Sidney Kess, CPA, JD, LLM is of counsel to Kostelanetz & Fink and a senior consultant to Citrin Cooperman & Co., LLP. He is one of Accounting Today’s 100 Most Influential People, was awarded the AICPA’s Gold Medal Award which is the highest award in the accounting profession, and is a member of the NYSSCPA Hall of Fame as well as recipient of many other accolades in the profession
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