PLI Programming: Pocket MBA Fall 2012

An understanding of key accounting, financial and economic concepts, principles and terminology will contribute to your ability to interact with and advise your clients with their critical issues. The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for both external and in-house lawyers. Litigators and transactional lawyers alike will benefit from this practical course designed specifically for the non-accountant lawyer and taught by members of the nation’s top accounting, tax and advisory firms, major alternative asset managers and investment banks and leading law firms. Case studies will be employed throughout the program to provide you with a practical perspective on how business transactions impact financial statements and offer "hands-on" experience with performing financial ratio calculations and analysis, comparisons of different capital structures, effective use of financial statement disclosures and footnotes, legal issues and use of valuations in M&A litigation, and more.

What You Will Learn

• Review and refine your knowledge and understanding of foundational finance, accounting and economics terminology and principles
• Enhance your ability to "navigate" and understand the basic financial statements – the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement and statement of owners’ equity
• Become more familiar with "core" accounting concepts like mark-to-market/fair value accounting, cash v. accrual accounting, impairment assessments, revenue recognition and valuation methodologies
• Examine key corporate finance concepts, including financial ratios and analysis
• Expand your perspective on international accounting and finance considerations

CLE credit is approved in Ohio for 12.5 hours of instruction including 1.25 hours of ethics.

There is a cost associated for attending this program. Please contact Robin Hallagan for cost and registration information.