Name: Robert Demmett, CPA, MS
Title: Partner
Company: WithumSmith + Brown, PC
Location: 1411 Broadway, 9th Floor New York, NY 10018
Place of birth: Brooklyn, NY
College: Earned a BBA in accounting from Pace University, Earned a MS in Taxation from Baruch
First job unrelated to your current field: To help pay for college, I was a cook at a sizzler steakhouse.
First job in your current field: EisnerLubin LLP as an intern in College
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? WithumSmith+Brown, PC is in the 33rd largest firm in the country. The EisnerLubin partners were very excited about the various services that WS+B offered that can assist our clients. The real estate group has over 20 members and can offer much more than auditing and tax services. That services include cost segregation, financing, lease structuring, as well as acquisition and deposition consulting. EisnerLubin has a great reputation in the real estate market and the merger will make it stronger.
Hobbies: Golf, travel
Favorite film: "Casablanca"
Favorite novel: "Catcher in the Rye"
Keys to success: Hard work, caring about your clients and integrity
Person you admire most (outside of the family): John Lennon and Bob Dylan, they can say so much in a few words.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Journalism
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