JIM PETERSON: ‘The Risk of Catastrophic Failure Grows’

Are the days of the big accounting firms numbered?

Peterson thinks so. And he may know better than most, as a former general counsel at Andersen. In his latest post at Re:Balance, Jim suggests: “the bust-up figures would be as small as $560 million.”

He notes that Seidman already has a $521-million verdict pending against it. And just three or four years of sub-par profits could push enough partners to the doors that a firm could simply dissolve.

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