News March 16, 2015 2 min read

Walsh, Jastrem & Browne, LLP merges with WithumSmith+Brown

Effective March 15, 2015, Walsh, Jastrem & Browne LLP (WJB), has combined its practice with WithumSmith+Brown. Joining the Withum roster are partners Tom Walsh, CPA, CGMA, who has served as WJB’s managing partner since 2000, Jim Browne, CPA, CGMA and Steve Yardumian, CPA, CGMA, along with the rest of the current WJB staff.

WithumSmith+Brown Boston
155 Seaport Boulevard

Boston, MA 02210

Phone: 617-227-3333

WJB will become the Boston office of WithumSmith+Brown, located at 155 Seaport Boulevard, making it the largest accounting firm in Boston’s Seaport Innovation District.

“We have been seeking the right strategic partner to enhance our presence in the New England area, and we found the perfect match with Walsh, Jastrem & Browne in terms of expertise, geographic location and culture,” says Bill Hagaman, CPA, CGMA, the acquiring firm’s managing partner and CEO. “Boston and the New England region are at the forefront of industries such as healthcare, financial services, technology and life sciences, aligning perfectly with Withum’s current practice niches. Our new colleagues pride themselves on providing clients with outstanding service, which is a commitment made to all WithumSmith+Brown clients.”

WJB provides accounting, audit, tax and consulting services to privately owned business, professional service firms, private investment partnerships and other financial services entities, employee benefit plans, non-profit organizations, individuals, and estates.

“We’re excited about joining forces with WithumSmith+Brown”, says Walsh. “The firm’s depth and breadth of resources will be invaluable to us in both serving existing clients and industries and bringing our service capabilities to new segments of the marketplace. Both firms share a commitment to ‘hands-on’ service, the highest level of integrity, and a nimble, flexible and innovative culture and approach to problem solving, which creates a natural fit between the two organizations.”