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GCs Bristle at Proposed Disclosure Rules

Accounting rule adjustments rarely elicit even a yawn from the legal community. But changes proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board that would force public companies to disclose more about the risks of litigation have caused a howl of protest among general counsel and corporate and defense lawyers.

4 minute read July 30, 2008 at 12:44 AM
By
Zusha Elinson
GCs Bristle at Proposed Disclosure Rules

Accounting rule adjustments rarely elicit even a yawn from the legal community.

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