Felicia C. Battista, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Inc. to Speak at Knowledge Congress' Event on AS5: Important Updates on October 25, 2007
New York, NY, October 18, 2007 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused teleconferences has announced today that Felicia C. Battista, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Inc. will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming teleconference entitled: “AS5: Important Updates ”. This 2-hour event is scheduled for October 25, 2007, Thursday, at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST. (For further details of the event and an updated list of panelists, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/2007.AS5.htm)
Because of the strict and costly compliance brought by the implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404 to most companies, the PCAOB adopted a new internal control auditing standard or commonly known as AS5, which was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This new Auditing Standard, which replaced the older Auditing Standard No. 2, will implement Sections 103 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
The Knowledge Congress has assembled a panel of distinguished experts to help make these policies clear to the organizations most impacted. The panel will present their findings, which include best practices in this comprehensive two-hour teleconference.
About Felicia C. Battista
Felicia C. Battista is a managing director in the FTI Forensic and Litigation Consulting practice and is based in Washington, D.C. Felicia has more than 25 years of accounting experience. She began her accounting career in public accounting and held accounting and legal positions in the private sector and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Felicia provides expert consulting services to clients in matters of accounting, financial reporting, corporate governance, and SEC disclosure requirements and procedures.
Prior to joining FTI, Felicia was Of Counsel at the law firm of Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, D.C., where she advised clients on corporate and securities matters, corporate governance matters, mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, financial services, banking regulatory matters, and NASDAQ related matters. Before joining Patton Boggs, Felicia was a Partner at the law firm of Malizia Spidi & Fisch, PC in Washington, D.C.
Felicia spent 10 years at the SEC Division of Corporation Finance. During such time, she reviewed and analyzed documents for accounting and legal compliance for companies in various industries, including financial institutions, retail, mining, oil and gas, pharmaceutical and biotechnology. While at the SEC. Felicia served on the Divison’s Financial Institution Task Force from 1991 to 1993 and its Shareholder Proposal Committee in 1993.
Felicia began her accounting career at a major national accounting firm (now Deloitte&Touche LLP). She also held accounting positions with a publicly traded utility company and a privately held real estate development company.
Felicia holds a Bachelor of Business Adminstration with a concentration in accounting from the George Washington University and a Juris Doctor degree from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She is a Certified Public Accountant and is also licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
About FTI Consulting, Inc.
FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly complex legal, regulatory and economic environment. With more than 2,200 professionals located in most major business centers in the world, we work closely with clients every day to anticipate, illuminate, and overcome complex business challenges in areas such as investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management and restructuring.
For more information about Felicia C. Battista and FTI Consulting, Inc., please visit: http://www.fticonsulting.com
About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces teleconferences that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour teleconferences to study the impact of changing regulations.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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Because of the strict and costly compliance brought by the implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404 to most companies, the PCAOB adopted a new internal control auditing standard or commonly known as AS5, which was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This new Auditing Standard, which replaced the older Auditing Standard No. 2, will implement Sections 103 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
The Knowledge Congress has assembled a panel of distinguished experts to help make these policies clear to the organizations most impacted. The panel will present their findings, which include best practices in this comprehensive two-hour teleconference.
About Felicia C. Battista
Felicia C. Battista is a managing director in the FTI Forensic and Litigation Consulting practice and is based in Washington, D.C. Felicia has more than 25 years of accounting experience. She began her accounting career in public accounting and held accounting and legal positions in the private sector and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Felicia provides expert consulting services to clients in matters of accounting, financial reporting, corporate governance, and SEC disclosure requirements and procedures.
Prior to joining FTI, Felicia was Of Counsel at the law firm of Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, D.C., where she advised clients on corporate and securities matters, corporate governance matters, mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, financial services, banking regulatory matters, and NASDAQ related matters. Before joining Patton Boggs, Felicia was a Partner at the law firm of Malizia Spidi & Fisch, PC in Washington, D.C.
Felicia spent 10 years at the SEC Division of Corporation Finance. During such time, she reviewed and analyzed documents for accounting and legal compliance for companies in various industries, including financial institutions, retail, mining, oil and gas, pharmaceutical and biotechnology. While at the SEC. Felicia served on the Divison’s Financial Institution Task Force from 1991 to 1993 and its Shareholder Proposal Committee in 1993.
Felicia began her accounting career at a major national accounting firm (now Deloitte&Touche LLP). She also held accounting positions with a publicly traded utility company and a privately held real estate development company.
Felicia holds a Bachelor of Business Adminstration with a concentration in accounting from the George Washington University and a Juris Doctor degree from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She is a Certified Public Accountant and is also licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
About FTI Consulting, Inc.
FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly complex legal, regulatory and economic environment. With more than 2,200 professionals located in most major business centers in the world, we work closely with clients every day to anticipate, illuminate, and overcome complex business challenges in areas such as investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management and restructuring.
For more information about Felicia C. Battista and FTI Consulting, Inc., please visit: http://www.fticonsulting.com
About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces teleconferences that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour teleconferences to study the impact of changing regulations.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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