Securities Class Action Research
As trusted authorities in 10b-5 securities litigation research and analysis, our thought leadership has become a benchmark in the industry.
Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements—2025 Review and Analysis
Accounting-related securities class action filings fell in 2025, although the cases tended to involve larger issuer defendants than in recent years.
Accounting-Related Securities Class Action Filings Hit Record Low in 2025
Total settlement value rose 40% to $1.5 billion in 2025, with accounting cases representing 51% of total securities class action settlement dollars.
SEC & PCAOB Enforcement: 2025 Review, 2026 Outlook
Russell Molter and Jean-Philippe Poissant of Cornerstone Research will speak at this virtual event hosted by The Knowledge Group.
Interactive: Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Activity FY 2025
SEC and PCAOB enforcement activity declined under new leadership.
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Enforcement Activity—2025 Year in Review
In 2025, the PCAOB finalized the fewest number of enforcement actions since 2021.
SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Activity—2025 Year in Review
Accounting and auditing enforcement actions at the SEC plummeted to their lowest level in nine years in 2025.
SEC Actions Against Accounting and Auditing Firms and PCAOB Enforcement Activity Fall to Multiyear Lows in 2025
Enforcement actions hit nine-year and four-year lows, respectively, during a year of agency leadership transitions.
Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements
This Cornerstone Research report compares accounting case filings and settlements to overall securities class action trends.
Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Activity
These reports examine trends in accounting and auditing enforcement activity that publicly disclosed by the SEC and the PCAOB.
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