Kovel is a partner at Kirby McInerney LLP who specializes in whistleblower suits.
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The attorney is the client in a Kovel engagement so the accountant should address all correspondence to the lawyer.
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That means information acquired by an accountant under a Kovel agreement should be distinguished from information collected by the accountant as an auditor or in some other capacity.
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