Friedman LLP was a corporate sponsor of the 12^th Annual Kaufman Brothers Investors Conference held on September 9-11, 2009 in New York City.  Kaufman Bros. is the country’s largest minority owned & operated investment banking and advisory firm focused on Technology, Media, Telecom (TMT) and Green Technology.  In addition to the networking and development opportunities provided by the conference, Friedman SEC Services Group partner-in-charge Jeffrey Zudeck welcomed attendees at the opening dinner and partner Christopher Smith addressed the group on the current state of affairs in audit fees.