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THE PACESETTER: The
Los Angeles office of
PricewaterhouseCoopers is
the largest accounting firm
with an office in Los Angeles
County. The New York firm
has 1,610 accounting
professionals in its local
office, up from 1,472 a year
ago. Overall, the local office
employs 1,757 people, plus
support staff.
GROWTH: KPMG acquired
Rothstein Kass last year.
The firm’s local office
moved to 550 S. Hope St.
in June.
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ACCOUNTING FIRMS
Ranked by number of accounting professionals in L.A. County
Rank Firm
• name
L.A. County
Staff
Firmwide Industries Served
Revenue3 (partial list)
Services Offered
Profile
Top Local Executive
(partial list)
• headquarters
• address
• accounting prof.1
• name
• 2014
• year founded
• website
• total prof.2
• title
• 2013
• offices
• phone
• CPAs
(L.A./total)
(current/year ago)
11
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
PricewaterhouseCoopers
601 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles 90017
pwc.com
Ernst & Young
725 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles 90017
ey.com
KPMG
550 S. Hope St., Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90071
kpmg.com/us
Deloitte
555 W. Fifth St., Suite 2700
Los Angeles 90013
deloitte.com
Nigro Karlin Segal Feldstein & Bolno
10960 Wilshire Blvd., Fifth Floor
Los Angeles 90024
nksfb.com
Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt
11444 W. Olympic Blvd., 11th Floor
Los Angeles 90064
hcvt.com
Gelfand Rennert & Feldman
1880 Century Park East, Suite 1600
Los Angeles 90067
grfllp.com
BDO USA
1888 Century Park East, Fourth Floor
Los Angeles 90067
bdo.com
McGladrey
515 S. Flower St., 41st Floor
Los Angeles 90071
mcgladrey.com
Moss Adams
10960 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1100
Los Angeles 90024
mossadams.com
1,610/1,472
1,757/1,624
WND/WND
1,254/1,096
1,486/1,304
412/308
1,091/936
1,091/936
292/WND
1,052/1,043
1,626/1,584
WND/350
262/255
275/268
38/54
accounting, audit, forensic,
human capital advisory, internal
audit, IT, M&A, regulation, risk
mngt., tax, transaction
accounting, audit, corp. finance,
internal audit, risk mngt., tax,
transaction, forensic, financial
advisory
audit, business mngt., corp.
finance, forensic, internal audit,
IT, tax, advisory
New York
1865
1/758
accounting, audit, corp. finance,
financial advisory, forensic,
human capital advisory, internal
audit, M&A, risk mngt., tax
accounting, business mngt.,
estate planning, forensic,
personal finance, royalty
compliance, tax
construction, entertainment, accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, M&A,
hospitality, manufacturing,
non-profit, real estate, retail, tax
professional service firms
accounting, business mngt.,
entertainment, non-profit,
estate planning, litigation
sports, publishing,
support, royalty compliance,
merchandising, corporate
tax, royalty, valuations
executives
accounting, audit, financial
entertainment, financial,
advisory, forensic, internal
health care, insurance,
audit, risk mngt., tax
manufacturing, non-profit,
real estate
accounting, audit, financial
apparel, financial, health
care, manufacturing, media, advisory, internal audit, IT, risk
mngt., tax, transaction
retail, tech
New York
1895
3/674
Brian Cullinan
Market Managing
Partner
(213) 356-6000
Patrick Niemann
Managing Partner,
Greater Los Angeles
(213) 977-3200
Mark Hutchins
Office Managing
Partner
(213) 972-4000
Michelle Kerrick
Managing Partner
(213) 688-0800
Los Angeles
1981
1/5
Mickey Segal
Managing Partner
(310) 277-4657
West Los
Angeles
1991
5/8
Los Angeles
1967
2/5
Philip J. Holthouse
Managing Partner
(310) 566-1900
Chicago
1910
1/58
Brad Schrupp/
Carl Sasaki
Managing Partners
(310) 557-0300
Joe Mazza
Office Managing
Partner, L.A.
(213) 330-4600
Todd Van der Wel/
Roger Weninger
Partner/Regional
Managing Partner
(310) 477-0450
$34,000 entertainment, financial,
$32,100 health care, insurance,
legal, manufacturing, real
estate, retail, tech, telecom
27,400 entertainment, financial,
25,800 health care, media, real
estate, retail, tech
24,820 entertainment, financial,
23,420 health care, insurance,
manufacturing, real estate,
tech
34,200 apparel, entertainment,
32,400 financial, health care,
media, non-profit, real
estate, retail, tech, telecom
61 entertainment, financial,
56 legal, media, non-profit, real
estate, sports, music
238/220
238/220
149/142
100
87
208/181
213/185
44/37
WND
WND
207/181
217/188
84/76
833
683
179/143
193/156
58/50
1,400
1,367
169/148
169/155
72/112
WND apparel, construction,
WND entertainment, financial,
health care, manufacturing,
non-profit
Employees doing accounting work, including CPAs, but excluding support staff.
Total professionals, including accounting professionals, but excluding support staff.
In millions.
WND - Would not disclose
1
2
3
accounting, audit, business
mngt., corp. finance, estate
planning, financial advisory,
internal audit
London
1903
2/WND
New York
1897
3/793
Chicago
1926
1/75
Seattle
1913
2/24
Todd Gelfand
Managing Partner
(310) 553-1707
Note: The information on this list was provided by representatives of the firms themselves.
Accounting firms are ranked by the number of accounting professionals and CPAs in L.A.
County offices, respectively.
Researched by David Nusbaum
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February 16, 2015
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Rank Firm
• name
L.A. County
Staff
• address
• website
Firmwide Industries Served
Revenue3 (partial list)
Services Offered
Profile
Top Local Executive
(partial list)
• headquarters
• name
• accounting prof.1 • 2014
• year founded
• title
• total prof.2
• offices
• phone
• 2013
• CPAs
(L.A./total)
(current/year ago)
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
ACQUISITION: SingerLewak
acquired Biggs & Co. last
year. The new business
segment for the group was
named SLBiggs, a division
of SingerLewak.
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Member Types
The different occupations of
AICPA members
28
3%
2%
13%
Retired Government Education
29
Member
Types
30
46%
36
13
3
2
Miller Kaplan Arase
4123 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood 91602
millerkaplan.com
CBIZ/Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.4
10474 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles 90025
cbiz.com
CohnReznick
1900 Avenue of the Stars, 28th Floor
Los Angeles 90067
cohnreznick.com
RBZ
11766 Wilshire Blvd., Ninth Floor
Los Angeles 90025
rbz.com
Grant Thornton
515 S. Flower St., Seventh Floor
Los Angeles 90071
grantthornton.com
Gumbiner Savett Inc.
1723 Cloverfield Blvd.
Santa Monica 90404
gscpa.com
Gursey Schneider
1888 Century Park East, Suite 900
Los Angeles 90067
gursey.com
Crowe Horwath
15233 Ventura Blvd., Ninth Floor
Sherman Oaks 91403
crowehorwath.com
Green Hasson Janks
10990 Wilshire Blvd., 16th Floor
Los Angeles 90024
greenhassonjanks.com
SingerLewak
10960 Wilshire Blvd., Seventh Floor
Los Angeles 90024
singerlewak.com
Windes
111 W. Ocean Blvd., 22nd Floor
Long Beach 90802
windes.com
NSBN
9454 Wilshire Blvd., Fourth Floor
Beverly Hills 90212
nsbn.com
Tanner Mainstain Glynn & Johnson
10866 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor
Los Angeles 90024
tmgjcpa.com
Lodgen Lacher Golditch Sardi
Saunders & Howard
16530 Ventura Blvd., Suite 305
Encino 91436
lgshcpa.com
White Zuckerman Warsavsky Luna &
Hunt
15490 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300
Sherman Oaks 91403
wzwlh.com
Vicenti Lloyd & Stutzman
2210 E. Route 66, Suite 100
Glendora 91740
vlsllp.com
Hutchinson & Bloodgood
550 N. Brand Blvd., 14th Floor
Glendale 91203
hbllp.com
Squar Milner Peterson Miranda &
Williamson
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 800
Los Angeles 90025
squarmilner.com
Vasquez & Co.
801 S. Grand Ave., Suite 400
Los Angeles 90017
vasquezcpa.com
Marcum
2049 Century Park East, Suite 300
Los Angeles 90067
marcumllp.com
2
46%
Public Accounting
Source: American Institute of CPAs
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WND entertainment,
WND manufacturing, media, nonprofit, real estate, retail,
tech
WND construction, entertainment,
WND financial, health care, legal,
media, non-profit, real
estate, retail
575 hospitality, manufacturing,
508 non-profit, real estate, retail
140/120
143/125
76/71
WND entertainment, hospitality,
WND legal, manufacturing, nonprofit, real estate
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, financial
advisory, royalty compliance,
tax,
accounting, audit, corp. finance,
estate planning, financial
advisory, forensic, internal
audit, litigation support, tax
accounting, estate planning,
forensic, tax, financial and
transaction advisory, external
and internal audit
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, M&A,
royalty compliance, tax
127/124
150/145
45/43
1,380 apparel, entertainment,
1,300 financial, manufacturing,
media, non-profit, tech,
telecom
WND apparel, construction,
WND entertainment, financial,
hospitality, legal,
manufacturing, media
31 entertainment, legal,
28 manufacturing, non-profit,
real estate, retail, sports,
tech
670 apparel, financial, health
599 care, hospitality,
manufacturing, media, nonprofit, tech
WND entertainment, hospitality,
WND manufacturing, media, nonprofit, real estate, retail
audit, forensic, internal audit,
regulation, tax, transaction,
international tax, valuation,
restructuring
accounting, audit, business
mngt., corp. finance, estate
planning, financial advisory,
forensic, litigation support
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, forensic,
IT, litigation support, tax, family
law
audit, financial advisory,
forensic, internal audit, IT,
litigation support, M&A, risk
mngt., tax
accounting, audit, estate
planning, forensic, M&A,
royalty compliance, tax
160/155
181/176
68/91
148/133
155/139
84/83
120/125
132/137
72/72
116/113
120/118
72/64
107/91
109/93
33/33
104/101
104/101
63/60
101/89
115/101
48/42
90/90
100/100
55/55
68/68
76/76
43/44
56/71
58/73
18/22
55/51
67/61
38/34
38 construction, entertainment, accounting, audit, business
39 manufacturing, media, non- mngt., forensic, litigation
profit, retail, tech
support, risk mngt., tax,
valuation
29 construction, financial,
accounting, audit, business
30 health care, insurance,
mngt., corp. finance, estate
legal, manufacturing, nonplanning, internal audit, tax
profit, real estate
WND entertainment, health care, accounting, audit, business
WND non-profit, real estate,
mngt., estate planning, financial
affordable housing, escrow, advisory, tax, bookkeeping/
entrepreneurial businesses QuickBooks
WND construction, entertainment, accounting, audit, business
WND financial, health care, real
mngt., estate planning, financial
estate, sports
advisory, litigation support,
personal finance, tax
WND construction, entertainment, accounting, audit, business
WND financial, hospitality,
mngt., estate planning, financial
manufacturing, non-profit,
advisory, forensic, litigation
real estate
support, tax
Los Angeles
1941
1/5
Douglas Waite
Managing Partner
(818) 769-2010
Cleveland
1978
1/100
Mark Luttrell/Jim Parks
Co-Managing Directors
(310) 268-2000
New York
1919
2/28
Scott M. Sachs
Managing Partner Los Angeles
(310) 843-9700
John Schweisberger
CEO
(310) 478-4148
Chicago
1924
1/725
Los Angeles
1975
1/1
Santa
Monica
1950
1/1
Los Angeles
1979
2/3
Kullen Birkeland
Southern California
Managing Partner
(213) 627-1717
Michael M. Savoy
Managing Director
(310) 828-9798
Los Angeles
1953
1/1
Stephan H.
Wasserman
Managing Partner
(310) 552-0960
Ray Calvey
Office Managing
Partner
(818) 501-5200
Leon Janks
Managing Partner
(310) 873-1600
Los Angeles
1959
3/6
Jim Pitrat
Managing Partner
(310) 477-3924
Long Beach
1926
2/3
Beverly Hills
1952
1/2
John L. Di Carlo
Managing Partner &
President
(562) 435-1191
Kenneth A. Miles
Managing Partner
(310) 273-2501
Los Angeles
1976
1/1
Bradley Johnson
Managing Partner
(310) 446-2700
Encino
1965
1/1
Steve Lacher/
Ken Lodgen
Partners
(818) 783-0570
Chicago
1942
1/29
55/55
55/55
25/25
15 construction, entertainment,
13 financial, hospitality,
insurance, legal,
manufacturing, media
accounting, audit, estate
planning, financial advisory,
forensic, litigation support,
personal finance, risk mngt.
Sherman
Oaks
1971
1/2
Fred Warsavsky
Managing Partner
(818) 981-4226
54/49
64/53
34/34
WND hospitality, legal,
WND manufacturing, non-profit,
individuals, education,
government
27 construction, entertainment,
25 financial, health care,
hospitality, legal,
manufacturing
52 apparel, construction,
45 entertainment, financial,
hospitality, insurance,
manufacturing, non-profit
accounting, audit, forensic,
litigation support, tax, fraud
investigation, business
valuation
accounting, audit, business
mngt., IT, litigation support,
regulation, tax
Glendora
1953
2/2
Linda M. Saddlemire
Managing Partner
(626) 857-7300
Glendale
1922
1/4
Peter Weir
Partner in Charge
(818) 637-5000
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, financial
advisory, forensic, internal
audit, litigation support, M&A
Newport
Beach
1951
2/5
Stephen P. Milner
Managing Partner
(310) 826-4474
Los Angeles
1969
1/1
Gilbert R. Vasquez
Managing Partner
(213) 873-1700
New York
1951
1/22
Philip Wilson/
Neil Prasad
Partners-in-Charge
(310) 453-9400
54/52
64/62
31/33
53/40
53/46
36/27
51/51
57/57
22/22
50/46
52/52
30/28
WND construction, entertainment, accounting, audit, business
WND health care, hospitality,
mngt., forensic, internal audit,
manufacturing, non-profit
IT, tax, contract compliance
385 apparel, financial, health
350 care, manufacturing, real
estate, retail, tech
Employees doing accounting work, including CPAs, but excluding support staff.
Total professionals, including accounting professionals, but excluding support staff.
3
In millions.
4
CBIZ Accounting Tax & Advisory Services and Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. are
associated through an alternative practice structure.
WND - Would not disclose Note: The information on this list was provided by
representatives of the firms themselves. Accounting firms are ranked by the number of
accounting professionals and CPAs in L.A. County offices, respectively. To the best of our
1
36%
Management
Accounting
167/162
179/175
96/93
accounting, audit, estate
planning, financial advisory,
forensic, litigation support,
transaction
knowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to
ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors
sometimes occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to the
Research Department, Los Angeles Business Journal, 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 170, Los
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February 16, 2015
Continued from page 18
Rank Firm
• name
L.A. County
Staff
• address
• website
Firmwide Industries Served
Revenue3 (partial list)
Services Offered
Profile
Top Local Executive
(partial list)
• headquarters
• name
• accounting prof.1 • 2014
• year founded
• title
• total prof.2
• offices
• phone
• 2013
• CPAs
(L.A./total)
(current/year ago)
31
32
33
Member
Types
34
46%
36
13
3
2
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
Bigger Numbers
AICPA membership has been rising.
(in thousands)
48
370
49
365
360
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
348
352
358
362
365
50
355
350
Macias Gini & O'Connell
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90067
mgocpa.com
Simpson & Simpson CPAs
633 W. Fifth St., Suite 3320
Los Angeles 90071
simpsonllp.com
Lucas Horsfall Murphy & Pindroh
100 E. Corson St., Suite 200
Pasadena 91103
lhmp.com
Rose Snyder & Jacobs
15821 Ventura Blvd., Suite 490
Encino 91436
rsjcpa.com
SRG
16633 Ventura Blvd., Sixth Floor
Encino 91436
srgco.com
Stanislawski & Harrison
301 N. Lake Ave., Suite 900
Pasadena 91101
snh-cpa.com
Turner Warren Hwang & Conrad
100 N. First St., Suite 202
Burbank 91502
twhc.com
Richardson Kontogouris Emerson
2942 Columbia St.
Torrance 90503
rkellp.com
Singer Burke Zimmer & Butler
6345 Balboa Blvd., Suite 375
Encino 91316
singerburke.com
Krost Baumgarten Kniss & Guerrero
790 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 600
Pasadena 91101
krostcpas.com
Meloni Hribal Tratner
21255 Burbank Blvd., Suite 250
Woodland Hills 91367
mhtcpa.com
PDM
3460 Torrance Blvd., Suite 150
Torrance 90503
pdmcpas.com
Duffy Kruspodin & Co.
15910 Ventura Blvd., Suite 800
Encino 91436
dkllpcpa.com
Fineman West & Co.
801 S. Figueroa St., Suite 1000
Los Angeles 90017
fwllp.com
HKG
50 E. Foothill Blvd., Third Floor
Arcadia 91006
hkgllp.com
Fishman Block + Diamond
16830 Ventura Blvd., Suite 400
Encino 91436
fbco.com
Raimondo Pettit Group
21515 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 1250
Torrance 90503
rpgcpa.com
Farber Hass Hurley
9301 Oakdale Ave., Suite 230
Granada Hills 91311
fhhcpas.com
Milam Knecht & Warner
535 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 600
Glendale 91203
weaddvalue.com
Gerber & Co. Inc.
2011
1880 Century Park East, Suite 200
2012
Los Angeles 90067
2013
2014
gerberco.com
2015
49/41
60/48
25/25
$34 apparel, entertainment,
$34 financial, health care, legal,
manufacturing, media, nonprofit, real estate, tech
WND construction, financial,
WND health care, media, nonprofit, tech
accounting, audit, business
mngt., corp. finance, estate
planning, financial advisory,
internal audit, litigation support
accounting, audit, business
mngt., internal audit, IT,
personal finance, tax
Sacramento
1987
2/9
Los Angeles
1976
1/1
James Godsey/Martin
Fox/Kenneth Goldman
Partners
(310) 277-3373
Brainard C. Simpson
Managing Partner
(213) 736-6664
46/48
59/56
25/27
WND construction, legal, nonWND profit, real estate, telecom
Pasadena
1957
1/1
Michael Amerio
Managing Partner
(626) 744-5100
44/44
46/46
33/32
WND apparel, health care, legal,
WND manufacturing, media, nonprofit
Encino
1976
1/2
Tony Rose
CEO
(818) 461-0600
42/42
42/42
37/37
accounting, audit, estate
planning, financial advisory,
forensic, internal audit, litigation
support
accounting, audit, business
mngt., corp. finance, estate
planning, financial advisory,
human capital advisory, tax
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, forensic,
litigation support, tax
WND entertainment, health care,
WND insurance, legal,
manufacturing, real estate,
tech
8 entertainment, financial,
accounting, audit, business
8 media, non-profit, real
mngt., corp. finance, estate
estate, sports, tech, telecom planning, financial advisory,
personal finance, tax
WND financial, legal, non-profit
accounting, audit, estate
WND
planning, forensic, internal
audit, IT, tax
Encino
1963
1/1
Fred Solomon
Managing Partner
(818) 995-0090
Pasadena
1982
1/1
Gregory Stanislawski
Managing Director
(626) 793-3600
Burbank
1987
1/2
Kian Moshirzadeh
Managing Partner
(818) 954-9700
48/48
52/52
20/20
42/40
42/40
25/26
42/41
49/47
23/19
41/38
41/38
26/24
WND apparel, health care,
WND hospitality, legal,
manufacturing, non-profit,
retail, tech
WND entertainment, health care,
WND legal, media, real estate
accounting, audit, M&A, tax,
transaction
Torrance
2006
1/1
Jeffrey W. Richardson
Managing Partner
(310) 527-4550
accounting, business mngt.,
financial advisory, personal
finance, tax
Encino
1991
1/1
Matthew A. Burke
Partner
(818) 774-1000
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, personal
finance, tax, transaction,
management advisory services
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, forensic,
IT, litigation support, M&A,
royalty compliance, tax
accounting, audit, estate
planning, regulation, tax,
transaction
Pasadena
1939
2/4
Greg A. Kniss
CEO, President
(626) 449-4225
Los Angeles
1997
1/1
Gerald Hribal
Partner
(818) 587-3730
Torrance
1998
2/2
33/32
41/41
18/17
WND construction, entertainment,
WND financial, hospitality, legal,
manufacturing, non-profit,
real estate, retail
WND construction, entertainment,
WND financial, manufacturing,
media, non-profit, real
estate, retail, tech
WND apparel, construction,
WND financial, hospitality,
insurance, manufacturing,
non-profit, real estate, retail
WND construction, entertainment,
WND financial, health care, legal,
manufacturing, real estate
accounting, audit, business
mngt., corp. finance, estate
planning, personal finance, tax
Encino
1990
2/4
Dana Piazza/Hank
Parker/Scott Donnelly
Partners
(310) 540-4118
Thomas G. Duffy
Managing Partner
(818) 385-0585
32/33
39/38
28/25
WND apparel, entertainment,
WND hospitality, manufacturing,
real estate, retail, tech
Los Angeles
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, personal 1975
1/1
finance, tax, transaction
Harold J. West
Managing Partner
(213) 688-9898
audit, corp. finance, estate
planning, internal audit, IT,
litigation support, tax
Arcadia
1995
2/3
David R. Hinton
Managing Partner
(626) 585-0666
41/37
43/37
16/13
40/34
52/49
25/25
35/34
36/36
24/24
33/30
35/35
30/24
31/30
34/33
20/20
9 apparel, financial,
9 insurance, manufacturing,
non-profit, real estate, retail
30/30
30/30
20/20
WND entertainment, financial,
WND health care, legal,
manufacturing, non-profit,
real estate
WND construction, entertainment,
WND financial, insurance,
manufacturing, non-profit,
real estate, sports
WND construction, health care,
WND legal, manufacturing, media,
non-profit
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, financial
advisory, forensic, human
capital advisory, internal audit
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, financial
advisory, M&A, tax, transaction,
Erisa audits
accounting, audit, corp. finance,
estate planning, M&A, tax, peer
review
Encino
1962
1/1
Steven J. Fishman
Managing Partner
(818) 783-7140
Torrance
1992
1/2
Timothy D. Pettit
Managing Partner
(310) 540-5990
Chatsworth
1986
2/5
Michael Hurley
Partner
(818) 895-1943
WND apparel, construction,
WND entertainment, hospitality,
insurance, legal, tech
accounting, audit, business
mngt., corp. finance, tax,
transaction, valuations
Glendale
1995
1/2
Michael D. Milam
Managing Partner
(818) 550-9991
WND entertainment, health care,
WND legal, manufacturing, nonprofit, real estate
accounting, audit, business
Los Angeles
mngt., estate planning, financial 1986
advisory, personal finance, tax, 1/1
international tax
30/30
32/32
18/18
29/29
29/29
23/21
8.9
7,337
7,837
7,942
8,288
8,879
8.7
29/28
32/31
8.5
13/11
8.3
28/26
8.1
30/28
21/20
7.9
Employees doing accounting work, including CPAs, but7.7
excluding support staff.
Total professionals, including accounting professionals, but excluding support staff.
3
7.5
In millions.
WND - Would not disclose Note: The information on this list was provided by
representatives of the firms themselves. Accounting firms7.3
are ranked by the number of
accounting professionals and CPAs in L.A. County offices, respectively. To the best of our
’10every ’11
’13
knowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While
effort is’12
made to
1
2
345
340
’10
’11
’12
’13
’14
Source: American Institute of CPAs
Bigger Numbers
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Selwyn Gerber
Founding Shareholder
(310) 552-1600
ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors
sometimes occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to the
Research Department, Los Angeles Business Journal, 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 170, Los
Angeles 90036. ©2015 Los Angeles Business Journal. This list may not be reprinted in
whole or in part without prior written permission from the editor. Reprints are available
from the YGS Group, (800) 290-5460 ext. 100.
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On the Rise
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Continued from page 20
Rank Firm
• name
L.A. County
Staff
• address
• accounting prof.1 • 2014
• website
• total prof.
2
Firmwide Industries Served
Revenue3 (partial list)
• 2013
• CPAs
Services Offered
Profile
Top Local Executive
(partial list)
• headquarters
• name
• year founded
• title
• offices
• phone
(L.A./total)
(current/year ago)
51
52
53
54
55
Head Count
Number of accounting professionals
at the 50 largest firms in L.A. County.
(in thousands)
56
57
8.9
8.7
58
8.5
8.3
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
7,337
7,837
7,942
8,288
8,879
59
8.1
7.9
60
7.7
7.5
BPE&H, an Accountacy Corp.
21300 Victory Blvd., Suite 520
Woodland Hills 91367
bpehcpas.com
Martini Iosue & Akpovi
16830 Ventura Blvd., Suite 415
Encino 91436
miacpas.com
Weiss Accountancy Corp.
16217 Kittridge St.
Van Nuys 91406
weissac.com
Sobul Primes & Schenkel
12100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1150
Los Angeles 90025
spscpa.com
PTD Business Management
13801 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks 91423
ptdllp.com
Gorelick & Uslaner CPAs
15260 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1705
Sherman Oaks 91403
gucpas.com
Kirsch Kohn & Bridge
21550 Oxnard St., Suite 200
Woodland Hills 91367
kkbcpa.com
Maginnis Knechtel & McIntyre
300 W. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena 91103
m-k-m.com
Gish Seiden
21700 Oxnard St., Suite 850
Woodland Hills 91367
gishseiden.com
Galgas Russell Weber
21700 Oxnard St., Suite 1950
Woodland Hills 91367
grwllp.com
2
’10
’11
’12
’13
’14
WND construction, health care,
$6 legal, manufacturing, nonprofit, real estate, retail
Martin Belak-Berger
Managing Partner
(818) 914-7100
26/25
26/25
22/22
WND
WND
Don Iosue
Managing Partner
(818) 789-1179
25/19
25/19
16/12
WND
WND
25/24
25/24
14/14
WND
WND
25/25
28/28
8/7
WND
WND
24/24
30/29
22/22
WND
WND
21/21
22/22
17/17
WND
WND
21/21
21/21
15/15
WND
WND
21/21
26/23
14/16
WND
WND
21/21
22/22
12/12
WND
WND
accounting, audit, corp. finance, Woodland
estate planning, financial
Hills
advisory, internal audit, tax
1988
1/1
Encino
construction, entertainment, accounting, audit, estate
1991
planning, M&A, tax, general
legal, manufacturing, real
1/1
business consulting,
estate, retail, tech
international tax
real estate, distribution,
accounting, audit, business
Van Nuys
manufacturing, apparel,
mngt., estate planning, financial 1980
construction, legal, retail,
advisory, tax, business
1/2
film production
valuations
accounting, audit, business
Los Angeles
apparel, entertainment,
mngt., estate planning, financial 1981
health care, legal,
advisory, personal finance, tax
1/1
manufacturing, real estate,
retail
Sherman
entertainment, legal, nonaccounting, business mngt.,
Oaks
profit, real estate, sports
estate planning, financial
1990
advisory, personal finance, tax
2/2
Los Angeles
construction, entertainment, accounting, audit, business
1946
financial, health care, legal, mngt., corp. finance, estate
planning, financial advisory, tax 1/1
manufacturing, non-profit,
real estate, retail, tech
construction, health care,
accounting, audit, estate
Woodland
hospitality, legal,
planning, forensic, litigation
Hills
manufacturing, non-profit,
support, M&A, tax, transaction, 1961
real estate, retail, tech
tax controversy representation
1/1
Pasadena
accounting, audit, business
construction, financial,
mngt., estate planning, financial 1971
health care, hospitality,
1/1
advisory, forensic, internal
insurance, legal,
audit, litigation support, M&A
manufacturing, non-profit
entertainment, health care,
accounting, audit, estate
Woodland
hospitality, manufacturing,
planning, financial advisory,
Hills
real estate, retail, tech,
M&A, tax, business consulting
1942
dealerships, architects
1/1
Woodland
accounting, audit, business
entertainment, financial,
Hills
health care, manufacturing, mngt., corp. finance, estate
1980
non-profit, real estate, tech planning, financial advisory,
1/1
forensic, IT, tax
Employees doing accounting work, including CPAs, but excluding support staff.
Total professionals, including accounting professionals, but excluding support staff.
3
In millions.
WND - Would not disclose
1
7.3
27/25
27/25
17/17
Source: Business Journal research
Scott Weiss
Managing Partner
(818) 997-7712
Rick Schenkel
Managing Shareholder
(310) 826-2060
John G. Power
Managing Partner
(818) 793-5700
Edward Gorelick
President
(310) 444-1889
Stuart L. Jaffe
Managing Partner
(818) 907-6500
James Balbin
Partner
(626) 449-3466
Maureen O'GaraAdford
Managing Partner
(818) 854-6100
Raymond A. Russell
Partner
(818) 444-6700
Note: The information on this list was provided by representatives of the firms themselves.
Accounting firms are ranked by the number of accounting professionals and CPAs in L.A.
County offices, respectively.
Researched by David Nusbaum
Continued on page 24
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SMALL FIRM
ATTENTION,
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Specialty Services
FOR OVER 70 YEARS
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Continued from page 22
Rank Firm
• name
L.A. County
Staff
• address
• accounting prof.
• website
• total prof.
Firmwide Industries Served
Revenue3 (partial list)
1
2
Services Offered
Profile
Top Local Executive
(partial list)
• headquarters
• name
• 2014
• year founded
• title
• 2013
• offices
• phone
• CPAs
(L.A./total)
(current/year ago)
61
62
63
64
65
MERGER: Last year, Onisko
& Scholz CPAs merged
with the practices of Steve
Eperthener CPA and Bill
McConnell CPA.
66
67
ON THE MOVE: Prager Metis
CPAs recently merged with
Bruce Kolbrenner & Co.
68
69
70
20/19
22/22
14/11
Winningham Becker & Co.
21031 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1000
Woodland Hills 91364
wbac.com
Martin Werbelow
300 N. Lake Ave., Suite 930
Pasadena 91101
mwco.com
Rossi
400 Oceangate, Suite 1000
Long Beach 90802
rossillp.com
Sousa & Weber
2615 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 224
Hermosa Beach 90254
sousaweber.com
Stern Kory Sreden & Morgan
24961 The Old Road
Stevenson Ranch 91381
sksm.com
Onisko & Scholz CPAs
5000 E. Spring St., Suite 200
Long Beach 90815
oniskoscholz.com
Beach Freeman Lim & Cleland
861 Parkview Drive North, Suite 200
El Segundo 90245
bflc.com
Prager Metis CPAs
2381 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 350
El Segundo 90245
pragermetis.com
Hedman Partners
27441 Tourney Road, Suite 200
Valencia 91355
hedmanpartners.com
Weil & Co.
1925 Century Park East, Suite 300
Los Angeles 90067
weilco.com
20/28
20/28
11/19
20/21
20/21
8/9
20/20
20/20
8/9
18/17
18/17
13/11
18/16
22/17
12/9
18/15
18/15
10/11
18/16
18/16
8/7
17/15
17/15
12/10
17/17
21/21
11/11
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, financial
advisory, personal finance, tax,
trust administration
accounting, audit, estate
planning, financial advisory, IT,
litigation support, tax
Woodland
Hills
1954
1/1
Pasadena
1952
1/1
Erich Rail
Managing Partner
(626) 577-1440
WND apparel, health care, legal,
WND manufacturing, non-profit,
real estate, retail, tech,
transportation
WND entertainment,
WND manufacturing, media, real
estate, retail, tech,
wholesale/distribution
WND construction, entertainment,
WND financial, health care, legal,
manufacturing, non-profit,
real estate
3 apparel, construction,
2 entertainment, health care,
legal, manufacturing, nonprofit, real estate
WND legal, manufacturing, nonWND profit, real estate, retail,
tech, franchising
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, forensic,
litigation support, M&A, tax,
transaction
accounting, audit, business
mngt., corp. finance, litigation
support, M&A, tax
Long Beach
1984
1/1
Albert Rossi
Managing Partner
(562) 495-3325
Hermosa
Beach
1993
2/2
Stevenson
accounting, audit, estate
Ranch
planning, financial advisory,
forensic, M&A, personal finance 1977
1/1
Long Beach
accounting, audit, estate
1988
planning, forensic, internal
1/1
audit, litigation support, tax,
international tax
El Segundo
accounting, audit, forensic,
2003
M&A, royalty compliance, tax,
1/1
fraud prevention and detection
Rich Weber
Managing Partner
(310) 376-5040
36 entertainment, media,
WND telecom
2
Trevor Rice
Vice President
(661) 286-1040
Paul P. Scholz
Managing Partner
(562) 420-3100
Gene Lim
Managing Partner
(310) 447-1234
audit, business mngt., corp.
finance, estate planning,
litigation support, personal
finance, royalty compliance
WND construction, entertainment, accounting, audit, estate
WND legal, manufacturing, real
planning, M&A, tax, transaction,
estate, tech
compilation, review, consulting
New York
1920
2/8
Joseph Rust
Partner
(310) 207-2220
Valencia
1994
1/1
Calvin D. Hedman
President
(661) 287-6333
WND construction, entertainment,
WND health care, legal,
manufacturing, real estate,
retail, telecom
Los Angeles
1953
1/1
Ron Iino
Managing Partner
(310) 451-9871
Employees doing accounting work, including CPAs, but excluding support staff.
Total professionals, including accounting professionals, but excluding support staff.
3
In millions.
WND - Would not disclose
1
Larry Winningham
Managing Partner
(818) 598-6525
WND entertainment, financial,
WND legal, manufacturing, real
estate, sports, professional
services
4 financial, health care,
4 insurance, manufacturing,
non-profit, real estate, retail
accounting, audit, business
mngt., corp. finance, estate
planning, financial advisory,
forensic, litigation support, tax
Note: The information on this list was provided by representatives of the firms themselves.
Accounting firms are ranked by the number of accounting professionals and CPAs in L.A.
County offices, respectively.
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Rank Firm
• name
L.A. County
Staff
• address
• accounting prof.1 • 2014
• website
• total prof.
2
Firmwide Industries Served
Revenue3 (partial list)
Services Offered
Profile
Top Local Executive
(partial list)
• headquarters
• name
• year founded
• title
• offices
• phone
• 2013
• CPAs
(L.A./total)
(current/year ago)
PUBLIC: Weinberg & Co.
is registered by the Public
Company Accounting
Oversight Board.
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
Weinberg & Co.
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1120
Los Angeles 90067
weinbergla.com
SKMC
11845 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 900
Los Angeles 90064
skmc-cpa.com
Bessolo Haworth & Vogel
15303 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1650
Sherman Oaks 91403
N/A
Smith Mandel & Associates
333 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Suite 201
Burbank 91502
smithmandelcpa.com
Dunn & Pariser
16255 Ventura Blvd., Suite 525
Encino 91436
dunnpariser.com
JLK Rosenberger
801 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 550
Glendale 91203
jlkrosenberger.com
McDowell Dillon and Hunter AC
4500 E. Pacific Coast Highway,
Suite 300, Long Beach 90804
mdhcpa.com
Fulcrum Inquiry
888 S. Figueroa St., Suite 2000
Los Angeles 90017
fulcrum.com
Harvey & Parmelee
13215 E. Penn St. Suite 101
Whittier 90602
acpa4u.com
Perry Hay
22144 Clarendon St., Suite 304
Woodland Hills 91367
perryhay.com
16/16
18/18
14/14
16/15
17/16
12/13
16/14
16/14
11/11
16/16
16/16
7/7
16/13
16/13
6/5
WND apparel, entertainment,
WND manufacturing, non-profit,
real estate, retail, telecom
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, tax
Los Angeles
1992
1/4
Corey Fischer
Managing Partner
(310) 601-2200
3 entertainment, financial,
accounting, audit, business
3 legal, media, non-profit, real mngt., estate planning, tax,
estate, retail, tech
transaction
Los Angeles
2004
1/1
Michael D. Carter
Managing Partner
(310) 477-6161
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, financial
advisory, forensic, litigation
support, M&A
accounting, audit, business
mngt., corp. finance, estate
planning, tax
Sherman
Oaks
2007
1/2
Burbank
1997
1/1
Larry Haworth
Partner
(818) 493-6650
accounting, business mngt.,
tax, transaction
Encino
1990
1/1
Long Beach
1979
2/2
Patrick Dunn/
Mark Pariser
Partners
(818) 285-0400
William V.
Rosenberger
Partner
(818) 334-8623
Robert Dillon
Managing Partner
(562) 494-1121
Los Angeles
2002
1/1
David Nolte
Principal
(213) 787-4100
Whittier
1922
1/1
Richard Scrivanich
Managing Partner
(562) 698-9891
Woodland
Hills
2014
1/1
James Perry/
Robert Hay
Partners
(818) 444-1222
WND entertainment, financial,
WND legal, manufacturing, nonprofit, real estate, retail,
tech, agriculture
WND apparel, construction,
WND entertainment, financial,
legal, manufacturing, nonprofit
WND entertainment, legal, media,
WND real estate, sports, tech
15/19
16/20
5/7
7 construction, financial,
6 insurance, manufacturing,
non-profit, retail, sports
14/14
15/15
9/9
WND apparel, construction,
WND manufacturing, real estate,
retail
13/13
15/15
4/4
WND apparel, construction,
WND entertainment, financial,
health care, hospitality,
legal, real estate, retail, tech
WND legal, manufacturing, nonWND profit, real estate, retail
12/10
12/10
12/10
12/12
12/12
5/5
2
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, IT, tax,
transaction, payroll services
accounting, audit, financial
advisory, forensic, litigation
support, M&A, royalty
compliance
accounting, audit, estate
planning, financial advisory,
personal finance, royalty
compliance, tax
WND construction, entertainment, accounting, audit, estate
WND non-profit
planning, financial advisory, tax
Employees doing accounting work, including CPAs, but excluding support staff.
Total professionals, including accounting professionals, but excluding support staff.
3
In millions.
WND - Would not disclose
1
accounting, audit, business
Irvine
mngt., estate planning, financial 2013
advisory, M&A, tax
1/2
R. Douglas Smith
Managing Partner
(818) 556-4000
Note: The information on this list was provided by representatives of the firms themselves.
Accounting firms are ranked by the number of accounting professionals and CPAs in L.A.
County offices, respectively.
Researched by David Nusbaum
Continued on page 28
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Rank Firm
• name
L.A. County
Staff
• address
• accounting prof.
• website
• total prof.
Firmwide Industries Served
Revenue3 (partial list)
1
2
Services Offered
Profile
Top Local Executive
(partial list)
• headquarters
• name
• 2014
• year founded
• title
• 2013
• offices
• phone
• CPAs
(L.A./total)
(current/year ago)
81
82
83
84
85
86
INTERNATIONAL: Sotomayor
& Associates has an
office in Pasadena and
representative international
offices in the Dominican
Republic, Colombia, Mexico
and Peru.
87
88
89
90
Kelly & Small CPAs
3529 Ocean View Blvd.
Glendale 91208
kellysmallcpa.com
Clumeck Stern Schenkelberg &
Getzoff
17404 Ventura Blvd.
Encino 91316; clumeckstern.com
Cooper Moss Resnick Klein & Co.
15400 Sherman Way, Suite 380
Van Nuys 91406
cmrkcpa.com
Zdonek & Wolowicz Accountancy
Corp.
25500 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 2120
Torrance 90505; zwcpa.com
KKAJ
27200 Tourney Road, Suite 475
Valencia 91355
kkajcpa.com
Williams & Ribb
600 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1515
Los Angeles 90017
williamsribb.com
BNG Accountancy Corp.
14011 Ventura Blvd., Suite 502
Sherman Oaks 91423
bngcpa.com
Sotomayor & Associates
540 S. Marengo Ave.
Pasadena 91101
sotomayorcpa.com
Krycler Ervin Taubman & Kaminsky
15303 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1040
Sherman Oaks 91403
ketkcpa.com
Levy Sapin Ko & Freeman
4221 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 430
Los Angeles 90010
lacpas.com
12/6
12/6
3/3
11/12
11/12
9/9
11/14
11/14
8/8
11/12
11/12
8/8
11/9
11/9
8/8
11/11
11/11
5/5
10/10
10/10
9/9
10/10
18/18
8/8
10/10
13/13
6/6
10/10
12/12
6/6
WND construction, entertainment, accounting, business mngt.,
$1 real estate, retail
estate planning, personal
finance, tax
Glendale
1997
1/1
WND construction, entertainment,
WND financial, health care, legal,
manufacturing, non-profit,
real estate, tech
3 construction, entertainment,
3 hospitality, manufacturing,
non-profit, real estate, tech
accounting, audit, corp. finance,
estate planning, financial
advisory, forensic, litigation
support
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, litigation
support, tax
Encino
1987
1/1
David Small/
Edward Kelly
Partners
(818) 249-9896
Larry Clumeck
Partner
(818) 906-2230
Van Nuys
1970
1/1
Leonard I. Klein
Managing Partner
(818) 988-4053
WND apparel, construction,
WND entertainment, health care,
hospitality, legal,
manufacturing, non-profit
WND construction, entertainment,
WND legal, manufacturing, nonprofit, real estate, retail
accounting, audit, business
mngt., corp. finance, estate
planning, financial advisory,
forensic, IT, tax
accounting, audit, business
mngt., estate planning, litigation
support, personal finance, tax
Torrance
1970
1/1
Sergio Minassi
President
(310) 378-9911
Valencia
1953
1/1
Dennis V. King
Managing Partner
(661) 705-4222
WND apparel, construction,
WND entertainment, financial,
health care, legal,
manufacturing, non-profit
4 construction, entertainment,
4 health care, legal,
manufacturing, real estate,
retail
3 entertainment, financial,
3 health care, manufacturing,
non-profit, retail, telecom
accounting, audit, estate
planning, financial advisory,
forensic, litigation support,
M&A, personal finance, tax
accounting, business mngt.,
corp. finance, estate planning,
forensic, personal finance, tax
Los Angeles
1985
2/2
Charles R. Gross
Partner
(213) 683-1013
Sherman
Oaks
1970
1/1
accounting, audit, estate
Pasadena
planning, financial advisory,
1992
personal finance, regulation, tax 1/1
Christopher Brooks
Managing Partner
(818) 789-6191
WND construction, entertainment,
WND legal, manufacturing, nonprofit, sports, professional
services
3 apparel, entertainment,
3 health care, legal,
manufacturing, media, real
estate
accounting, audit, financial
advisory, forensic, litigation
support, personal finance, tax
Michael J. Krycler
President
(818) 995-1040
Employees doing accounting work, including CPAs, but excluding support staff.
Total professionals, including accounting professionals, but excluding support staff.
3
In millions.
WND - Would not disclose
1
2
accounting, audit, business
mngt., corp. finance, estate
planning, personal finance, tax
Sherman
Oaks
1987
1/1
Hancock
Park
1958
1/1
Ivan J. Sotomayor
Managing Partner
(626) 397-4900
William Levy/
Scott Freeman
Partners
(323) 936-8256
Note: The information on this list was provided by representatives of the firms themselves.
Accounting firms are ranked by the number of accounting professionals and CPAs in L.A.
County offices, respectively.
Researched by David Nusbaum
Continued on page 30
Accepting Nominations!
On March 31, 2015 the Los Angeles
Business Journal will publish a special
supplement featuring Most Influential
Lenders in Los Angeles County. We are
accepting nominations through Monday,
February 23, 2015.
You are invited to nominate deserving
individuals (must be based in Los Angeles
County) for consideration.
To obtain the nomination form,
please contact Naz Bayazit via email at
nbayazit@socalbusinessjournals.com.
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30 LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL ACCOUNTING FIRMS
the list
February 16, 2015
Continued from page 28
Rank Firm
• name
L.A. County
Staff
• address
• accounting prof.
• website
• total prof.
Firmwide Industries Served
Revenue3 (partial list)
1
2
Services Offered
Profile
Top Local Executive
(partial list)
• headquarters
• name
• 2014
• year founded
• title
• 2013
• offices
• phone
• CPAs
(L.A./total)
(current/year ago)
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
PAYROLL: In addition to
accounting and tax services,
Lazar and Co. CPAs
operates an affiliated standalone payroll company.
98
99
100
Kelfer & Associates
17425 Chatsworth St., Suite 200
Granada Hils 91344
kelfercpa.com
Landau Swartz & McCarty
21300 Victory Blvd., Suite 420
Woodland Hills 91367
lsmcpa.com
Rivin Wenzel & Co.
20300 Ventura Blvd., Suite 150
Woodland Hills 91364
rivinwenzel.com
Kaufman Rosenberg Cohen & Gilbert
15300 Ventura Blvd., Suite 304
Sherman Oaks 91403
krcgcpa.com
GTL
12800 Riverside Drive, Suite 300
Studio City 91607
gtlcpa.com
Brown Sterman Reznik & Gershkowitz
16861 Ventura Blvd., Suite 202
Encino 91436
bsrgcpa.com
Caskey Mandell Karp & Block
11150 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 750
Los Angeles 90064
cmkb.net
Lazar and Co. CPAs
21800 Oxnard St., Suite 250
Woodland Hills 91367
lazarco.com
Condie & Wood CPAs
28490 Westinghouse Place, Suite 140
Valencia 91355
condiewood.com
Szabo Accountancy Corp.
23901 Calabasas Road, Suite 2018
Calabasas 91302
szabocpa.com
10/10
9/9
5/4
accounting, corp. finance,
Granada Hills Michael S. Kelfer
WND apparel, entertainment,
Managing Partner
WND insurance, legal, media, real estate planning, tax, transaction 1963
(818) 832-9500
1/1
estate, retail
10/7
10/10
4/5
WND entertainment, financial,
WND insurance, manufacturing,
media, real estate, tech
Michael J. Landau
Managing Partner
(818) 705-4259
8/8
8/8
6/6
WND construction, entertainment, accounting, business mngt.,
WND legal, non-profit, real estate, corp. finance, estate planning,
financial advisory, personal
retail
finance, tax
WND health care, non-profit, real audit, tax, business consulting
WND estate, manufacturing,
distribution
Woodland
Hills
1968
1/1
Woodland
Hills
1986
1/1
Sherman
Oaks
1977
1/1
Studio City
1975
1/1
8/8
8/8
4/4
WND construction, entertainment, accounting, business mngt.,
WND legal, manufacturing, real
estate planning, personal
estate, retail, tech
finance, tax
Encino
1962
1/1
Todd M. Reznik
Managing Shareholder
(818) 986-6674
Los Angeles
2012
1/1
James Caskey
Managing Partner
(310) 943-8080
9/9
9/9
5/5
8/9
9/10
7/8
7/7
10/12
5/5
7/7
8/8
5/4
7/6
8/6
3/3
7/7
9/9
1/1
audit, estate planning, tax
WND construction, entertainment, accounting, business mngt.,
WND insurance, legal, non-profit, estate planning, financial
advisory, tax
real estate, tech
WND entertainment, financial,
WND legal, manufacturing,
media, non-profit, real
estate, tech
WND construction, entertainment,
WND health care, legal,
manufacturing, media, real
estate, tech
WND health care, insurance,
WND manufacturing
accounting, business mngt.,
estate planning, personal
finance, tax
Employees doing accounting work, including CPAs, but excluding support staff.
Total professionals, including accounting professionals, but excluding support staff.
In millions.
WND - Would not disclose
2
3
Kaufman/Rosenberg/
Cohen/Gilbert
Partners
(818) 783-3577
Fabio L. Vasco
Managing Partner
(818) 509-0066
accounting, audit, business
Woodland
mngt., estate planning, financial Hills
advisory, personal finance, tax
1983
1/1
Valencia
accounting, business mngt.,
1991
estate planning, financial
advisory, M&A, tax, transaction 1/1
David A. Lazar
Owner
(818) 981-4200
Calabasas
1996
1/1
Craig A. Szabo
President
(818) 225-1001
WND construction, entertainment, accounting, business mngt.,
WND financial, health care, legal, corp. finance, personal finance,
tax, transaction
real estate, sports
1
Edward P.T. Wenzel
Managing Partner
(818) 348-1040
Gary E. Condie
President
(661) 257-2900
Note: The information on this list was provided by representatives of the firms themselves.
Accounting firms are ranked by the number of accounting professionals and CPAs in L.A.
County offices, respectively.
Researched by David Nusbaum
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