Allan is widely quoted in industry and news publications and is a much sought-after speaker on topics involving the accounting profession. View his recent activity below.
Articles, News & Events by Year
| Article/Speech Title | Publication/Conference | Date |
|---|---|---|
| “Smith + Howard Acquires BPS, Expanding Presence in South Carolina and Strengthening Southeast Advisory Capabilities” | Inside Public Accounting | January 14 |
| “Smith + Howard Acquires BPS, Expanding Presence in South Carolina” | Pulse 2.0 | January 13 |
| “Smith + Howard Acquires Bauknight Pietras & Stormer in South Carolina” | CPA Practice Advisor | January 13 |
| “Smith + Howard Buys Bauknight, Pietras & Stormer” | Acconting Today | January 13 |
| “Smith + Howard Acquires BPS, Expanding Presence in South Carolina and Strengthening Southeast Advisory Capabilities” | Yahoo! Finance | January 13 |
| “New York Company Acquires Rochester’s Smith Schafer Financial Firm” | Rochester Post Bulletin | January 8 |
| “Aprio Merges in Delap and Hoffman, Stewart & Schmidt” | Accounting Today | January 7 |
| “Aprio Merges in Two Oregon-Based CPA Firms” | CPA Practice Advisor | January 7 |
| “Aprio Expands in Pacific Northwest, Uniting Two Leading Oregon Firms – Delap LLP and Hoffman, Stewart & Schmidt, P.C.” | PR Newswire | January 7 |
| “Aprio Enters Pacific Northwest Through Combinations with Oregon Firms” | Pulse 2.0 | January 7 |
| “CohnReznick Acquires Smith Schafer & Associates” | ABL Advisor | January 6 |
| “Aprio Expands into Pacific Northwest with Combinations in Oregon” | Inside Public Accounting | January 5 |
| “Nichols Cauley Partners on Multiservices Platform” | Accounting Today | January 5 |
| “Nichols Cauley, Partners Risk Services, and JGH Consulting Merge to Establish New Platform in Partnership with Madison Dearborn Partners” | Inside Public Accounting | January 5 |
| “Nichols Cauley Makes Deal to Launch Financial Services Platform” | CPA Practice Advisor | January 5 |
| “MDP-Backed Platform Formed through Merger of Nichols Cauley, Partners Risk Services & JGH Consulting” | Mergers & Acquisitions | January 5 |
| “Nichols Cauley, Partners Risk Services, and JGH Consulting Merge to Form Integrated Financial Services Platform” | Pulse 2.0 | January 5 |
| “Madison Dearborn Invests in Accounting Firm Nichols Cauley” | PE Hub | January 5 |
| “Nichols Cauley, Partners Risk Services, and JGH Consulting Merge to Establish New Platform in Partnership with Madison Dearborn Partners” | Business Wire | January 5 |
| “CohnReznick Acquires Smith Schafer” | Accounting Today | January 5 |
| “CohnReznick Expands Midwest Footprint with Acquisition of Smith Schafer” | Inside Public Accounting | January 5 |
| “CohnRenick Adds Smith Schafer in Minnesota” | CPA Practice Advisor | January 5 |
| “CohnReznick Enters Minnesota through Addition of Smith Schafer” | Yahoo! Finance | January 5 |
| “ChnReznick Acquires Smith Schafer & Associates” | CityBiz | January 5 |
| “CohnReznick Enters Minnesota through Addition of Smith Schafer” | BusinessWire | January 5 |
| “CohnReznick Acquires Smith Schafer & Associates” | ABF Journal | January 5 |
| “CohnReznick Expands Midwest Footprint with Acquisition of Smith Schafer” | My CPE One | January 5 |
| “CohnRexnick Acquires Golden Valley’s Smith Schafer to Establish First Minnesota Presence” | Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal | January 5, 2026 |