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Howard Altman is a co-managing principal and the principal-in-charge of financial services at Rothstein Kass. He has extensive experience in the financial services arena, with particular emphasis on investment partnerships, offshore funds and broker-dealers. Howard’s experience includes advice on initial hedge fund and broker-dealer organizational structure, supervision of audits, ongoing consultation with management regarding many diverse operational and tax matters and involvement in investigative matters, including expert witness testimony. He is frequently called upon to provide input on current issues affecting the financial services community.

Howard has an M.S. in taxation and has lectured before professional, industry and other groups on various accounting and tax related matters. He is a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA), the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and the Securities Industry Association Financial Management Services Division. He also served as a member of the AICPA Investment Company Committee where he chaired the Investment Partnership Subcommittee and was a member of the NYSSCPA Stockbrokerage Accounting Committee.

Howard is the editor of the Wall Street Argus, the financial services publication of Rothstein Kass for which he has written numerous articles pertaining to investment partnerships and broker-dealers. In addition, he is a member of the Firm’s board of directors.

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