Aprio, LLP

Aprio, LLP (previously known as Habif Arogeti and Wynne LLP (HA&W)) is an accounting firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Based on 2021 revenue, it is one of the 100 largest firms in the United States and the fourth largest firm in the Southeastern United States.[2] The firm's services include audit, tax, business advisory, COVID relief assistance, outsourcing, and staffing in Finance, Accounting, and IT..[4] The firm serves clients in industries including as health care, insurance, manufacturing, real estate, retail, and technology and blockchain.[1]

Aprio, LLP
TypeLimited Liability Partnership
IndustryProfessional services
Founded1952[1]
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia[1][2]
Number of locations
12[1]
Area served
Worldwide[1]
Key people
Richard Kopelman (Managing Partner and Chief Executive)[2][3]
ServicesAccounting Services
Audit
Tax
Financial Advisory
Websiteaprio.com

In 2021, it posted revenues of $171 million and employed 754 people.[2]

History
Former logo of firm previously known as "HA&W."

Isaac Habif and Jimmy Arogeti created the firm in 1952. Merrill Wynne later joined the firm in 1962, becoming a Partner in 1970.[5]

In late 2013, the firm added commercial real estate tax consulting to its services and announced it was merging with JRZ, LLC, an Atlanta-based real estate tax firm.[6]

In 2015, HA&W began a re-brand to the name Aprio, LLP.[7]

Controversies

Aprio gained notoriety in the Georgia court case Lechter v. Aprio, in which the firm was accused of racketeering.[8][9]

Many of Aprio's clients have complained in Google Reviews that the firm drags projects out over multiple years, resulting in IRS late fees.

References
  1. "About Us". Aprio, LLP. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  2. "2022 Top 100 Firm: Accounting's Regional Leaders" (PDF). Accounting Today. pp. 19, 27. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  3. "Leadership". Aprio, LLP. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  4. "Services". Aprio, LLP. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  5. "Instructors Directory: Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP". CPAacademy.org. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  6. "Habif, Arogeti & Wynne and JRZ Merge". Accounting Today. May 8, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  7. Adams, Susan. "From HA&W To Aprio: Why Would A 65-Year-Old Accounting Firm Spend $500,000 On A Rebranding?". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-08-02.(subscription required)
  8. Reilly, Peter J. "Marching Through Georgia - Class Action Lawsuits Against Conservation Syndicators". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-12-17.(subscription required)
  9. "Andrew LECHTER, et al. v. APRIO, LLP, et al.". Google Scholar. Retrieved November 5, 2022.

6. "Investor seeks $4 million; alleges fraud, negligence." Wall, Michael. Atlanta Business Chronicle. 11/15/99.

7. "Investors seek $13 million in stock dispute." Molis, Jim and Michael Wall. Atlanta Business Chronicle. 11/15/99.

8. "Doctor says friendship led him to invest with broker." Molis, Jim. Atlanta Business Chronicle. 11/15/99.

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