People: After nearly 16 years as the secretary general for the International Association of Certified Valuation Specialists (IACVS), Robert “Bob” Brackett has retired; he has been a member of the business valuation community for 30 years and practiced and conducted BV training in many parts of the world, leaving a “legacy of goodwill that shall be long remembered,” the IACVS said in a statement … Mark Dayman, CPA/ABV/CFF, ABAR, CVA, has joined Dayton, Ohio-based Brady Ware & Co. as a partner of Strategic Valuation and Advisory Services; he has more than 40 years of experience helping clients with litigation support in the areas of commercial damages, eminent domain, IP, family law, and franchise disputes across a wide range of industries including real estate, hospitality, franchises and the franchise business model, and technology, among others … Rebecca Upton MBA, CPA, CVA, has been admitted as a partner at Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based Dempsey Vantrease & Follis PLLC (DVF); she has more than 20 years of public accounting experience, specializing in tax and business consulting and working largely with small businesses and medical clients and also provides valuation and litigation support services.

Firms: Houston-based Weaver is adding in Levine & Seltzer LLP of New York City, a firm that provides accounting, audit, and advisory services to clients across a wide range of industries, with particular focus in real estate and high-net-worth individuals and their companies; the deal expands Weaver’s New York practice by 24 team members … New York City-based EisnerAmper LLP is acquiring Popper & Co. LLP of New York City, a firm that provides sophisticated tax planning, tax compliance, and estate/gift planning services for high-net-worth individuals and families in New York, Florida, California, Texas, and other states.

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