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Real Estate Weekly: Economic Turmoil Brings More Stress for Real Estate Joint Ventures
By Philip Ramacca, Senior Managing Director, Internal Audit & Forensics, DLA LLC
11 Jan 2012
The Real Deal: The Argument for Audits
Financial forensics on rise for real estate players, as partners seek protection before teaming up.
9 Jan 2012
The Commercial Observer: The Lobby and NJBiz: Executive Moves Featuring Michael Sullivan
DLA's Michael Sullivan, Managing Director, Real Estate, has been featured in The Commercial Observer: The Lobby and NJBiz: Executive Moves regarding his recent employment at DLA.
18 Nov 2011
Meeting the Books & Records Requirements of the Investment Advisers Act Live Webcast
Jennifer Lin, Managing Director, Compliance of DLA and Kyle Conquy, ECM Practice Manager at Net@Work, hosted a live, complimentary Webcast on the Books and Records requirements of SEC Rule 204-2 on November 1, 2011. In this webcast, they provided a walkthrough of best practices for digital recordkeeping using industry-leading Microsoft SharePoint, fast becoming the solution of choice for controlling and searching documents.Click above to watch and listen to the live presentation, as well as download the full presentation document.
9 Nov 2011
The Commercial Observer Now: Michael Sullivan
The Commercial Observer Now: Michael Sullivan joins DLA as Managing Director, Real Estate.
28 Oct 2011
Northeast Real Estate Business Groundbreakers: Michael Sullivan
DLA's new team member, Michael Sullivan, Managing Director, Real Estate, has been featured in Northeast Real Estate Business.
28 Oct 2011
Lodging Hospitality: Where to Find Financing For Boutique Hotels
Conference Panelists Say It’s Available, But Costs May Be Higher
It’s not easy, but finding financing for boutique hotel projects can be done, said members of a general session panel at last week’s Lifestyle/Boutique Hotel Development Conference in Miami Beach. Lenders see higher risks in lifestyle hotels, particularly non-branded ones, and the cost of capital may be higher, but money is available.
26 Oct 2011
David Landau & Associates Hires Michael Sullivan as Managing Director
Sullivan to Oversee Firm’s Core Clientele, Real Estate Practice
David Landau & Associates, LLC, a leading provider of advisory services to private equity, hedge funds, REITs and other public and private real estate and financial services firms, announced that Michael Sullivan has joined the firm as a managing director.
26 Oct 2011
National Real Estate Investor: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Fraud in Real Estate JVs
Economic stress is causing more frequent inappropriate handling of funds by managing partners in joint venture partnerships, according to market experts.
26 Oct 2011
Thomson Reuters Buyouts: Meet Jennifer Lin
Need To Meet: Jennifer Lin, Managing Director of Compliance, David Landau & Associates, LLC
While buyout shops make plans to register with the federal government by next spring, the regulators may find themselves facing a “tall order” to write the rules for financial reform as the government struggles with its own financing, says Jennifer Lin, the new Managing Director of Compliance at the boutique audit shop David Landau & Associates, LLC.
14 Oct 2011
The Commercial Observer: Interview with David Landau, President & CEO of DLA
Accountants' role as commercial firms seek to avoid 'liberties' taken before the collapse; David Landau on the new paradigms - and Obama's millionaire's tax.
11 Oct 2011
Real Estate Weekly: DLA Launches New Practice
In response to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), David Landau & Associates, LLC (DLA) has launched a new compliance practice.
11 Oct 2011
David Landau & Associates Launches Compliance Advisory Practice
Supports Hedge Funds, Private Equity Firms on Dodd-Frank Compliance
Fairfield, NJ – In response to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), David Landau and Associates, LLC (DLA) is pleased to announce the launch of its new compliance practice. DLA is a leading provider of advisory services to private equity firms, hedge funds, REITs and other public and private real estate and financial service firms.
15 Sep 2011
Jennifer Lin has Joined DLA as Managing Director, Compliance
David Landau & Associates ("DLA”) continues to expand its innovative cross-functional consulting service to include Compliance.
Celebrating its tenth year of operations, David Landau Associates, LLC, (“DLA”), a financial services and real estate advisory firm focusing on internal audit, forensic accounting, risk management and due diligence, continues to expand its innovative cross-functional consulting service to include Compliance.
28 Jul 2011
David Landau & Associates (DLA, LLC) Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Financial Services and Real Estate Advisory Firm Celebrates 10 Years of Innovative Cross-Functional Consulting
David Landau & Associates (DLA, LLC) a financial services and real estate advisory firm focusing on internal audit, forensic accounting, compliance, business advisory and transactional support is celebrating its tenth year of operations.
14 Feb 2011
Alan Scholnick Has Joined DLA as Managing Director, Financial Services and Real Estate
DLA continues to expand its internal audit, compliance and risk management services to financial and real estate industries with the addition of key management staff.
David Landau, President and CEO of DLA, a real estate and financial services advisory firm focusing on internal audit, compliance, business advisory and transactional support announced that Alan Scholnick has joined the firm as Managing Director, Financial Services and Real Estate.
29 Oct 2010
Congress Approves Small Company Exemption from SOX Section 404 (b)
The House and Senate have passed sweeping financial reform legislation which includes a provision that permanently exempts non accelerated filers (companies with public float less than $75 million) from complying with Section 404 (b) of the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Section 404 (b) requires public companies to provide an attestation report from its external auditors regarding management's assessment of internal controls over financial reporting.
15 Jul 2010
Supreme Court Rules on the Constitutionality of SOX
The Supreme Court ruled on June 28, 2010 that the Sarbanes Oxley Act gave too much independence to the Pubilc Company Accounting Oversight Board, but it left the underlying law intact.
7 Jul 2010
David Landau & Associates, LLC (“DLA”) announces a significant rise in audits
David Landau & Associates, LLC (“DLA”) announced that it has increased its focus and staffing dedicated to auditing the use of construction, acquisition and operating budgets in response to increased demand from lenders and equity partners, particularly on projects initiated over the last three years.
Supreme Court Considering Constitutionality of SOX
An accounting firm brought the case seeking a judgment that the Sarbanes Oxley Act violates the U.S. Constitution because Board members are not appointed or removed by the President, but by the Securities and Exchange Commission for good cause.
1 Apr 2010