Larry Soldinger

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Leaders in Law endorses Larry Soldinger as our exclusively recommended Audit & Assurance Services expert in Illinois, USA. If you wish to get in touch with Larry please use the contact information provided above.

Larry Soldinger founded L J Soldinger Associates (“LJSA”), a full service international certified public accounting firm in 1989, and currently serves as the firm’s managing partner. He has spent his career evaluating companies, negotiating and structuring transactions, and assisting in obtaining funding for his clients. He has numerous business contacts throughout the world and provides international financial and accounting services to his many clients. LJSA is a firm highly regarded for its consulting services on mergers and acquisitions and auditing and accounting services to both privately held and publicly held companies. The firm is well known and respected for its traditional accounting services as well as for a variety of other non-traditional business consulting services, including corporate planning, budgeting, forensic accounting, workout and turnaround services and cash and pre-cash crisis management. LJSA is international in scope and represents clients in numerous industries, whether public or private, foreign or domestic.

Larry began his accounting career in 1973 and received B.B.A. degrees in both Accounting and Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From 1992 through 2010 he also served as Executive Chairman and CEO of Cosentino Signature Wineries, plc, a family controlled business owning three Napa Valley wineries and two more located in Lodi, California. He is married to his childhood sweetheart, Edie, and has two adult sons, Ben and Shane.

Firm Description:

L J Soldinger Associates is a mid-size firm that is a recognized leader in the field of accounting, assurance, tax, forensic accounting and business consulting services.  We are proud to be among an elite group of certified public accounting firms to have received a “no comment letter” on all aspects of our firm in every review conducted by the AICPA’s Quality Review Program.  Our firm maintains these high standards, which has afforded us this recognition every year since the inception of this program.  With only a handful of firms in the entire country receiving such honor, you can be assured we offer a quality of service that is unmatched.

Background

L J Soldinger Associates, founded in 1989, is a full-service certified public accounting firm with its headquarters in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.

LJSA prides itself on quality work, creativity, and client service.  In addition to providing traditional audit, review and tax engagements for numerous private and public companies, the firm is highly regarded for its business consulting services, especially in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and forensic accounting.

LJSA is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Center for Audit Quality.  The firm has performed numerous audits for public companies and has worked on the preparation of a variety of registration statements that have been filed with the SEC.

Global Presence

LJSA currently services international clients in the United States, Europe, Mexico, Canada, South East Asia and the Far East.

Find out how L J Soldinger Associates can help you gain a distinct advantage by contacting us today at 847.726.8100.

L J SOLDINGER TIED FOR 4TH IN THE WORLD IN SEC NET ENGAGEMENT LEADERS IN THE 4TH QUARTER 2019!

 

Dimitrios Mandilaras

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Leaders in Law endorses Dimitrios Mandilaras as our exclusively recommended Audit & Assurance Services expert in Greece. If you wish to get in touch with Dimitrios please use the contact information provided above.

Practice Areas

  • Certified Public Accountant in Greece
  • Certified Public Accountant in Romania
  • Member of the Economic Chamber of Greece
  • Statutory auditBusiness consultant
  • Tax advisor
  • Due Dilligence
  • Audit in eligible expenses funded by the European Union
  • Internal control (SOX)
  • Expatriates
  • Tax audit
  • Tax planning
  • Transfer pricing file
  • Business Restructuring and reorganization

Education and training

  • September 1978 to March 1983: The Athens University of Economics and Business
  • January 1988 to September 1990: Institute of education of Certified Auditors

Personal skills and competences
Travelling, sports (basketball), cinema, theatre

Languages

  • Mother tongue(s) – Greek
  • Other language(s) – English

Firm Description:

ARGO AUDIT is an auditing, tax and accounting firm, member of S.O.E.L. (The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece) www.soel.gr, with its structures to meet the high demands of a modern society.

The company was founded in 2018, with highly specialized professionals in all financial and business fields;

  1. Dimitrios Mandilaras (Certified Public Accountant)-worked in Moore Stephens ,Crowe Horwath, Orion Certified Auditors and Argo Audit (35 years)
  2. Ioannis Delimanis (Certified Public Accountant)-worked in Ernst Young, Nexia and Argo Audit (18 years)
  3. Petros Mandilaras (Certified Public Accountant)-worked in Orion Certified Auditors and Argo Audit (8 years)

The personnel are highly educated (all of them university degree). Currently, we are 13 people (including the partners).

We are based in Athens, but we provide audit, tax and accounting services all over Greece with highly qualified professionals. We also provide audit services in Romania for subsidiaries of Greek parent companies.

ARGO AUDIT is a member of IR GLOBAL , a worldwide association of separate and independent law, accounting and consulting firms, serving commercial enterprises and other organizations throughout the world.

Services

  1. Audit Services

ARGO AUDIT is a member of S.O.E.L. (The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece) www.soel.gr and we are providing auditing services.

We are committed to ensuring our clients’ compliance with the financial requirements and to contributing to their financial well-being.

We are applying the International Auditing Standards (ISAs) upon our audit.

Our abilities in the field of auditing are:

  • Statutory and voluntary audits of financial statements (Greek Accounting Standards/ International Financial Reporting Standards).
  • Audits regarding the listing of companies in the stock exchange market.
  • Expert reports for the adjudication of financial assets.
  • Management audit on certain matters or departments of an organization.
  • Audits provided in cases of Transformation, Merger, absorption of Companies.
  • Audits for eligible expenses for programs funded by the European Commission or the Greek State.

Our audit approach is constantly reviewed by the Hellenic Accounting and Auditing Standards Oversight Board to ensure that the auditing standards and the regulations are applied properly.

  1. Accounting-Consulting Services

Our professional and highly qualified team can provide the clients with excellent accounting services with creativity, consistency and confidence.

We work closely with our clients in order to provide the accounting services at the highest level and ensure their business success.

Our service range:

  • Business consulting
  • Transfer pricing file
  • Sarbanes Oxley Systems compliance (SOX)
  • Preparation of the financial statements according to the IFRSs
  • Restructuring
  • Internal controls
  • Due diligence
  • Continuous payroll administration
  • Personnel statistics, information for insurance companies and employment center
  • Business assessments, statistics, reports
  • Professional consulting in employment, collective labor agreements and social security issues
  • Payroll
  1. Tax Services

Tax advice is very important and at the same time more complicated today than ever before. No single tax consultant can today, cover all the issues or meet all the requirements of the field.

We profoundly and continuously analyze the tax situation of our clients in the light of the current legal requirements and help them with expert advice to make important decisions.

Our services refer to:

  • Tax audit for companies with statutory financial audit
  • Tax planning
  • VAT refunding
  • Advice in tax matters
  • Legal entities establishment in Greece and choice of the company legal type
  • Filing tax returns
  • Checking of tax assessments
  • Restructuring and reorganization taking in particular into account tax issues
  • Assistance with tax audits by the fiscal authorities

 

Felipe Larenas

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Leaders in Law endorses Felipe Larenas as our exclusively recommended Audit & Assurance Services expert in Chile. If you wish to get in touch with Felipe please use the contact information provided above.

Felipe is an Accountant-Auditor, graduated from Universidad Andrés Bello in Chile. He received a certificate in Tax Analysis and Planning from Universidad Católica de Chile (Catholic University of Chile) and a certificate in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) from Universidad de Chile (University of Chile).

Felipe has over 20 years of experience working in tax and accounting working as a Senior Tax Auditor for Price WaterHouse and EY, Tax and Accounting Manager at Chilean utility company, Lípigas, and Corporate Tax Manager at ENAP-Chile (National Petroleum Company-Chile).

Felipe is a father of two and enjoys spending time in nature on his mountain bike or kite surfing.

Firm Description:

Alva Consultores is a boutique consulting firm specializing in accounting, tax, auditing, and back-office services. Since 2009 we have been providing our clients solid results. Our team has over 20 years of combined experience and boasts of professionals who are experts in their field, all holding graduate degrees and MBAs. This valuable financial and business experience allows us to leverage the flexibility required to find high quality, end-to-end solutions consistently.

At Alva Consultores, we believe in the importance of offering and supporting holistic solutions for our clients. In our experience this approach provides value to our clients’ needs now and as we grow together. Our clients range from local small businesses to large multinational enterprises in the software, cultural exchange, mining, and chemicals industries. We have clients from countries all over the globe, including Chile, Germany, the United States, Brasil, Colombia, and Spain.

Let’s connect and chat about how we can add value to your company!

 

José Manuel Velderrain Sáenz

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Dr. José Manuel Velderrain Sáenz has a Fiscal Sciences Ph. D. and an International Taxes Master Degree. He is a founder partner and CEO at Velderrain Sáenz & Asociados, S.C. He is also a professor of Tax Strategy and International Taxes in Master Degree courses at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and the Universidad Panamericana, as well as a lecturer on tax matters at the Mexican College of Public Accountants and de Tax Administration Service (SAT, after its acronym in Spanish). He is a member of the Tax Investigation Technical Commission at the above mentioned Mexican College of Public Accountants, a member of the Committee of Elaboration and Validation of Questions for the Uniform Professional Certification Exam and of the Committee of Validation of Structure of the Certification Exam, on Prevention of Money Laundering, at the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants. He is a member of the Mexican Republic Employer’s Confederation (COPARMEX, by its acronym in Spanish) Mexico City tax commission; titular syndic before the SAT, based in Mexico City, and a collaborator on tax matters on various TV channels, radio stations, newspapers and magazines, as well as at various panels and conferences at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Universidad Panamericana, Colegio de Contadores Públicos de México, Secretaria de Economía, Instituto Nacional de Emprendedores and Instituto Politécnico Nacional.

Firm description

Velderrain Sáenz y Asociados S.C. is a Mexican firm specialized in audit, tax consulting, compliance, accounting and appraisal corporate services, which services national and international companies. We distinguish ourselves for the personalized attention, legal certainty, comprehensive advice, continuous updating and high level commitment to our clients.

The capacity to provide comprehensive advice, thanks to our interrelated corporative services, has turned us into providers and undisputed copartners of the success of many of our clients. In order to be up-to-date, we permanently train the firm’s professionals, which has allowed us to help our clients to face the constant changes in legislation and the way to do business, today.

Our practice areas comprise:

1) Accounting
2) Audit
3) Compliance
4) Appraisal

We are specialized in helping the incorporation of subsidiaries of multinational firms, in Mexico, foreign representation offices, large and medium sized national businesses and companies in the incubation or acceleration phase, with scalable projects.

Kurian Kuriakose

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Managing Partner for Morison Menon Chartered Accountants & Partners, Doha, Qatar and Chairman of Morison Menon Chartered Accountants & Partners LLC, a Qatar Financial Centre licensed audit and consulting firm in Doha, Qatar. Over 30 years of experience in Audit, Finance and Consultancy functions. Currently serving as the Board Member for Qatar Chapter of Institute of Internal Auditors; Past Treasurer for Indian Business & Professional Network, Doha Qatar; former Chairman of the Qatar Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Industry Experience

Financial Institutions and Banks, Manufacturing and industrial companies, Airlines, Car Rentals, Public distribution systems, Airport handling, Aviation College, Dealership Transport vehicles, Food distribution, Petroleum services sector, Trading companies, Retailers, Distribution agencies, Road Transports , Professional Service providers.

Domain experience

Audit, Internal Audits, Feasibility Studies, Market Studies, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Valuation

Firm description

Morison Menon Chartered Accountants & Partners (MME) is licensed by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce to provide professional services including Audit, Internal Audit, Accounting & Accounting Supervision, and tax compliance services in the State of Qatar. We are a team of 30 plus professionals in Qatar with experience in all our service offerings.

Our group is an independent member of the Morison KSi, which has worldwide comprising of Chartered Accountants, Lawyers and Business Consultants. Morison KSi is present in 88 countries with 375 offices and employs 8990 plus professional staff with annual fee income over USD 1 Billion.

The team of professionals and consultants employed by the group are drawn from diverse sectors of the industry and offer professional assurance/advisory services including Financial Audits, Accounting, Consulting, IT and HR & BPO services.

Richard Wortmann, CPA, DABFA

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Managing member, Richard Wortmann, founded the firm in late 2009. He has over 20 years of experience servicing organizations ranging from small closely held businesses to large Public Companies. Industries have included manufacturing, real estate, construction, non-profit, retail, employee benefit plans, local governments, automotive, education, health care, broker-dealers and professional organizations. Richard has served clients both domestically and internationally.

Richard received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Drexel University in 1987 and is certified in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Richard is active in the local community and has served on the Board of Kendal Crosslands Communities for 10 years. He is currently the Clerk (Chair) of the Board of Directors.

Affiliations:

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) – serving on their National Peer Review Committee.
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) – serving on the Peer Review Committee as well as the Accounting and Auditing Procedures Committee. He is also a frequent author of the PICPA Journal on accounting and auditing topics.
  • Member of PrimeGlobal – serving as vice-chair of their Peer Review Committee and an annual presenter at their Business Assurance Conference.
  • Fellow of the American Board of Forensic Accountants.

RW Group, a “non-traditional” traditional accounting firm

What does a “non-traditional” traditional accounting firm mean? It means that we provide our clients with top-notch traditional services while providing our employees with a relaxed and team oriented work environment that fosters excellence.

While located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, we at RW Group service clients locally as well as nationally, and of all sizes. As a firm, we have gained a reputation for excellence in accounting and auditing as well as for quality control, traditional services and continuing education within the accounting field

The firm is not only committed to serving our clients but also the profession and the greater community.
Firm leadership is active professionally with the American Institute of CPAs and locally with the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs by participating on committees and task forces.

In 2015, RW Group took over the management of Brandywine Accounting. Over the past year, we have had the opportunity to meet and get to know Brandywine Accounting clients. We are happy to announce that as of January 1, 2016, Brandywine Accounting officially joined the RW Group family. We look forward to continuing to build our relationship with our clients and trust that our association will be a long and pleasant one.

About RW Group

RW Group was formed based on the belief that people strive to achieve excellence in everything they do.

Whether they are an individual managing their finances, companies complying with reporting requirements or accounting firms providing professional services, everyone wants to be able to feel confident that they are doing the best that they can. RW Group can help you achieve that excellence by providing assistance and expertise where needed.

Both the firm and its leadership bring many years of experience in traditional accounting services to individuals and businesses: including auditing, review and compilation of financial statements to personal, business and not-for-profit tax returns to its clients.

RW Group’s leadership has held partner roles in large regional and national firms. Responsible for both industry practice areas, firm-wide technical consulting and overall firm quality the leadership brings this expertise to all of our clients.

Richard Wortmann, CPA, DABFA

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Managing member, Richard Wortmann, founded the firm in late 2009. He has over 20 years of experience servicing organizations ranging from small closely held businesses to large Public Companies. Industries have included manufacturing, real estate, construction, non-profit, retail, employee benefit plans, local governments, automotive, education, health care, broker-dealers and professional organizations. Richard has served clients both domestically and internationally.

Richard received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Drexel University in 1987 and is certified in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Richard is active in the local community and has served on the Board of Kendal Crosslands Communities for 10 years. He is currently the Clerk (Chair) of the Board of Directors.

Affiliations:

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) – serving on their National Peer Review Committee.
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) – serving on the Peer Review Committee as well as the Accounting and Auditing Procedures Committee. He is also a frequent author of the PICPA Journal on accounting and auditing topics.
  • Member of PrimeGlobal – serving as vice-chair of their Peer Review Committee and an annual presenter at their Business Assurance Conference.
  • Fellow of the American Board of Forensic Accountants.

RW Group, a “non-traditional” traditional accounting firm

What does a “non-traditional” traditional accounting firm mean? It means that we provide our clients with top-notch traditional services while providing our employees with a relaxed and team oriented work environment that fosters excellence.

While located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, we at RW Group service clients locally as well as nationally, and of all sizes. As a firm, we have gained a reputation for excellence in accounting and auditing as well as for quality control, traditional services and continuing education within the accounting field

The firm is not only committed to serving our clients but also the profession and the greater community.
Firm leadership is active professionally with the American Institute of CPAs and locally with the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs by participating on committees and task forces.

In 2015, RW Group took over the management of Brandywine Accounting. Over the past year, we have had the opportunity to meet and get to know Brandywine Accounting clients. We are happy to announce that as of January 1, 2016, Brandywine Accounting officially joined the RW Group family. We look forward to continuing to build our relationship with our clients and trust that our association will be a long and pleasant one.

About RW Group

RW Group was formed based on the belief that people strive to achieve excellence in everything they do.

Whether they are an individual managing their finances, companies complying with reporting requirements or accounting firms providing professional services, everyone wants to be able to feel confident that they are doing the best that they can. RW Group can help you achieve that excellence by providing assistance and expertise where needed.

Both the firm and its leadership bring many years of experience in traditional accounting services to individuals and businesses: including auditing, review and compilation of financial statements to personal, business and not-for-profit tax returns to its clients.

RW Group’s leadership has held partner roles in large regional and national firms. Responsible for both industry practice areas, firm-wide technical consulting and overall firm quality the leadership brings this expertise to all of our clients.

Nancy Hyde

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Academic and Professional Credentials

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Central Oklahoma

Certified Public Accountant

National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts

Certified Exit Planning Advisor

Position and Experience

Owner – Hyde & Company CPAs, PC, 2002 – Present

Principal – OC&H, P.C., 1992-2002

Senior Manager – Grant Thornton LLP, 1985-1992

United States Bankruptcy Trustee

Court Appointed Panel Trustee and Examiner, 1985-1993

Chief Financial Officer – Noble Operating, Inc., 1980-1982

Individual Awards

Woman of Achievement (Raindrop Turkish House) – 2016

Most Admired CEOs (Journal Record) – 2015

Woman of the Year, Circle of Excellence (Journal Record) – 2013

Woman of the Year Winner (Enterprising Women) –2013

Top Women Entrepreneurs in North America (Enterprising Woman) – 2010

Female Entrepreneur of the Year (EWF International) – 2007

Woman of the Year (Journal Record) – 2003, 2010

President’s Award (Oklahoma Society of CPAs) – 2003

Oklahoma Accounting Hall of Fame Inductee – 2003

FIRM DESCRIPTION

Hyde & Company CPAs P.C. has been a high quality and trusted full-service accounting firm for over a decade, partnering with businesses and individuals to provide personalized financial guidance. We provide year-round, cost effective services specializing in individual and business tax return preparation, audit and review, accounting, payroll, business solutions and tax planning for the small business owner and high net worth individuals.  Our experience enables us to take the initiative to anticipate and meet our clients’ needs by utilizing our expertise, our team mentality of our staff and the most advanced technology available. Hyde & Company CPAs, P.C. develops personal relationships with each of our clients and operates from the highest ethical standards.

Memberships:

The American Institute of CPAs

CPA America

CPA Connect

Oklahoma Society of CPAs

Strata Leadership/Character Core

Oklahoma Business Ethics Consortium

Awards (HTTPS://WWW.HCCPAS.NET/RECOGNITIONS):

Best Accounting firm Finalist (Journal Record) – 2019

Recognized by the Journal Record as Best Accounting Firm – 2019

Best Accounting Firm Finalist (Journal Record) – 2018

Best Accounting Firm Finalist (Journal Record) – 2017

Best of Business Finalist (OKC BIZ) – 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012

Best of Business Winner (OKC BIZ) – 2016, 2011, 2010, and 2009

Largest Women-Owned Businesses in Oklahoma (Journal Record) – 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2011

Largest Accounting Firms (Journal Record) – 2018. 2017 and 2016

Best of the Best (Oklahoma Magazine) – 2016

Beacon Award Winner – 2010

Larry Soldinger

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Larry Soldinger founded L J Soldinger Associates (“LJSA”), a full service international certified public accounting firm in 1989, and currently serves as the firm’s managing partner. He has spent his career evaluating companies, negotiating and structuring transactions, and assisting in obtaining funding for his clients. He has numerous business contacts throughout the world and provides international financial and accounting services to his many clients. LJSA is a firm highly regarded for its consulting services on mergers and acquisitions and auditing and accounting services to both privately held and publicly held companies. The firm is well known and respected for its traditional accounting services as well as for a variety of other non-traditional business consulting services, including corporate planning, budgeting, forensic accounting, workout and turnaround services and cash and pre-cash crisis management. LJSA is international in scope and represents clients in numerous industries, whether public or private, foreign or domestic.

Larry began his accounting career in 1973 and received B.B.A. degrees in both Accounting and Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From 1992 through 2010 he also served as Executive Chairman and CEO of Cosentino Signature Wineries, plc, a family controlled business owning three Napa Valley wineries and two more located in Lodi, California. He is married to his childhood sweetheart, Edie, and has two adult sons, Ben and Shane.

FIRM DESCRIPTION

L J Soldinger Associates is a mid-size firm that is a recognized leader in the field of accounting, assurance, tax, forensic accounting and business consulting services.  We are proud to be among an elite group of certified public accounting firms to have received a “no comment letter” on all aspects of our firm in every review conducted by the AICPA’s Quality Review Program.  Our firm maintains these high standards, which has afforded us this recognition every year since the inception of this program.  With only a handful of firms in the entire country receiving such honor, you can be assured we offer a quality of service that is unmatched.

Background

L J Soldinger Associates, founded in 1989, is a full-service certified public accounting firm with its headquarters in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.

LJSA prides itself on quality work, creativity, and client service.  In addition to providing traditional audit, review and tax engagements for numerous private and public companies, the firm is highly regarded for its business consulting services, especially in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and forensic accounting.

LJSA is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Center for Audit Quality.  The firm has performed numerous audits for public companies and has worked on the preparation of a variety of registration statements that have been filed with the SEC.

Global Presence

LJSA currently services international clients in the United States, Europe, Mexico, Canada, South East Asia and the Far East.

Find out how L J Soldinger Associates can help you gain a distinct advantage by contacting us today at 847.726.8100.