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Merger Creates One of the
Largest CPA Firm Associations in the U.S.
ORLANDO, Fla. – January 13, 2006 – Bill Miller, CPA, president of
Moore Stephens Lovelace, P. A. (“MSL”) has announced that Moore
Stephens North America, Inc. and the Global Alliance have merged
creating one of the largest CPA firm associations in the U.S., with 35
firms and annual revenues of over $600 million.
The association will continue to be known as Moore Stephens North
America (MSNA) which is a more established name in the accounting
industry, and the new organization will still be part of Moore
Stephens International Limited (MSIL). MSL has been a member of the
Moore Stephens network since 1987. The worldwide MSIL network
consists of over 330 leading independent accounting and consulting
firms with more than 500 offices, in over 90 countries with total
worldwide annual revenues of almost $1.25 billion.
The enhanced Moore Stephens network will provide numerous benefits
to members firms and their clients including:
• As-needed network collaboration on client engagements providing
greater efficiency and value for professional service fees.
• Expanded geographical scope allowing more comprehensive client
service throughout North America.
• Increased level of collective experience and staff resources to
serve the diverse needs of international clients.
• An enhanced MSNA talent pool enabling member firms to more
aggressively pursue new service industries to further benefit clients.
Miller states, “Moore Stephens is already well-known internationally,
and the addition of so many quality firms in the United States further
enhances the Moore Stephens brand. These firms possess talent and
experience that further differentiate firms like Moore Stephens
Lovelace, P. A. as a desirable alternative to national firms. This is
critical in today’s Sarbanes-Oxley era as many companies are dropped
by their national audit firms or face heavy fee increases. While our
resources are now greatly enhanced, we will remain committed to
serving our local, national and international clients with the same
personal attention as always.”
Miller also sees an advantage for current and potential MSL
employees. “We anticipate that our recruiting and staff retention
programs will benefit from the merge, since our increased ability to
serve larger and more challenging clients is very appealing to our
staff. Our staff members will also enjoy a greater level of
professional growth resulting from shared educational opportunities
within the Moore Stephens network.”
Moore Stephens North America firms now include:
Armanino McKenna (San Francisco and San Diego)
Asher & Company, Ltd. (Philadelphia)
Atkinson & Co., Ltd. (Albuquerque)
Bansley and Kiener, LLP (Chicago)
Beene Garter, LLP (Grand Rapids)
Benson & McLaughlin, P.S. (Seattle)
Bonadio & Co. (Rochester and Buffalo)
Brown Smith Wallace (St. Louis)
Burnside Rishebarger, PLLC (San Antonio)
Carr, Riggs & Ingram (Alabama, Mississippi)
Decosimo & Company (Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio)
Doeren Mayhew (Detroit)
Dudley, Hopton-Jones, Sims & Freeman, PLLP (Alabama)
Eadie and Payne, LLP (Redlands, Ontario)
G.T. Reilly & Company, P.C. (Massachusetts)
Goodman & Company (Virginia and surrounding areas)
Grassi & Company (Lake Success, NY)
Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt (Greater Los Angeles area) Mahoney Cohen
& Company (New York)
Mohler, Nixon & Williams (San Jose area)
Moore Stephens Apple, Inc. (Ohio)
Moore Stephens Cooper Molyneux, LLP (Toronto)
Moore Stephens Frost (Arkansas)
Moore Stephens Hays & Company, LLP (New York)
Moore Stephens Lovelace, P.A. (Florida)
Moore Stephens Mexico (Mexico)
Moore Stephens Potter, LLP (Lexington, Louisville)
Moore Stephens Tiller (Atlanta)
Moore Stephens Wurth Frazer and Torbet (Orange Co.)
Moore Stephens, P.C. (New Jersey, New York)
Rea & Associates (Ohio)
Rhea & Ivy, P.L.C. (Memphis)
Travis Wolff & Co. (Texas)
Watkins, Meegan & Drury (Maryland, Virginia)
Wipfli (Wisconsin, Minnesota)
Since 1974, thousands of clients have looked to Moore Stephens
Lovelace, P. A. to provide comprehensive services, including:
accounting and auditing, tax planning and reporting, and business
consulting. During this time we have remained committed to assisting a
broad range of local, national and international clients to achieve
professional success and personal security. As a result, Moore
Stephens Lovelace, P. A. is among the largest independently owned
regional accounting firms in Florida.
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