People: Robb Strukoff has joined Milwaukee-based Wipfli as director in the firm’s healthcare practice focusing on the senior living market … Who’s Who Legal named Phil Beckett, a managing director at Alvarez & Marsal, “Investigations Digital Forensic Expert of the Year” for the second year running … Mo Merali, an advisory partner and head of private equity at the U.K.’s fifth-largest firm, Grant Thornton, has been appointed as the chairman of the Corporate Finance Faculty for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

Firms: Chicago-based Topel Forman LLC has joined Moore Stephens North America, an association of 40 member firms that have over 130 collective offices in most major North American cities … Anders CPAs + Advisors of St. Louis has added a 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Resource Center to its website … Crowe Horwath LLP, based in Chicago, will begin practicing under a new name, Crowe LLP, effective June 4; the name change will be delayed in certain states pending final review of name change applications in those states … ResearchAndMarkets.com has added the “Certified Patent Valuation Analyst Curriculum Training Sessions” to its offerings … The National Association of Black Accountants Inc. (NABA) Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Chapter recognized Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP for ongoing support for diverse and inclusive workplaces … Columbus, Ohio-based GBQ launched a new, redesigned version of its website (www.gbq.com) … Duff & Phelps opened its new office in Dublin, which can accommodate 30 additional staffers to its Irish team; it will look to grow a number of practice areas including valuation … Houlihan Lokey wins “Best Valuation Firm for Hard to Value Assets” in HFMWeek’s annual European Hedge Fund Services Awards 2018.

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