Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Named Sponsor at Knowledge Congress' Event “Detecting Financial Statement Fraud Live Webcast”

New York, NY, January 06, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, one of the most prominent law firms in the U.S., teams up with The Knowledge Group for the upcoming webcast entitled “Detecting Financial Statement Fraud Live Webcast.” This two-hour event will be held on February 16, 2012 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET. (For more details about the event and to register, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2011_Detecting_Financial.html)

About Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., is a leading provider of legal services to technology, life sciences and growth business enterprises at all stages of their development, from the start-up phase to global multibillion global enterprises. Wilson Sonsini is one of the leaders in venture capital financings, public offerings and mergers and acquisitions in the technology and life science sectors. The firm also represents the venture capital funds, private equity firms and other financial institutions that fund these companies. Wilson Sonsini also has represented numerous companies on a wide array of legal matters, including defending shareholder class action and derivative lawsuits, and Government investigations, and advising on corporate governance issues.

Event Synopsis

Fraud detection is becoming a fast-growing challenge in financial statement audits given the continuously changing environment of rising risks, regulatory activities and reforms, and compliance costs.

As much chaos can result in inefficient fraud detection strategies, the management team or internal audit function should be aware of the best practices and emerging issues relevant in today’s distinctive hurdles.

In this course, the Knowledge Groups teams up with a panel of key experts to help you navigate through pitfalls in a two-hour live webcast. The panel will discuss the following issues:

- What happens in Internal Audit?
- The changing patterns of financial statement fraud
- Best practices in detecting financial statement fraud
- IT’s role in fraud detection
- Continuous Monitoring (CM) and Continuous Auditing (CA)
- Application of risk assessment techniques
- What are the financial statement fraud risk factors?
- Spotting financial statement fraud schemes
- Insights and Regulatory Updates

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. Its mission is to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webcasts that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format.

The organization brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts to study the impact of changes and emerging trends. Hear from leading government officials/regulators, key thought leaders, and industry experts objectively analyze the latest trends and issues and their impact on industries. For further details, please visit the organization’s website: www.knowledgecongress.org.

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