Jeremy Barton, the U.K. General Counsel for KPMG, one of the Four Big accounting firms, recently announced his decision to step down from his position. Barton has played a lead role in the organization’s legal team for the past eight years. His decision to depart comes largely as a result of the firm closing a significant litigation matter.
It is noteworthy that Barton’s resignation follows in the aftermath of KPMG’s UK division settling a long-standing dispute tied to the collapse of contracting company Carillion.Read more.