Auditing Standards Conference Webcast Part 2

Jonathan Zuckerman, CPA, is a Partner based in the Firm’s New York-Midtown office. He has more than fifteen years’ experience in public accounting specializing in providing accounting and auditing services in various industries including public and privately held commercial clients, real estate investment trusts, not-for-profit organizations, investment companies, and hospitality clients. Jonathan has been involved in a number of group audits for various international clients. He has also worked with independent member firms of PKF International Limited in connection with assignments that addressed IFRS, International Audit, US GAAP and US GAAS issues. Jonathan has also been an instructor in the Firm’s in-house continuing professional education program and is involved in the Firm’s on-campus recruiting program.

Julian E. Jacoby, CPA, MBA, is Retired, but remains active in the profession. Previously, he served in several capacities at Crowe Horwath International, an international network, including Accounting and Assurance Director for 14 years. He was a Regional Technical Partner in a national accounting firm for 15 years, and also served clients in a practice capacity for many years.

Mr. Bezgin specializes in audit, accounting and tax services to local governments, municipal authorities and not for profit organizations. Mr. Bezgin is a recognized discussion leader for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA). Mr. Bezgin teaches auditing and accounting courses in state and local governments, not for profit organizations, and peer reviews. Mr. Bezgin received the AICPA’s award as an outstanding discussion leader for ten years. Mr. Bezgin is Chair of Pennsylvania’s Peer Review Committee and a former member of the Mr. Bezgin is a Member of the AICPA Peer Review Board Oversight Task Force responsible for overseeing the quality of work performed by CPAs in the United States of America. Mr. Bezgin has been practicing public accounting since graduation from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1977.

Steven R. Berger, Esq., is a Shareholder at Vedder Price’s New York office. His experience lies in corporate and finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities offerings and securities law compliance, corporate governance, and general corporate structuring, including limited liability companies, partnerships, and stockholder agreements. He regularly represents accounting firms in transactions involving the acquisition of accounting practices; federal and state regulatory issues; risk management; drafting partnership agreements, shareholder agreements, and limited liability company agreements; independence investigations; succession planning; and PCAOB and SEC compliance.