Andres Abad is a partner in the metro Fort Lauderdale, Florida, office of Novogradac. Abad focuses on providing auditing and consulting services for a wide range of privately held and publicly traded companies, both domestic and international. Throughout his career, he has provided oversight and review of assurance engagements and provided guidance on complex accounting issues and implementation of new standards. Before joining Novogradac, Abad was a senior manager at Marcum LLP, where he oversaw assurance and consulting engagements for more than 10 years. Abad has extensive experience with clients in many areas, including renewable energy, real estate, manufacturing and distribution, private equity, health care, insurance, professional services, cannabis and employee benefit plans. In addition to providing assurance services, Abad provides merger and acquisition due diligence, including buyside and sell-side quality of earnings engagements for companies in these industries. Abad is a qualified peer reviewer and regularly performs peer reviews under the AICPA Peer Review Program. Abad is involved in the development of the firm’s staff and participates in training initiatives within Novogradac. He graduated from Florida International University and is licensed in Florida as a certified public accountant.