Steinberg Advisors joins Wipfli LLP

Daily Herald Staff Report

Accounting services firm Steinberg Advisors Ltd. has joined Wipfli LLP, one of the top 25 accounting and consulting firms in the United States.

Steinberg Advisors, headquartered in Northbrook, provides audit, tax and management consulting services to businesses and individuals in the Chicago area.

"Steinberg Advisors is a natural fit with Wipfli. Their culture and the services they provide complement Wipfli's broad range of services," said Rick Dreher, managing partner of Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Wipfli LLP. "This combination will add to the depth of our resources in the Chicago area."

Approximately 50 Steinberg Advisors professionals, including seven shareholders, will join Wipfli, including Irwin Steinberg, who founded the company in 1999

"This will be a great combination of two strong firms that will position our firm to provide expanded services to our clients while continuing to provide the personal attention and exceptional client service they expect from our firm," said Gary Shutan, managing partner of Steinberg Advisors.

The combined firm will have approximately 1,500 associates, including 181 partners, 32 U.S. office locations with three in the Chicago area, and two offices in India.