Acknowledgments
THE AUTHOR wishes to acknowledge the assistance of these attorneys at Blank Rome LLP in preparing this book: Jennifer L. Bell, Esq.; Jeanne M. Grasso, Esq.; Joseph Gulant, Esq.; Anthony B. Haller, Esq.; Joseph G. Poluka, Esq.; and W. Scott Simmer, Esq. Several of my partners, including Richard H. McMahon, Esq., and David Gitlin, Esq., properly challenged me on some of the recommendations made in this book and helped me to sharpen my own thinking. My partners do not necessarily agree with all of the statements contained in this book, and I absolve them of any errors that I committed.
Jeffrey M. Taylor, Esq., is the coauthor of Chapter 11 of this book. Jane K. Storero, Esq., was helpful in reviewing Chapter 1.
I want to thank Eugene C. Fazzie for explaining to me the nature of an effective internal audit process that some public companies have.
Dr. Gaytri D. Kachroo, Esq., a contributor to No One Would Listen (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010), who represents Harry Markopolos (the Madoff whistleblower) and other whistleblowers, was kind enough to write a foreword to this book.
The author would also like to thank Kathleen Kirchner, Lynn Bogina, June Polito, and Rosemarie Rao for their help with proofreading the manuscript.
Finally, the author would like to acknowledge the excellent and invaluable service of Barbara Helverson, who served as typist and an editor of this book. Her suggestions and comments were very useful and helpful in the preparation of the book.
