MGO (Macias Gini & O\u2019Connell LLP) is pleased to announce that three of the firm\u2019s directors have been promoted to partner. Angel Naval, Barbara Webb, and Benjamin Lau assumed their new leadership positions effective January 1, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are excited to welcome these three professionals to our partnership. In just the past six months, MGO has promoted six new partners to bolster our incredible growth, illustrating our commitment to developing and growing talented people from within the firm,\u201d said Kevin O\u2019Connell, MGO\u2019s CEO and managing partner. \u201cThese three professionals are all committed to the firm\u2019s core values and have demonstrated this through the dedication and innovation they bring every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based out of Los Angeles, Angel Naval has more than 14 years of combined audit, advisory, and accounting services experience for both SEC-registered and privately held companies in a diverse array of industries. She serves businesses focused on cannabis, financial services, technology, media and entertainment, nonprofit, retail, and manufacturing. She oversees MGO\u2019s financial accounting and advisory services West Coast practice and has been instrumental in refining its internal processes. She was recently recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the Minorities of Influence in the CPA category and is currently building MGO\u2019s brand awareness among Filipino decision-makers in both private and public practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Barbara Webb co-founded MGO Chicago\u2019s office in 2019 and continues to lead the firm\u2019s expansion in the Midwest. She brings more than 13 years of experience as a tax advisor to clients in all phases of their enterprises. She serves the health technology, life sciences, medical manufacturing, private equity, cannabis, SaaS, and construction industries with tax planning and provides advisory services specific to the cannabis industry. She is the national cannabis tax practice leader and speaks at webinars and conferences, including the National Cannabis Industry Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benjamin Lau is based out of the San Francisco Bay area and serves as a leader in the firm\u2019s state and local government practice. He focuses on creating efficiencies in general-purpose financial statement audits to generate client financial statements with minimal trial balance entries. This methodology is now utilized in municipalities of various sizes and complexities. He has more than 18 years of experience providing auditing, accounting, and consulting services to the private and public sectors. While his primary focus is on state and local governments, he is also an active pioneer in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space and has helped to build the infrastructure of the MGO cryptocurrency services practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About MGO
As one of the fastest growing professional services firms in the country, MGO combines deep industry experience with well-established advisory and accounting solutions that deliver results. MGO clients range from global technology and life science leaders to public companies and innovative startup \u2013 from the largest government entities in the country, to the biggest names in sports and entertainment. MGO is ranked as one of the top CPA firms in the nation by Accounting Today and Inside Public Accounting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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