KPMG won approval from Arizona's Supreme Court on Thursday to launch a law firm in Arizona, making it the first of the Big Four accounting firms to be able to practice law in the United States.

"KPMG is somewhat limited in what it can do as an Arizona law firm, and even in markets like the UK where they have free rein, the Big Four has not put too many law firms out of business," he said.

KPMG's application for an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) license in Arizona, potentially enables it to become the first Big Four accounting firm to establish a law firm in the U.S ...

What You Need to Know. Despite a recommendation from its own committee, the Arizona Supreme Court has decided to delay ruling on whether a subsidiary of Big Four accounting firm KPMG can obtain a ...

"KPMG is somewhat limited in what it can do as an Arizona law firm, and even in markets like the UK where they have free rein, the Big Four has not put too many law firms out of business," he said.

KPMG Law US, a subsidiary of KPMG US, applied to the Arizona Supreme Court to operate as an alternative business structure under a state program that allows non-lawyers to co-own law firms, a KPMG ...

KPMG is taking advantage of a program in Arizona, which lifted a restriction in place in nearly every state that prohibits nonlawyers from owning a law firm.The program, in place since 2021, aimed ...

Arizona's Supreme Court has granted KPMG a license to practice law. The decision marks the entry of a Big Four firm into the US legal framework. The move is likely to create more competition for ...

KPMG US already serves over 100 clients in Arizona, leveraging approximately 300 people across the firm's audit, tax, advisory and business process group teams. Its presence has grown 35% since 2020 ...

As KPMG waits on Arizona to decide its fate in the U.S., several Am Law giants are already seizing the opportunity in England. February 17, 2025. For You.

Arizona’s Supreme Court gives the firm final clearance to set up a law practice, making KPMG the first Big Four accounting firm to do so anywhere in the U.S.

KPMG is poised to break through a longtime barrier and become the first Big Four accounting firm to practice law in the U.S., leveraging a novel Arizona program that allows nonlawyers to own law ...