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Welcome to Around the Globe - a round-up of the latest member news and activity happening throughout the LEA Global community.
Going forward, this publication will feature brief snippets of referral activity, hiring and promotions, awards, growth updates, and more!
Firm Highlights
- Anders (USA) announced its acquisition of People Puzzle LLC and the launch of its new HR & Talent Transformation advisory offering to provide strategic, data-driven HR and talent support to small- and mid-market companies.
- Clark Nuber (USA) earned its sixth consecutive Best of Accounting Award from ClearlyRated for its service excellence.
- Brown Plus' (USA) HR department is named the #1 Best HR Team in America in 2026 by Employee Benefit News and Best Companies Group.
- Congratulations to our members who made Accounting Today's list of Top 100 Firms: CBIZ, Bennett Thrasher, Anders, KLR, Clark Nuber, and Miller Kaplan! We'd also like to recognize the firms that were named leaders in their respective regions - KLR in New England, Brown Plus in the Mid-Atlantic, Keiter, CST Group CPAs, and KatzAbosch in the Capital region, Bennett Thrasher and Draffin Tucker in the Southeast, Kerkering Barberio and GranthamPoole in the Gulf Coast, Anders in the Midwest, BeachFleischman in the Southwest, and Clark Nuber, Miller Kaplan, and Haskell & White in the West.
- HW Fisher, part of Sumer Group (UK), welcomed specialist medical accountancy practice - Ramsay Brown LLP to their firm. This acquisition strengthens HW Fisher’s specialist services by integrating Ramsay Brown’s expertise in accounting for medical professionals and businesses and understanding of the healthcare networks in which they operate.
- Dewan P N Chopra & Co (India) celebrated its 115th Founder's Day, honoring the legacy and values of their founder Dewan Purshottam Nath Chopra.
Notable People
- Draffin Tucker (USA) promoted Scott Schlau and Terri Ramey to partner. Schlau's specialties include real estate partnerships and closely held businesses; Ramey's specialties include multi-state tax, trusts and estates, and small businesses.
- Ken Wolfe, President and Managing Partner at Brown Plus (USA) is a recipient of Central Penn Business Journal’s (CPBJ) 2026 Leaders in Business & Finance award in the Lifetime Achievement category.
- HW Fisher, part of the Sumer Group (UK), appointed Daphne Hemingway to lead their VAT team. Hemingway is a leading expert in VAT litigation and dispute resolution, and brings 30 years of experience to the role.
- Suhel Goel of SandMartin (India) completed his CPA Australia certification. Congratulations!
- RBK Chartered Accountants (Ireland) increased its firm leadership team to 23 partners with the appointment of two new partners and five new associate partners. Congratulations to Charlene McCrossan as Audit & Business Advisory Partner, Sinéad McMahon as Tax Partner, Andrew Duignan as Audit & Business Advisory Associate Partner, Richard McAufield as Tax Associate Partner, John Moore as VAT Associate Partner, Jennifer Brennan as Corporate Finance Associate Partner and Aidan Heavey as Corporate Finance Associate Partner.
Collaboration in Action
- Michaela Pascua of Perks (Australia) kicked off a talent exchange with Fuller Landau (Canada), embarking on a three-month program and experiencing life as a senior audit associate in Toronto!
- Member firms from our Latin American region released the third edition of Legis Tributum Análisis. In this edition, they address the tax treatment of interest payments to non-resident taxpayers in the reporting country.
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