On the move: FICPA graduates 23 from Leadership Academy

Matt Miner was appointed vice chair, legal, regulatory and compliance, and general counsel at KPMG, New York, effective Feb. 28.

CohnReznick, New York, announced leadership changes: Mike Barber to office managing partner, Texas; Brett Burgan to restructuring and dispute resolution practice leader; Eric Danner to lead the restructuring segment of the practice; Michael Fussman to lead dispute resolution; Jason Burian to regional managing partner, South/West; Emily Butler to office managing partner, Miami; Kash Hussain to office managing partner, San Diego, in addition to his role as office managing partner, Los Angeles; Ryan Mills to office managing partner, Atlanta; Zubin Mistry to South/West regional assurance service line leader; and Wesley Prato to office managing partner, Chicago.

Deloitte, New York, announced the winners of its 2025 Deloitte FanTAXtic competition, challenging university students to tackle a complex business tax case. This year’s case asked 16 teams to evaluate the impact of a potential change in the corporate income tax rate on the decision to operate a new business entity as a corporation or a partnership. The national finals were held Jan. 24-25 at Deloitte University in Westlake, Texas. The first place team was Brigham Young University, Second place was Baruch College, City University of New York, and third place was University of Florida. 

Grassi, New York, received the 2025 Best of Accounting award for service excellence from ClearlyRated for the fifth consecutive year.