People: Erica Pavlovich, CPA, CFF, ABV, has joined 4 Corners Financial Forensics as a senior forensic accountant; she performs forensic accounting, business valuations, and economic damages services both in and out of litigation settings across various industries and for a variety of purposes … Greg Smith, ASA, has joined Willamette Management Associates as a managing director in the firm’s Boston office; formerly with Kroll, he has more than 20 years of experience in the areas of business and asset valuation, corporate finance, and strategic planning.

Firms: Mazars and Forvis have formed a global alliance under the brand Forvis Mazars, part of a larger deal aimed at establishing a global audit and advisory network with an estimated annual revenue of $5 billion … Cleveland-based Cohen & Co. has acquired Szymkowiak & Associates CPAs and PEAR Consultants, both of Buffalo, N.Y.; the former focuses on tax, assurance and advisory services and the latter is a tax consulting firm … Minneapolis-based Nepsis, a financial advisory and investment management firm, has acquired Sevenich, Butler, Gerlach, & Brazil of St. Paul, Minnesota, a firm that provides tax, accounting and consulting services, including business valuations … Atlanta-based Aprio LLP has merged with Rubens Partners LLP of Lafayette, Calif., which provides accounting, tax, and advisory services, including business valuation … Tucson, Ariz.-based BeachFleischman PLLC is adding Nogales, Ariz.-based Jeong Lizardi PC, which provides tax, accounting and business advisory services … New York City-based EisnerAmper LLP will be joined by New York City-based Spielman Koenigsberg & Parker (SKP), an accounting, tax, and consulting firm with six partners and a staff of more than 60 professionals.

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