Executive Leadership
Founding Partner
Howard Lubcher, CPA
Howard has approximately 40 years’ professional experience. His areas of expertise include individual, partnership and corporate taxation and consulting; real estate, trust and estate, and family office accounting and taxation; and forensic accounting and litigation support.
He also provides business management services to highly established artists and entertainers. He has worked closely with legal and other financial professionals in the technology and entertainment industries, assisting with planning and consulting for sales and financing of growing companies.
Education
New York University
B.S., Accounting
NYU, Leonard N. Stern School of Business
M.B.A., Finance
Columbia University
Post Graduate Studies
Activities & Affiliations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
AICPA, Forensic and Valuation Services
New York State Society of Certified Public Accounts (NYSCPA)
Licenses
Certified Public Accountant, New York
Founding Partner
Sheldon Ganis, CPA
Shelly has more than 40 years of professional tax experience providing tax compliance and planning services to investment partnerships, private equity funds, fund of funds, management companies, high-net-worth individuals and small corporations.
He also has extensive experience representing a wide range of taxpayers, including investment funds, broker-dealers, real estate companies, and high-net-worth individuals in disputes with the IRS up through the appeals level.
Education
Emory University
B.A., Accounting
New York University
M.B.A., Business Administration
Activities & Affiliations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
AICPA, Relations with IRS Committee
AICPA, Taxation of Financial Products
New York State Society of Certified Public Accounts (NYSCPA)
Licenses
Certified Public Accountant, New York
Firm Staff
Manager, Tax Services
Yarenis Archilla
Joined the firm in 2005
Areas of Specialization:
Individual and high-net-worth multi-state taxation and accounting
Partnership and corporate taxation consulting
Real estate accounting and taxation
Certified financial statement audit and litigation support
Trust and estate accounting, taxation, and litigation support
Entertainment business management and taxations
Family office services
Non-profit business administration
Education:
Baruch Zilchin School of Business, B.A., Accounting
Manager, Business and Non-Profit Sectors
Maia Barnett
Joined the firm in 2013
Areas of Specialization:
Accounting services for the firm
Business management
Foundation administration
Family office services
Other client services
Education:
Pratt Institute
supervising tax Accountant
Ariel Huixian Lin, CPA
Joined the firm in 2016
Areas of Specialization:
Individual and high-net-worth multi-state taxation and accounting services
Partnership and corporate taxation
Real estate accounting and taxation
Entertainment business management and taxation services
Education:
Baruch Zichlin School of Business, B.A., Accounting
Queens College, City University of New York, M.A., Accounting
Licenses:
Certified Public Accountant, New York
Business Manager
Ginnette Polanco Patrisso
Joined the firm in 2002
Areas of Specialization:
Business management
Bookkeeping
Family office services
Education:
Queens College
Director of Special Projects
Janice Santelices
With the firm since 2000
Areas of Specialization:
Individual and high-net-worth multi-state taxation and accounting services
Partnership and corporate taxation
Real estate accounting and taxation
Forensic accounting and litigation support
Trust and estate accounting, taxation, and litigation support
Entertainment business management and taxation services
Family office service
Non-profit taxation and business administration
Education:
Baruch Zichlin School of Business, B.A., Accounting
supervising tax Accountant
Joanna Szukala, CPA
Joined the firm in 2017
Areas of Specialization:
Individual and high-net-worth taxation and accounting services
Partnership and corporate accounting taxation and accounting services
Real estate accounting and taxation
Entertainment business management and taxation services
International taxation (member AICPA International Tax Committee)
Non-profit taxation and accounting
Education:
Northeastern University, B.S., Finance and Accounting
Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu, B.S., Economics & Finance
Licenses & Memberships:
Certified Public Accountant, Massachusetts
Senior Tax Accountant
Heather Yu, CPA
Joined the firm in 2020
Areas of Specialization:
Individual and high-net-worth taxation
Partnership and corporate accounting taxation
Real estate accounting and taxation
Entertainment business management and taxation services
Education:
San Jose State University, B.S., Accounting
San Jose State University, M.S., Accounting
Licenses & Memberships:
Certified Public Accountant, California