Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk and Marcum LLP Featured in Accounting Today Article “Marcum Tops Q4 for SEC Audit Clients”

New York, March 5, 2013 – Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk and Marcum LLP are pleased to announce that they have recently been featured in Accounting Today’s article, Marcum Tops Q4 for SEC Audit Clients. The article highlights “Top 100 Firm Marcum LLP and its affiliate, Marcum Bernstein Pinchuk LLP, had the most net new Securities and Exchange Commission audit clients in the fourth quarter of 2012 among large firms.” As emphasized in a separate Accounting Today article, Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk also had one of the largest client gains in 2012. These clients represented a mix of leading U.S. – listed Chinese companies as well as many sizeable U.S.-based companies.

“The joint venture that was formed in 2011 between Marcum LLP and Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP has helped us secure more clients and higher quality clients both in the U.S., where Marcum has traditionally been focused, and in China, where Bernstein & Pinchuk has considerable expertise. Our success in attracting more SEC audit clients than any of our big four competitors is a direct result of the time and dedication we put into the markets and training our team. At Marcum our mission is to provide our clients with an extraordinary level of service and it extremely rewarding to see that our dedication has resulted in becoming a top international firm with a strong presence in both the U.S. and China,” said Drew Bernstein, co-managing partner of Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk.

“We are extremely proud to have secured not only the most SEC audit clients but also to have one of the largest client gains for 2012 and we thank Accounting Today for emphasizing our outstanding accomplishment.” Bernstein added.

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About Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP
Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk (MarcumBP), a PCAOB-registered firm, provides a full range of audit and assurance, tax and transaction advisory services for clients in a variety of industries throughout the world. With offices in New York, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Hangzhou, MarcumBP provides the expertise, cultural understanding and support needed to efficiently serve and advise our clients. MarcumBP currently provides services to over 30 clients in the China market. For more information please visit http://www.marcumasia.com.

About Marcum LLP
Marcum LLP is one of the largest independent public accounting and advisory services firms in the nation. Ranked among the top 15 firms, Marcum LLP offers the resources of 1,000 professionals, including over 125 partners, in more than 20 offices throughout New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Grand Cayman and China. Headquartered in New York City, the Firm’s presence runs deep with full-service offices strategically located in major business markets. Marcum is a member of the Marcum Group, a family of organizations providing a comprehensive range of professional services including accounting and advisory, technology solutions, wealth management, and executive and professional recruiting. These organizations include Marcum LLP; Marcum Technology LLC; MarcumBuchanan Associates LLC; Marcum Search LLC; Marcum Financial Services LLC; Marcum Cronus Partners LLC; and Marcum Bernstein and Pinchuk LLP.

CONTACT: Drew Bernstein, Co-Managing Partner, Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP, +1-646-442-4845, China Contact: 86-10-8518-7992, [email protected], or Ami Patel, Media Specialist, CCG Investor Relations, +1-646-833-3458, [email protected]. Marcum LLP Contact: David Bukzin +1-212-485-5600, [email protected].