On June 1, 2025, partner Katherine Turner participated in the ALI CLE Accountants’ Liability conference, an annual conference for lawyers who represent accounting professionals in litigation and regulatory matters.  Katherine presented on a panel entitled Facing Challenges in an Evolving Economic and Political World, where she spoke about the impact of recent political developments on the regulatory landscape for audit professionals.

Katherine Turner is Co-Chair of Williams & Connolly’s Accountant Liability practice group and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Congressional Investigations practice group and recently completed a term on the Firm’s Executive Committee. She has extensive experience in defending accounting firms and their auditors in professional liability litigation and SEC and PCAOB regulatory matters, including work for three of the Big Four firms, several Big Four international member firms, and a prominent national accounting firm.  She has led internal investigations concerning audit, accounting, and governance issues, including an internal investigation for the Audit Committee of a public technology company and an internal investigation for the board of an academic institution, and has defended firm and individual clients in professional discipline matters before state boards of accountancy.