People: GBQ Consulting LLC announced that Tom De Filippe joined its New York City office as director of practice growth in the Valuation and Financial Opinion Services Department … Joel Glick was promoted to director in the forensic and business valuation practice at the Miami firm Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants.

Firms: Himmelwright, Huguley & Boles, with offices in Auburn and Opelika, Ala., announced its impending merger on Jan. 1, 2017, with Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith, expanding the footprint in Alabama of Birmingham’s largest locally owned accounting firm. The firms will consolidate under the brand Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith LLC … Weltman Bernfield LLC, based in the Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove and just a few years shy of its 100th year, announced its merger with the Milwaukee-based Wipfli LLP on September 1. This merger solidifies Wipfli’s Chicago presence and is the latest in a series of mergers or acquisitions for the firm, including the January merger with Chicago-based Steinberg Advisors.

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