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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$37.5M
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- US
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Founded in 1962, Blackman Kallick is currently the ninth largest accounting firm in Chicago (Crain's Chicago Business, December 10, 2007). Our more than 250 professionals provide the full range of audit, tax and consulting services for closely held, publicly traded and not-for-profit organizations in a variety of fields. We strongly believe that this team comprises the most experienced group of accounting professionals in the Chicago area, certainly for the services and industries we consider our specialties. While a majority of our clients are located in the Midwest, many of them conduct business in national and international markets. For this reason, we joined HLB International, a worldwide organization of independent accounting firms with more than 13,000 professionals in over 400 offices in over 100 countries.
Partner
Alan S. AlportNumber of Employees 250
Contact Information
10 S Riverside Plz 9th Fl
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 207-1040
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Offices of Certified Public Accountants: 541211
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Blackman Kallick Hires Practice Leaders for State and Local Tax and Risk and Compliance Services
CHICAGO -- Blackman Kallick, Chicago's ninth largest accounting firm, has hired Prashant C. Sheth, CPA, as tax partner and practice leader of the firm's State and Local Tax practice, and Steven Baer, CPA, as senior manager and practice leader of Risk and Compliance Services practice. Sheth, 46, has 25 years...
Blackman Kallick Names New Managing Partner
CHICAGO -- Blackman Kallick, Chicago's ninth largest accounting firm, today announced the election of Steven Schneider, CPA, to managing partner effective Jan. 1, 2008. Schneider will succeed Daniel Fensin who held the position for the past 17 years and will remain a partner until his retirement in December 2008. Schneider...
Duravest Inks Deal With New Auditor: Blackman Kallick Bartelstein LLP
Duravest, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: DUVT) (XETRA: DUV), a unique company that strategically acquires, develops, and accelerates next-generation convergent medical technology firms, has today announced that it has signed a new auditor after the resignation of its former auditor, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton in Montreal, Canada. As of June 14, 2006,...
Duravest Inks Deal With New Auditor: Blackman Kallick Bartelstein LLP.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Jun 15, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Duravest, Inc. (PINKSHEETS:DUVT)(XETRA:DUV), a unique company that strategically acquires, develops, and accelerates next-generation convergent medical technology firms, has today announced that it has signed a new auditor after the resignation of its former auditor, Raymond Chabot...
CGI Holding Corporation Selects Blackman Kallick Bartelstein LLP as New Independent Auditors
LAKE BLUFF, Ill. -- CGI Holding Corporation (OTCBB: CGIH) ("the Company") today announced that it has engaged Blackman Kallick Bartelstein LLP to serve as the Company's new independent auditors, effective immediately. Blackman Kallick Bartelstein LLP, the tenth largest accounting and consulting firm in the Chicago metropolitan area, replaces Poulos &...
Impreso, Inc. Selects Blackman Kallick Bartelstein LLP as Independent Public Accountants
Business Editors & High Tech Writers COPPELL, Texas--BUSINESS WIRE--July 18, 2002 Impreso, Inc. (Nasdaq SmallCap Market:ZCOM), which through its subsidiaries is involved in (1) the manufacture and distribution of paper and film hard copy imaging products for commercial and home office applications and (2) the development of eCommerce...
Dealing from strengths. (North Central).
When you look at the top firms in the North Central region, three of the top six are headquartered in Wisconsin, and LeRoy Schmidt, executive director of the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants, attributes their success to mergers that made them stronger and allowed all three (Virchow, Krause &...
Is your transfer plan bogged down?
For years, I've joked that transferring a family business" and procrastination" are synonymous. After spending most of my working life helping closely held business owners transfer their businesses, it has become clear that one reason is usually responsible for the procrastination: Indecision. ...
Is your transfer plan bogged down?
For years, I've joked that transferring a family business" and procrastination" are synonymous. After spending most of my working life helping closely held business owners transfer their businesses, it has become clear that one reason is usually responsible for the procrastination: Indecision. ...
Anyone dying to get a tax break? (includes several items on tax law) (Marketer's Tax Corner) (Column)
A recent IRS ruling might be labeled the lazy man's way to plan your business transfer. This new ruling shows you how to take advantage of some favorable tax law while avoiding pitfalls. There is a bit of a problem to using the technique: You must drop...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan S. Alport | Partner |
| Allen L. Berger | Partner, Blackman Kallick Bartelstein, Llp |
| Brian K. Langham | Partner & Head, Secretary Practice |
| Brian T. Whitlock | Partner |
| Budd Eichner | Partner & Head, New Business Dev |
| Daniel J. Fensin | Co-Managing Partner |
| Douglas J. Youngren | Partner |
| Gary M. Wolfson | Partner & Head, Executive Search Practice |
| Genevieve B. Burns | Partner & Head, Not, for, Profit Practice |
| Greg A. Rief | Partner |
| Gregory G. Andresen | Partner |
| Ira B. Zorn | Partner |
| Jack Bremner | Partner |
| Jeffery A. Dertz | Partner |
| Joan E. Waggoner | Partner & Head, Quality Assurance |
| John F. Barsella | Partner |
| Joseph C. Tomaino | Partner |
| Kenneth G. McCreadie | Partner |
| Kenneth Millman | Partner & Head, Insurance Practice |
| Larry M. Ginsburg | Partner |
| Leslie A. Shoemaker | Partner |
| Madhuri K. Thaker | Partner |
| Martin W. Terpstra | Partner & Head, Forensic & Litigation Services Practice |
| Michael O. Calahan | Partner |
| Nora Stapleton | Partner |
| Patrick McNally | Partner, Corp Finance Consulting Group |
| Paul F. Oetter | Partner & Head, Manufacturing & Distr Practice |
| Phillip P. Laycock | Partner |
| Sandra L. Soltis | Partner, Blackman Kallick Bartelstein, Llp |
| Steven Schneider | Co-Managing Partner & Head-Food Industry Practice |
| Wendy A. Kelly | Partner |
| Damitha Bandara | Partner & Director, Auditing |
| Paul C. Lau | Partner & Director, Tax Research & Trng |
| Stella Y. Su | Director, Corp Finance Consulting Group |
| Thomas J. Kinder | Partner, Head, Audit Services & Director, Recruiting |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| Mark J. Blumenthal | Partner & Chairman, Family Office Services Group |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner, Blackman Kallick Bartelstein, Llp | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner & Head, Secretary Practice | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner & Head, New Business Dev | Current |
| Blackman Kallick | Sales Executive | Former |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner & Head, Executive Search Practice | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner & Head, Not, for, Profit Practice | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner & Head, Insurance Practice | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner & Head, Forensic & Litigation Services Practice | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner, Corp Finance Consulting Group | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner & Head, Manufacturing & Distr Practice | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner, Blackman Kallick Bartelstein, Llp | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Co-Managing Partner & Head-Food Industry Practice | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner & Director, Auditing | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner & Director, Tax Research & Trng | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Director, Corp Finance Consulting Group | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner, Head, Audit Services & Director, Recruiting | Current |
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| Blackman Kallick | Partner & Chairman, Family Office Services Group | Current |
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