Dr. L. Murphy Smith is a Professor of Accounting at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He teaches on the RELLIS Campus. Dr. Smith's academic record includes numerous professional journal articles, research grants, books, conference presentations, and awards for teaching and research. His work has been cited in various news media, including National Public Radio, Fortune, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. Among his awards are the Outstanding International Accounting Educator Award from the American Accounting Association International Accounting Section and the Outstanding Educator Award from the Texas Society of CPAs. He ranks in the top one percent of authors on Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN.com) by downloaded articles (over 91,000). His work is highly referenced, with over 5,000 citations to his work shown on Google Scholar. During his career, he has held a number of leadership positions in academic and professional organizations e.g. President of the American Accounting Association Gender Issues and Work-Life Balance Section.Specialties: Ethics, international accounting, IFRS, auditing, intellectual property, forensic accounting, oil and gas, business valuation. Dr Smith has provided litigation consulting on a number of legal cases regarding these specialties. In addition, he has given related keynote addresses and conference presentations, and is available for consideration as a guest speaker.