Accounting firm networks

BDO’s global network of accounting firms has named Keith Farlinger as CEO of BDO International, succeeding Martin van Roekel, on Nov. 1, 2017.

Andersen Tax has notched another win in its legal battle against a French rival that announced this year it had reconstituted the Arthur Andersen network with offices opening around the world.

Grant Thornton International has named Peter Bodin, the former CEO of Grant Thornton Sweden, as CEO-elect, succeeding Edward Nusbaum, who will retire at the end of the year.

A French firm that claimed the Arthur Andersen name has lost a legal ruling in India against Andersen Tax, a few weeks after another setback in the U.S.

The alliance gives the National Conference of CPA Practitioners a major presence in the Lone Star State.

The U.S. offices of a recently relaunched Arthur Andersen network have shut down as part of a legal settlement with one of the firms to resolve trademark infringement claims by Andersen Tax.

A global vision enables practices to better serve clients in a rapidly expanding world.

Combined revenue at member firms increases to $3.2 billion, while the number of partners and staff increased 8.9 percent.

The firm network achieved total global gross revenues of $3.7 billion in the year ending Dec. 31, 2016.

The Top 10 accounting firm funds program at Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy; the Bonadio Group announces unlimited paid time off; plus a roundup of other news from firms across the country.