People: Robert Carter, senior manager at Hertzbach & Company of Maryland and Virginia, was named as a 40 Under 40 honoree, among the best and brightest talent in the accounting profession … Jay Fishman, managing director of Financial Research Associates, was awarded the ASA Philadelphia chapter’s George D. Sinclair FASA Professionalism Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership and service to the Philadelphia chapter, the appraisal profession, and the public … Thomas Giordano, director of litigation and valuation services at New York City firm Anchin, Block & Anchin, was elected trustee at the Scarsdale Foundation, an organization that has helped the community through grants and scholarships since 1923 …  Becky Roof, managing director at AlixPartners and local market leader for the Houston region, will lead the firm’s new Houston office.

Firms: Citrin Cooperman was honored as one of the Best Corporate Investigations Providers by the New York Law Journal … In a move to expand its footprint in North Carolina, the Greensboro-based DMJ & Co. announced its merger with Hutchings & Hutchings CPAs, a Durham firm with over 70 employees and 10 partners … Solidifying its traction in Canada, Duff & Phelps has acquired the Ontario-based Campbell Valuation Partners and its affiliated corporate finance firm, Veracap M&A International. The entire teams of both organizations will be joining Duff & Phelps.

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