People: Yvette Austin Smith has joined FTI Consulting Inc. in the firm’s Compass Lexecon subsidiary as a senior managing director and chair of its Global Finance practice and will lead the New York City office; she is a recognized finance expert in multiple areas, including valuation, credit and solvency analysis, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy, and damages.

Firms: New York City-based PKF O’Connor Davies is adding Archambault & Associates of Wakefield, Mass., which offers a wide range of services for both individual and fiduciary clients, including those addressing personal, estate, gift, trust, and business tax matters … San Francisco-based Hood & Strong LLP has acquired Cohen Anderson CPAs of San Rafael, Calif., a firm that specializes in financial reporting and tax services for nonprofits, including human services agencies, educational institutions, and arts and environmental organizations … BDO Canada has acquired FL Fuller Landau, a Montreal-based accounting and consulting firm that focuses on family businesses and family offices and provides services in accounting, assurance, tax, corporate finance, human resources consulting, and restructuring and turnaround.

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