CPA Firm Roth Murphy Sanford Merges with Carr, Riggs & Ingram
Move Provides Enhanced Resources, Global
Capabilities to New Orleans Market
New Orleans - (January 4,
2010) – New Orleans CPA firm Roth Murphy Sanford L.L.P. (RMS) has merged
with Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC (CRI), the fourth largest accounting firm in the
Southeast – a move that expands CRI’s footprint to six states while enhancing
public accounting and management consulting services throughout Southeast
Louisiana.
RMS will now operate under the name of Carr, Riggs &
Ingram, LLC. CRI’s employee roster of more than 550 professionals, including
over 100 partners, manages accounts of more than 25,000 clients in 13 practice
units across the Southeast.
“Entering the dynamic New Orleans market through this
merger follows our firm’s strategic growth strategy and offers our clients
additional value in a number of new specialty areas,” said William H. Carr,
chairman and managing partner of CRI. “Over the past two decades, RMS has built
a strong reputation throughout New Orleans for delivering exceptional client
service and expertise, and we’re certain this partnership will add new depth to
this powerful heritage.”
The quickly growing Alabama-based firm is ranked as
the fourth largest accounting firm in the Southeast and 34th largest
nationally by Accounting Today. CRI also offers clients convenient access
to nationally-recognized accounting and advisory services through offices in
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee with plans for future
expansion.
CRI serves more than 15 diverse industries, ranging
from manufacturing to health care to financial services. Its four
Scholars-in-Residence at Emory University and University of Alabama at
Birmingham also offer innovative strategies in auditing, tax and consulting
services.
Roth Murphy Sanford was formed in 1989 and actively
services clients throughout greater New Orleans. Its specialty areas
include oil and gas taxation, high net worth tax planning, and work on behalf of
construction and manufacturing companies, closely-held family businesses with
multi-state operations, professional service firms, financial institutions and
not-for-profit organizations. Additionally, Roth Murphy Sanford is committed to
the community, as evidenced by their active participation in organizations such
as VIA Link, New Schools for New Orleans, Good Shepherd School, Boy Scouts of
America, and Samuel L. Greene Charter School.
"For more than 20 years, we have provided exceptional
audit, accounting, tax and consulting services, and we’re confident this
seamless merger will offer our clients even greater support and expanded
resources backed by one of our region’s largest accounting firms,” stated Mahlon
Sanford, managing partner of RMS. “We are now uniquely positioned to offer the
Greater New Orleans business community the most comprehensive set of accounting
and consulting services available in the marketplace.”
For more information regarding CRI’s innovative
strategies in auditing, tax, and consulting services, visit
www.cricpa.com.
About Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC
CRI is ranked 34th nationally and 4th
regionally for the Southeast in Accounting Today’s top 100 national firm
listing. Today, CRI has over 550 employees in 17 offices throughout Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee and is recognized as one
of the fastest growing firms in the United States.
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