Accounting Firm Marks Paneth Appoints New Partner to Real Estate Group

January 27, 2014

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - January 27, 2014) -

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Marks Paneth LLP, a leading New York area accounting firm, announced that Vivian Martinez, CPA, 42, has been named a partner in the firm's Real Estate Group.

Serving commercial and residential real estate organizations, including co-ops and low-income housing enterprises, Ms. Martinez advises clients on all facets of accounting and tax issues. In addition to supervising audit engagements, she counsels clients on a range of real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions. She is a member of the firm's China Desk, a cross-disciplinary team of professionals who assist both US and Chinese businesses and individuals looking to work, invest, raise capital or do business in China and the US.

"Through her deep understanding of challenging real estate tax issues, Vivian helps our sophisticated clients navigate an increasingly complex economic and tax environment," said William Jennings, Partner-in-Charge of Marks Paneth's Real Estate Group.

Ms. Martinez holds a Bachelors of Science from Queens College of the City University of New York. A resident of Kings Park, New York, she is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the New York State Society of CPAs and the Real Estate Committee, Nassau Chapter. She also serves on the board of the Asian Real Estate Professionals Association and is actively involved in the Long Island Real Estate Group (LIREG) and the Association of Women Accountants in Real Estate.

For more information or a conversation with Ms. Martinez, please contact Katarina Wenk-Bodenmiller of Sommerfield Communications at (212) 255-8386 or Katarina@sommerfield.com.

About Marks Paneth LLP

Marks Paneth LLP is an accounting firm with over 500 people, of whom nearly 65 are partners and principals. The firm provides public and private businesses with a full range of auditing, accounting, tax, consulting, bankruptcy and restructuring services as well as litigation and corporate financial advisory services to domestic and international clients. The firm also specializes in providing tax advisory and consulting for high-net-worth individuals and their families, as well as a wide range of services for international, real estate, media, entertainment, nonprofit, professional and financial services, and energy clients. The firm has a strong track record supporting emerging growth companies, entrepreneurs, business owners and investors as they navigate the business life cycle.

The firm's subsidiary, Tailored Technologies, LLC, provides information technology consulting services. In addition, its membership in Morison International, a leading international association for independent business advisers, financial consulting and accounting firms, facilitates service delivery to clients throughout the United States and around the world. Marks Paneth, whose origins date back to 1907, is the 34th largest accounting firm in the nation and the 16th largest in the New York area. In addition, readers of the New York Law Journal rank Marks Paneth as one of the area's top forensic accounting firms for the fourth year in a row.

Its headquarters are in Manhattan. Additional offices are in Westchester, Long Island and the Cayman Islands. For more information, please visit www.markspaneth.com.

Contact:

Katarina Wenk-Bodenmiller

Sommerfield Communications, Inc.

(212) 255-8386

katarina@sommerfield.com

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