Unclaimed Property: Legal and Ethical Considerations, Managing Risks From Increased State Enforcement
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will provide essential knowledge regarding unclaimed property (UP) law, including important trends, risk assessments, reporting, and ongoing considerations, to help companies and their counsel navigate the evolving legal and compliance landscape.
Outline
- UP basics
- Trends in UP
- State law changes
- Increased self-audits and VDAs
- Increased litigation
- Increased state outreach
- Risk assessments
- Reporting
- Before escheatment
- Compliance calendar
- Key objectives
- Best practices and ongoing considerations
Benefits
The panel will explore these and other relevant issues:
- Key UP concepts
- UP compliance in a multistate environment
- Reporting and risk assessments
- Best practices to manage and mitigate risk and ensure ongoing compliance
Faculty
Matthew B. Chenowth, Esq.
Director
Baker Tilly US
Mr. Chenowth has extensive experience in unclaimed property consulting, specializing in the development and... | Read More
Mr. Chenowth has extensive experience in unclaimed property consulting, specializing in the development and implementation of planning opportunities, as well as the performance of comprehensive diagnostic reviews and audit defense. Since 1999, he has worked in public accounting. Before entering public accounting, Mr. Chenowth also spent three years in the tax department at a large entertainment company where he assisted on numerous mergers and acquisitions allowing him to gain experience in the technical issues surrounding corporate restructurings. He is a frequent author and lecturer on unclaimed property issues.
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James Sadik
Principal
Baker Tilly US
Mr. Sadik has 35 years of experience in all aspects of unclaimed property including the conducting of large-scale... | Read More
Mr. Sadik has 35 years of experience in all aspects of unclaimed property including the conducting of large-scale general ledger multi-state audits, voluntary unclaimed securities compliance and reporting, and audit defense. He currently specializes in the defense of publicly traded companies that are subject to multi-state unclaimed securities audits, audit defense of registered broker/dealers and banks, along with representing holders in a variety of industries including life and property/casualty insurance, retail, manufacturing, and energy exploration.
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Robert Tucci
Principal
Baker Tilly US
Mr. Tucci has extensive experience in unclaimed property consulting, specializing in the performance of comprehensive... | Read More
Mr. Tucci has extensive experience in unclaimed property consulting, specializing in the performance of comprehensive diagnostic reviews, and multistate audit defense. Before joining Baker Tilly, he held the position of Managing Director at True Partners Consulting LLC, Co-Leader of Grant Thornton’s National Unclaimed Property Practice and Central Region Leader of Deloitte & Touche’s National Unclaimed Property Services Group. Mr. Tucci is a frequent speaker on unclaimed property issues.
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