HOOD & STRONG LLP DEEPENS STRENGTH OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT TEAM

 

SAN FRANCISCO, November 16, 2011:  Hood & Strong LLP, a leading Bay Area accounting and business consulting firm, has announced that Mark Hancock, an attorney with more than a decade of not-for-profit expertise, has joined the firm as Tax Director, Exempt Organizations.

 

Hancock comes to Hood & Strong from Ernst & Young LLP, where he most recently served as Northwest Market Leader and Senior Manager of the firm’s Exempt Organizations Tax Services practice group, covering a territory stretching from Northern California to Alaska. At E&Y, he provided tax advisory, planning, compliance and business consulting services to a wide range of exempt organizations across the U.S. and internationally, including public charities, private foundations, schools and universities, charitable trusts, religious organizations, trade associations and healthcare providers. He has extensive experience in planned giving, unrelated business income tax and excise tax analysis, FIN 48 and FAS 117 matters, international taxation, and financing transactions.

 

Previously, Hancock practiced law as a tax attorney at Jones Day in Washington, D.C., where he was responsible for organizing and advising the firm’s exempt clients on a wide range of financial issues, including joint ventures, domestic and cross-border reorganizations, and mergers and acquisitions. 

 

“We are delighted to welcome Mark to our not-for-profit practice group,” said Robert Raffo, Hood & Strong Managing Partner. “He has an impressive track record as a tax expert and business advisor to exempt organizations, and will be an invaluable asset in helping clients successfully navigate today’s complicated not-for-profit financial landscape. His addition to the firm is a win for Hood & Strong and a win for our clients.”  

 

“Hood & Strong enjoys a long and distinguished reputation as auditors, accountants and advisors to the non-profit community,” said Hancock. “Exempt organizations are faced with tremendous challenges in today’s economy, and I look forward to joining the Hood & Strong team in helping clients financially succeed and further their charitable missions.”

 

Hancock, 37, holds a B.A. in Economics from Syracuse University, a J.D. cum laude from Syracuse University College of Law, and an LL.M. with Distinction from Georgetown University Law Center. He lives in San Francisco.