BDO: Vicarious Liability for Accounting Networks and Member Firms
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1 BDO: Vicarious Liability for Accounting Networks and Member Firms Clare Canning (London) Stanley Parzen (Chicago) Andy Pincus (Washington DC) Mayer Brown is a global legal services organization comprising legal practices that are separate entities ("Mayer Brown Practices"). The Mayer Brown Practices are: Mayer Brown LLP, a limited liability partnership established in the United States; Mayer Brown International LLP, a limited liability partnership incorporated in England and Wales; and JSM, a Hong Kong partnership, and its associated entities in Asia. The Mayer Brown Practices are known as Mayer Brown JSM in Asia.
2 Overview Background The law prior to Parmalat and BDO International Parmalat BDO International Practical Implications Attorney-Client Privilege: another looming threat? 2
3 Vicarious Liability under US Law Used by plaintiffs to add deep pockets defendants and/or to provide basis for invoking US courts A variety of theories; focus on substance over form Principal/Agent Actual Authority Joint Venture Alter-Ego Control Person Liability (Securities Act 20) Apparent Authority Partnership by Estoppel/One Firm Also, assertion of direct liability 3
4 Traditional View Prior to Parmalat, vicarious liability arguments were generally not successful Courts relied on notes on website or in marketing materials emphasizing that member firms were separate organizations Also relied on network structure preserving separate status of member firms 4
5 Parmalat (1) Complex cases involving audit of Italy-based entity by Deloitte/Italy and Grant Thornton/Italy Vicarious liability claims against: DTT Deloitte/US Grant Thornton International Grant Thornton/US 5
6 Parmalat (2) Control was critical issue Deloitte/Italy as agent of DTT DTT alleged to have intervened in audit personnel decisions of Deloitte/Brazil Deloitte/Italy allegedly sought input from DTT Court refuses to dismiss claim Deloitte/US as agent of Deloitte/Italy No control found; claim dismissed 6
7 Parmalat (3) Grant/Italy as agent of GTI GTI alleged to have power to control Expulsion of individual partners of Grant/Italy and eventually of Grant/Italy firm alleged to show control Court refuses to dismiss claim GTI as agent of Grant/US Ownership of IP Control of decisions regarding admission of member firms and other critical decisions Court refuses to dismiss claim 7
8 Parmalat (4) Promotional materials not controlling Promotional materials referring to firm as global and use of common name were not sufficient to find agency Fact that the promotional literature stated that the entities were separate was not sufficient to negate the possibility of actual agency 8
9 BDO International (1) BDO/US sued with respect to audit Multi-million fraud not discovered in audit Vicarious liability claim asserted against BDO International Only theory of actual agency permitted to be asserted at trial Trial judge entered judgment for BDO International on ground plaintiffs had failed to present sufficient evidence of actual agency Appellate court reversed, holding that jury should have been permitted to consider the actual agency claim 9
10 BDO International (2) Actual agency standard: Principal acknowledges agent will act for him Agent accepts the undertaking Control by principal over agent 10
11 BDO International (3) Acknowledging agent Network agreement stated that one of BDO International s objects was to manage and control member firms BDO International official testified that it coordinated and monitored BDO/US Member Firm Agreement (MFA) reserved ownership of IP (manuals and software) to BDO International BDO International promulgated audit manuals BDO International annual reports: duties included implementing international quality control and training programmes Acceptance by agent MFA alone could have been sufficient to satisfy this element 11
12 BDO International (4) Control Court looked to right to control, not actual exercise of control Right to control found in BDO International manage and control language MFA (1) regulation of name, logo, software; (2) obligation to provide services at BDO International s request and to comply with audit manuals; and (3) right to review BDO International annual report references to strict quality controls and stringent conditions required for membership in BDO network Although decision by state intermediate appellate court (rather than federal court), this is first decision based on full trial record rather than allegations of complaint 12
13 BDO International (5) Court recognized that even if there was an agency relationship, liability could be imposed on BDO International only if its agent (BDO/US) was acting within the scope of the agency If conduct in question was contrary to policies of coordinating entity, then it may be outside the scope of the agency As a practical matter, this element may require proof of coordinating entity involvement in the particular engagement Remains an open issue 13
14 Key Elements of BDO International Facts BDO International documents stated one object was to manage and control member firms BDO International could require personnel from member firms BDO International control of IP, audit manuals and procedures, and right to review Legal standard Court s focus on possibility of control rather than actual exercise of control in connection with challenged audit Precedential effect State courts less respected than federal courts BUT this decision is based on evidentiary record Additional incentive for plaintiffs lawyers to assert vicarious liability claims? 14
15 Practical Implications (1) Commercial realities facing networks Push by regulators (e.g. SEC) for more coordination, similar quality in all parts of the world US PCAOB regulation of/inspection of ex-us member firms Global application of independence requirements Push by clients for seamless global services Consolidation of country member firms in some parts of the world (e.g., Europe) Opportunity to control risk centrally 15
16 Practical Implications (2) Threat of vicarious liability must be viewed/addressed in the context of the business realities It may make sense to run a legal risk but important that the nature of the risk is understood and controlled where possible Suggested goal: Reasonable steps to reduce vicarious liability risk without adversely affecting business imperatives 16
17 Practical Implications (3) Step 1: Review structure e.g. Ownership of IP, audit methodology etc Step 2: Review documents relating to structure and other written materials Engagement letters: at MF level Scrub organizational documents and MFA to ensure that they expressly disavow control by coordinating entity over member firms and expressly affirm the independence of the member firms Disclaimers in literature/websites, etc: not necessarily conclusive but absence may be held against firms Include language in engagement letter specifying that only party responsible for engagement is the originating member firm 17
18 Practical Implications (4) Step 3: Identify actions that might be misused by plaintiffs to increase coordinating entity liability risk, and undertake cost/benefit assessment Involvement of coordinating entity (including coordinating entity personnel) in specific audit decisions and/or specific audit staffing decisions Sharing of profits Individual with key roles in both coordinating entity and member firm Authority to remove member firm or partners of member firm 18
19 Practical Implications (5) Step 4: Identify actions that might be misused by plaintiffs to increase risk of liability spillover to other member firms, and undertake cost/benefit assessment Significant control by one or more member firms over actions of the coordinating entity Individuals with key roles in both coordinating entity and member firm Sharing of profits Compliance with legal formalities in connection with secondments Appearance of control by one member firm over the work of another member firm Step 5: Police behaviour on the ground so far as possible 19
20 Threat to Attorney-Client Privilege (1) Issue: Whether communications regarding member firm litigation are protected against disclosure in US litigation by the attorney-client and/or attorney work product privileges Communications between coordinating entity lawyers and the coordinating entity board Communications between coordinating entity lawyers and member firm. 20
21 Threat to Attorney-Client Privilege (2) Allied Irish Banks decision by federal district court in New York Refused to recognize privilege for intra-coordinating entity documents on ground that the attorneys and the recipients had both global and member firm roles and submission did not make clear they were acting in global roles Could be clarified with clearer documentation Refused to recognize privilege for communications with member firm on ground that common interest branch of the attorney-client privilege applies only to advice in pending or reasonably anticipated litigation. Because litigation against the coordinating entity was not anticipated, the privilege was not available. 21
22 Threat to Attorney-Client Privilege (3) Court upheld member firm s assertion of work product privilege with respect to some of the documents, subject to a showing of need sufficient to overcome the privilege. Decision shows that closer attention to privilege issues is important to preserving confidentiality, especially when separateness of various entities is emphasized in other contexts. 22
23 Mayer Brown Accountants Team This is the first of a series of webinars and other events exploring issues of interest to accounting networks. Our Accountants Team is made up of experienced lawyers from the Americas, Asia and Europe. With our deep experience through our long-standing relationships with accounting networks and our offices worldwide, we have the resources necessary to respond quickly to any issue, contentious or otherwise, faced by leading accounting firms. 23
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