 Accounting firm represents growing number of entertainers and broadcasters
RubinBrown has launched the St. Louis area’s first Media and Entertainment Services Group within the accounting industry. The announcement was made by John F. Herber, Jr., CPA, managing partner.
“RubinBrown has been working in this area for 50-plus years, and the growth has been explosive in the last three to five years,” said Lawrence E. Rubin, CPA, partner-in-charge of the new Media and Entertainment Services Group. “St. Louis is home to several nationally known entertainers, authors, broadcasters, athletes and sports agents, plus we represent broadcast and cable groups across the country. We have approximately 15 team members working in this area now, so we wanted to formalize our focus on the media and entertainment industries.”
In addition to accounting, auditing, tax and consulting services, RubinBrown’s Media and Entertainment Services Group also provides wealth management, assurance and litigation support services. “With constantly changing technology impacting the media industry, an accounting firm that is knowledgeable on how these changes affect operations is essential. The financial ramifications can be significant.”
Rubin added that he’s enjoyed working with the new category of clients because the work is always interesting and challenging. Among the firm’s clients are entertainer Nelly, basketball great Larry Hughes, and The Pageant, just to name a few.
Herber said the firm expects continued growth in this area over the next five years. “St. Louis has always been known as a great broadcast and sports town, but we’re also now becoming an important center for nationally known entertainers, sports agents, entertainment venues, publishers and authors. We’re proud to have longtime expertise in this area to meet the needs of this growing market segment.”
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