Key Takeaways
- • Clark Hill is hosting a half-day Accounting Risk Management Program in Atlanta designed for accounting and financial services firms to strengthen risk-tolerance frameworks and implement resilience policies.
- • The program agenda spans four hours of pending CLE and CPE credit in Georgia, covering risk organization, AI applications in accounting, enterprise risk management, insurance claims trends, employment law, and witness preparation for litigation.
- • Key speakers include Joe Kingma (Mauldin & Jenkins) on risk program organization, Karl Kingma (Harvey) on AI applications, Laura Walker (Aprio) on enterprise risk management for ABS law firms and PE-backed entities, and Brad Barkin (LEMME) on underwriting claims data and trends.
- • The curriculum addresses emerging threats specific to professional service firms, including conservation easement litigation, employment law updates, and practical guidance on AI platform deployment in accounting practices.
- • The program includes networking opportunities with lunch and a reception, positioning it as a peer engagement and knowledge-sharing event for accounting and financial services professionals.
Summary
Clark Hill is convening an Accounting Risk Management Program in Atlanta aimed at helping accounting and financial services firms navigate an evolving risk landscape. The half-day program provides a structured curriculum on building stronger risk-tolerance frameworks, anticipating emerging threats, and implementing policies that support sound judgment and long-term institutional resilience.
The program delivers four hours of continuing legal education (CLE) and continuing professional education (CPE) credit pending Georgia approval. The agenda balances foundational risk management concepts with emerging challenges specific to the accounting profession. Opening remarks from Joe Kingma of Mauldin & Jenkins address organizing a comprehensive risk management program, followed by a legal update from John deMoulpied (Clark Hill) on statutes of limitation and conservation easement litigation—an area of particular concern for accounting and advisory firms.
A significant portion of the curriculum focuses on artificial intelligence adoption. Karl Kingma of Harvey delivers a presentation on AI applications for professional accountants and in-house counsel, supplemented by a panel discussion featuring Kingma alongside Laura Walker and Lewis Perling. This reflects industry focus on practical governance frameworks as accounting firms integrate AI tools into service delivery and risk monitoring.
Additional sessions cover enterprise risk management tailored to accounting-based (ABS) law firms, CPA practices, wealth management firms, and private equity-backed entities—delivered by Laura Walker of Aprio. Brad Barkin from LEMME provides underwriting perspective on insurance claims data and emerging trends, offering the risk carrier's view of exposures and loss patterns. Manori de Silva (Clark Hill) addresses employment law updates, while Miles Hutton (Blueprint) provides practical guidance on witness preparation and deposition strategy.
The program runs from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., including lunch registration, a break, and a networking reception, creating structured opportunity for peer engagement within the accounting risk management community.
The program delivers four hours of continuing legal education (CLE) and continuing professional education (CPE) credit pending Georgia approval. The agenda balances foundational risk management concepts with emerging challenges specific to the accounting profession. Opening remarks from Joe Kingma of Mauldin & Jenkins address organizing a comprehensive risk management program, followed by a legal update from John deMoulpied (Clark Hill) on statutes of limitation and conservation easement litigation—an area of particular concern for accounting and advisory firms.
A significant portion of the curriculum focuses on artificial intelligence adoption. Karl Kingma of Harvey delivers a presentation on AI applications for professional accountants and in-house counsel, supplemented by a panel discussion featuring Kingma alongside Laura Walker and Lewis Perling. This reflects industry focus on practical governance frameworks as accounting firms integrate AI tools into service delivery and risk monitoring.
Additional sessions cover enterprise risk management tailored to accounting-based (ABS) law firms, CPA practices, wealth management firms, and private equity-backed entities—delivered by Laura Walker of Aprio. Brad Barkin from LEMME provides underwriting perspective on insurance claims data and emerging trends, offering the risk carrier's view of exposures and loss patterns. Manori de Silva (Clark Hill) addresses employment law updates, while Miles Hutton (Blueprint) provides practical guidance on witness preparation and deposition strategy.
The program runs from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., including lunch registration, a break, and a networking reception, creating structured opportunity for peer engagement within the accounting risk management community.
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