People: Hubert Klein, CPA, ABV, CFF, CVA, CFE, CGMA, a partner at EisnerAmper, was named leader of the firm’s New Jersey forensics, litigation, and valuation services group; he specializes in complex damages, business valuations, due diligence analysis, fraud, forensic investigations, matrimonial proceedings, lost profit calculations, shareholder disputes, insurance claims analysis, succession planning, and estate and gift planning … Meg Nowak has joined Sponsel CPA Group (Indianapolis) as a valuation analyst in the valuation and litigation services department; she’s a graduate of Millikin University and will help with data gathering, financial analysis, and industry research … Claudius Modesti, former director of enforcement at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), has joined the law firm Akin Gump as a partner in its white-collar defense and government investigations practice in Washington, D.C. … Loretta Doon, CEO of the California Society of CPAs, will retire in June and will be succeeded by former American Institute of CPAs executive Anthony Pugliese.
Firms: Haga Kommer CPAs of North Dakota has merged with Schmitz & Ketchum (St. Cloud, Minn.); the new office will operate as Schmitz & Ketchum, a division of Haga Kommer … Santa Rosa, Calif.-based Pisenti & Brinker has merged with Zainer Rinehart Clarke, also located in the North Bay area; the combined firm has 31 CPAs and nearly 80 employees … Chicago-based Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams opened a new wealth advisory subsidiary, ORBA Wealth Advisors, an independent registered investment advisor … Cray, Kaiser Ltd., Chicago, has merged with Domino & Associates (Downers Grove, Ill.); in separate news, Cray, Kaiser was appointed a member firm of global network Russell Bedford International … Sioux City, Iowa-based Williams & Co. has acquired Nelson, Gayer, Versteeg CPAs of Estherville, Iowa.
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