Senior people stay
The people in the first conversation are the people who do the work. Fast response, continuity, and a relationship that does not reset when the scope changes.
The firm
Big-Firm Expertise. Boutique Experience.
Our clients get senior expertise at every stage, with a fast response and continuity from people who know the business.
Cooper-Richards is a Denver-based boutique professional services firm. We serve local, national, and global companies in SOX compliance, internal audit, IT risk and cybersecurity, advisory services, and AI governance.
Cooper-Richards, LLC is a Denver-based firm for SOX and internal controls, internal audit, IT risk and cybersecurity, advisory, and AI governance. We work with companies in manufacturing and industrial products, financial services, consumer products, home building, mining.
The firm was founded in 2008 by former Big Four engagement leaders. Across the team, people have come from Big Four firms, Fortune 500 companies, and both the public and private sectors. Cooper-Richards was built so clients could get practical advice, sized to the risk, from people who stay with the work.
The senior people in the first conversation stay on the engagement. Clients get a fast response and continuity from people who know the business.
Denver is home base. Clients are local, with global reach. We work where their teams and systems are, with the same quality we provide here. See our people.
How we work
Room beside a larger firm
Many clients already work with a Big Four firm. We add senior attention and continuity where that work needs it.
Local, with global reach
Denver is home base. Clients are local companies whose teams, systems, and risk sit in more than one place.
Questions we get
What prospects actually ask
- How is CR different from a Big 4 firm?
- CR brings the expertise clients expect from a large firm, with a different experience. The senior people in the first conversation stay on the work. Clients get practical advice, a fast response, and continuity from people who know the business.
- Do you only work in Denver?
- No. Denver is home base. We serve local, national, and global firms, including companies whose teams and systems sit in more than one place. Many of our clients are local companies with global reach.
- We already have a Big 4 relationship. Why would we need CR?
- Many clients keep a Big Four firm and ask CR to add senior attention where the work needs it: a faster response, practical guidance, or continuity from people who already understand the business. The advice is built around the organization, not a standard methodology.
- What size company is CR the right fit for?
- CR is the right fit for organizations with enough complexity that the work matters and enough sophistication to value senior involvement. That often means large companies, fast-growing businesses, or organizations facing board-level scrutiny, regulatory pressure, system change, or operational risk. The common denominator is not just size. It is complexity, urgency, and the need for advice that is practical, experienced, and accountable.
- Do you do AI work?
- Yes, but we talk about AI through the lens of risk, governance, and controls. CR helps organizations understand where AI is being used, what risks it creates, and whether the right oversight, policies, processes, and controls are in place. The goal is not to chase technology hype. It is to help clients adopt AI responsibly, protect the business, and give leaders confidence that innovation is happening within a controlled environment.