Andersen Tax appoints James Lelko as managing director

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Andersen Tax appoints James Lelko as managing director

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Anderson Tax has appointed James Lelko as managing director of the alternative investment funds department in Chicago.

Lelko has more than 28 years of experience in tax consulting and compliance services for private equity and venture capital firms, hedge funds, investment advisors and broker-dealers.

Prior to joining Andersen Tax, Lelko was a client service partner at PwC. Before this, he worked at Deloitte’s Boston office in the financial services industry.

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