Law Firm Accounting and Financial Management (Seventh Edition)

Lawrence E. Ballard is a Partner at PwC and serves in the role of the US Law Firm Services Leader. PwC’s U.S. Law Firm Services practice serves more than 50% of the largest US Law Firms nationally and globally. In his role, he works closely with US and Global law firms to meet their strategic and business needs through the delivery of tax, assurance and advisory services. He advises his clients in several areas including financial reporting, governance and internal controls, strategy, finance effectiveness, and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, he has been a frequent speaker at conferences and events on various topics that are critical to managing a successful law firm.

Lawrence has more than 25 years of experience providing assurance, reporting and advisory services to clients across various industries including law firms, consumer product and retail, logistics and transportation, industrial products, and hospitality.

Lawrence is a certified public accountant in the state of New York and New Jersey, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

Carole Symonds is a Partner at PwC and also leads the US tax services for PwC's Law Firm Services practice. She brings more than 25 years of experience and has been involved in such projects as law firm mergers, international structuring, partner compensation, state & local taxes, and all aspects of law firm and partner tax compliance. She is also a featured speaker and moderator at PwC Law Firm Services conferences and events.

In addition to her work with law firms, Carole has also worked with other private companies including S corporations, other pass through entities and closely-held corporations on federal, state and international tax matters. Carole has also been with PwC’s Washington National Tax Services group in Washington D.C., consulting with clients nationally on tax accounting methods, as well as the International Tax Services practice, assisting companies in all areas of international tax planning, including transfer pricing, foreign tax credits, international structuring, check-the-box and hybrid entities, and inbound tax planning for foreign investment.