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Kamran Mirrafati is a partner and litigation lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. His practice covers a wide range of labor and employment law with a particular focus on management-side labor relations.

The government should tax the health insurance employers provide to employees to generate revenue to fix Social Security's financial woes, an expert says.

Joel Sinkin is the president of Transition Advisors, which exclusively consults on mergers & acquisitions for public accounting firms. He is an expert in practice evaluation, succession planning and transaction structure. He has personally overseen hundreds of transaction closings working with firms from sole proprietors to large regional and international firms. He consults on internal and external succession planning and provides complete transaction support including valuations, alternative deal structures, documentation, due diligence and transitional issues regarding partners, staff and clients. Joel has had dozens of articles published on this subject and the AICPA just published his third book: CPA Firm Mergers & Acquisitions, How to Buy a Firm, Sell a Firm and How to Make the Best Deal. In 2012 & 2013 Accounting Today named Mr. Sinkin one of the top 100 most influential people in accounting. Reach him at (866) 279-8550.

Terrence Putney, CPA, is the CEO of Transition Advisors, which advises accounting firms on M&A, sales, succession planning, ownership agreements and more. Reach him at (866) 279-8550 or tputney@transitionadvisors.com.

Cathy Turner, BSN, MBA, RN-BC is director of MEDITECH’s Nursing Informatics Program. She is a member of the Healthcare Information Management System Society (HIMSS) and the American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA).

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Arjuna Chala is senior director of innovation and emerging technology at HPCC.

Stan Leavitt said he was drawn to the regional firm for its culture and financial planning capabilities.

The Buffalo-based institution generated $127 million in second-quarter revenue from trust services, up 5% year-over-year.

Lauren Gonnella is major accounts manager for financial institutions at Vantiv