FIRMS

June 15, 2009, 3:28 p.m. EDT 1 Min Read

ALABAMA

Abacus IT Solutions, a subsidiary of Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith, Birmingham, has received the Birmingham Business Journal's Pacesetters Award for 2009, based on its revenue growth over the past three years.

CALIFORNIA

Smith, Lange & Phillips LLP and Daoro Zydel & Holland LLP will merge on July 1 to form DZH Phillips LLP, with three offices in San Francisco and Marin County, 10 partners, and over 70 staff. Ryan M. Svoboda will serve as managing partner.

Lyndon Group, Newport Beach, has launched a new practice area in financial management services for small and midsized businesses.

GEORGIA

HLB Gross Collins PC, Atlanta, has moved to a new office in the City View Building in the Cumberland/Galleria area.

GEORGIA (East)

Tbilisi Managers & Consultants Ltd., Tbilisi, has joined BDO International, and will operate under the name BDO Georgia Ltd.

MARYLAND

Aronson & Co., Rockville, has moved its headquarters to 805 King Farm Boulevard, Ste. 300.

MICHIGAN

The Grand Rapids office of BDO Seidman LLP has been named to the Michigan Business & Professional Association's list of West Michigan's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For for the fifth year in a row.

NEW YORK

Rosen Seymour Shapss Martin & Co. Consulting Group LLP, a division of Rosen Seymour Shapss Martin & Co. LLP, New York, has formed a strategic alliance with Interfor Inc., an international corporate investigations and physical security consulting firm, to offer financial due diligence, investigations and asset recovery services.

NORTH CAROLINA

Apex Analytix, Greensboro, has been acquired by PNC Equity Partners II LP.

WASHINGTON

Clark Nuber, Bellevue, announced the recipients of its 2009-2010 Academic Year Scholarships for students at four-year institutions in Washington: Tenly Bretting, Gonzaga University; Veronica Cook, Seattle Pacific University; Agatha Dodek, Seattle University; Thomas Orr, Central Washington University; Amy Rufener, University of Washington; and Sierra Shults, Washington State University. Each will receive $1,000 for tuition.

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