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About The Session:

The regulatory landscape for our profession has entered an era of unprecedented scrutiny. When a corporate entity faces stress or failure, investigative agencies like the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) are increasingly holding professionals accountable, blurring the line between professional oversight and allegations of criminal connivance. To help our members navigate this high-stakes environment, this specialized session will dissect the vulnerabilities personal attachment of properties, the critical protections available to Chartered Accountants today, where the Chartered Accountants are treated in par with the Board in the cases of mis-management.

Participants will gain deep insights into how routine audit omissions can be elevated into serious fraud charges, private complaints filed by business rivals or disgruntled shareholders against auditors. Crucially, the session will focus on practical, defensive practice management— demonstrating how to handle allegations based on parallel records or seized loose papers, strengthen working papers, execute timely statutory reporting, and leverage management representation letters to insulate your practice from both investigative and institutional disciplinary fallout.

About the Speakers:

Dr. M R Venkatesh, Practicing Advocate

M R Venkatesh is one of India’s leading Advocate on economic criminal laws. He has handled several legal matters and appeared in various forums in matters relating to PMLA, FEMA, Income-Tax, Benami Laws, Black Money Act, Customs, WTO related issues, GST, IBC and Company Law. A much sought-after legal consultant, he has been an advisor to several corporates on complex transactions involving cross-disciplinary expertise. He has been one of the forerunners in India in the field of fighting Black Money and his book titled Sense, Sensex and Sentiments has been acknowledged by experts as one of the pioneering works in the field of Anti-Money Laundering.

A Ranker in the final Examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, he is well recognized for his professional integrity and acumen. MRV, as he is fondly called by friends, is a rare breed of Advocate who brings a trans-professional approach. He is also a Commerce Graduate and qualified Management Accountant with a great understanding of economics, law and accounting. MRV is at once an Advocate, Chartered Accountant, Management Accountant, Economist, author and columnist.

M R Venkatesh has recently completed his doctoral thesis with SASTRA University. He has taken to law practice in 2018 after twenty-five years of practice as a Chartered Accountant.