PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 2016 – Duane Morris LLP, one of the nation’s 100 largest law firms, has added John I. Frederick, Esq. to its Tax Accounting Group in its Philadelphia office. Prior to joining the Tax Accounting Group, Frederick maintained his own law practice, focusing on small business formation and structure and individual income tax planning and compliance.
“We are thrilled that John has joined our team,” said Michael A. Gillen, director of Duane Morris’ Tax Accounting Group. “His legal experience, along with a shared vision in client service will provide tremendous value in meeting the needs of our existing clients. Our growing client base demands a larger team, and John’s experience in tax compliance and planning for small businesses and individuals, as well as his broad knowledge of tax planning and compliance software solutions, complement the existing strength and depth of our group.”
Frederick will be primarily responsible for income tax compliance and planning for a diverse client base including businesses and high net worth individuals. He graduated from Boston University’s School of Management with a degree in finance and obtained his LLM from Villanova University School of Law.
The Tax Accounting Group of Duane Morris LLP, one of the largest tax, accounting and litigation consulting groups affiliated with any law firm in the United States, has an active and diverse practice with more than 60 service lines in more than 45 industries, and serves clients in nearly every state and 25 foreign countries. The Group’s certified public accountants, certified fraud examiners, financial consultants and advisors provide a broad range of cost effective tax preparation, planning and consulting services, as well as accounting, financial and management advisory services. The group also provides an array of litigation consulting services to numerous lawyers and law firms representing clients in regulatory and transactional matters and throughout various stages of litigation, including case assessment and strategy development; asset recovery investigation and locator services; damage assessment; marital disputes; forensic and investigative accounting; fraud and embezzlement detection; and civil and criminal tax controversies.
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