Howard Altman
Co-Chief Executive Officer & Principal-in-Charge of Firm's Financial Services Group, Rothstein Kass
Howard Altman is Co-CEO and Co-Managing Principal of Rothstein Kass and Principal-in-Charge of the Firm’s Financial Services Group. Howard is based in the Firm’s Roseland office and has extensive experience in the financial services arena, with particular emphasis on investment partnerships, offshore funds and broker-dealers. Howard’s experience includes advising on initial hedge fund and broker-dealer organizational structure, supervision of audits, ongoing consultation with management regarding many diverse operational and tax matters, and involvement in investigative matters, including expert witness testimony. He is frequently called upon to provide input on current issues affecting the financial services community.
Howard has a Master of Science degree in taxation and has lectured before professional, industry and other groups on various accounting and tax related matters. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Hedge Fund Association and is a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA), the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and the Securities Industry Association Financial Management Services Division. He also served as a member of the AICPA Investment Company Committee where he chaired the Investment Partnership Subcommittee and was a member of the NYSSCPA Stockbrokerage Accounting Committee.
Howard is the editor of the Wall Street Argus, the financial services publication of Rothstein Kass for which he has written numerous articles pertaining to investment partnerships and broker-dealers. In addition, he is a member of the Firm’s board of directors.
