Rothstein Kass Family Office Group Named 'Best Multi-family Office' by Private Asset Management

ROSELAND, N.J. and NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rothstein Kass Family Office Group (http://www.rkco.com/Site/FamilyOffices/CorpContent.aspx), a division of global professional services firm Rothstein Kass (www.rkco.com) was named "Best Multi-family Office at the 2011 PAM Awards. The first-ever Pageant Media (www.pageantmedia.com) PAM Awards was hosted by Private Asset Management (www.pammagazine.com) with winners selected from among the wealth management and advisory community based on their work with the high-net-worth community.

"The world of wealth management and advisory is a complex one – and an increasingly crowded one," said Kristen Oliveri, Managing Editor of Private Asset Management, speaking at the event. "Our winners are all firms that have helped to service high-net-worth individuals in an increasingly complex economic environment."

"When we first heard that we were nominated for this award, it was a tremendous honor. Private Asset Management's deep relationships within the wealth management and advisory community ensured that the event would attract some of the best known and most respected firms in the industry. Being selected 'Best Multi-family Office' from among such a prestigious and esteemed group of candidates is especially gratifying and exciting," said Rick Flynn, head of the Rothstein Kass Family Office Group. "The strength of the Rothstein Kass brand has allowed us to build a talented team to bring our integrated planning approach to high-net-worth individuals and families. Today, these assets continue to allow us to identify new opportunities to provide value to our clients – from wealth transfer strategies to personal and cyber-security solutions."

"Years ago, we perceived that our standing as a leading professional services firm to the alternative investment community was generating strong interest in our wealth management capabilities. Since its formation, the Rothstein Kass Family Office Group has catalyzed this demand to become a premier family office operation by encouraging its clients to consider tax-mitigating aspects of their investment decisions as a component of an overarching wealth management strategy," said Steven Kass, Co-CEO and Co-Managing Principal of Rothstein Kass. "On behalf of our entire organization, I'd like to thank our clients for their support and congratulate the skilled professionals of our Family Office Group on this remarkable achievement."

About Rothstein Kass:

Rothstein Kass is a premier professional services firm that has served privately held and publicly traded companies, as well as high-net-worth individuals and families, for over 50 years. As trusted advisors to our clients, Rothstein Kass provides accounting, auditing and tax services, as well as a full array of integrated services, to clients across industry spectrums and in all stages of organizational development. At the core of Rothstein Kass' remarkable success lies our commitment to hiring, developing and retaining employees that represent an entrepreneurial spirit mirroring that of the sophisticated business and financial services communities that we serve.

The Rothstein Kass Family Office Group offers a wide range of financial, wealth planning and lifestyle management services to family offices and high-net-worth individuals. Composed of seasoned financial professionals and certified public accountants, the Family Office Group applies proven expertise with the utmost discretion and attention. Clients include general partners of hedge funds and private equity funds, single-family offices and other segments of the high-net-worth community. The Rothstein Kass Family Office Group helped to pioneer the celebrity family office sector, and is also a specialist in serving the needs of athletes and entertainers. A division of the Rothstein Kass Commercial Services Group, the Family Office Group does not provide investment allocation, asset management or advisory services.

The Rothstein Kass Commercial Services Group provides essential and complementary professional services to public and privately-held businesses, private equity and venture capital funds and their portfolio companies, broker-dealers and registered investment advisors, as well as to high-net-worth individuals and families.

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