WTAS Adds New Managing Director to Corporate Practice in Chicago

CHICAGO, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- David Freeman recently joined the Chicago
office of WTAS LLC as a Managing Director in its rapidly growing corporate tax
practice.

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Freeman has over 25 years of experience providing tax planning advice to both
publicly held and private businesses. During the last six years at Grant
Thornton, Freeman served as the lead tax partner for both the Consumer and
Industrial Products and the Technology industry teams in the Chicago office.
Prior to Grant Thornton, Freeman was a tax partner at Ernst & Young in
Chicago, where he led the Middle Market Technology practice, and later the
High Net Worth tax practice.

Freeman brings to WTAS a wealth of experience rendering sophisticated tax
advice related to business growth, transactional planning, cash preservation,
and financial reporting to private and public companies in a variety of
industries.

Dave earned B.S. degrees in both Accounting and Finance from the University of
Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and a law degree from Loyola University
(Chicago). He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, the Illinois CPA Society, the Illinois State Bar Association, and
the American Bar Association. Dave is currently the treasurer and a Board
member with The Center for Companies That Care.

WTAS Chicago is located at 71 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 2700, Chicago, Illinois,
60606-4637. WTAS also has offices serving Baltimore, Boston, Greenwich,
Harrisburg, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York City, Palo Alto, Philadelphia,
San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach.

For additional information about David Freeman or WTAS, contact Megan Williams
or visit www.wtas.com.

About WTAS
WTAS is one of the largest independent firms in the United States, providing a
wide range of tax, valuation, financial advisory and related consulting
services to individual and corporate clients across the country. The firm is
comprised of over 500 personnel located in fourteen major cities and
encompasses top advisors with previous experience in the international
accounting firms, law firms, the IRS, and state taxing authorities. Our
advisors hold multiple professional credentials and have depth in a wide range
of capabilities allowing us to provide clients with comprehensive, integrated
solutions.

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Megan Williams of WTAS, +1-415-764-2700