Kenneth S. Pinsky, CPA

Kenneth S. Pinsky is the Managing Director of Professional Services and Partner in the Audit Department of Warady & Davis LLP. In this capacity, he directs and oversees the management of the firm's audit and accounting, tax and consulting practices and the delivery of the highest level of client service excellence. Mr. Pinsky also serves on the firm's Executive Committee, which is responsible for the strategic direction of the firm, the Management Group and leads the firm's recruiting committee.

With over 30+ years of experience, Mr. Pinsky has in-depth expertise primarily in the representation of closely-held operating businesses and real estate developers, operators of residential and commercial properties and management companies. His real estate specialization includes development and management of commercial and residential projects, construction companies, due diligence, partnership and joint venture structuring, tax planning and financial structuring of real estate transactions.

Prior to joining W & D in 1994, Mr. Pinsky was a partner at Altschuler, Melvoin & Glasser and at Laventhol & Horwath in Chicago. His responsibilities at AM&G and L&H included similar responsibilities as at W&D and he was the director of L&H's real estate industry practice.

As a leading real estate industry expert, Mr. Pinsky has provided audit, accounting, tax and consulting services to numerous real estate development companies and their subsidiaries, which included construction companies, ownership and management of office buildings, regional and local shopping centers, hotels, single family and multi-family housing, condominium conversions, mobile home and recreational vehicle parks and other commercial property. In addition, he has in-depth experience in multi-family housing projects, including LLC's and partnerships financed by mortgages from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA).

Mr. Pinsky's areas of technical expertise include tax planning, loan structuring, buy/sell consulting to owners, examinations and compilations of financial forecasts included in private placement offering memorandums in connection with real estate syndications, acquisition and disposition due diligence, job costing, troubled debt restructuring, failed syndication's and workouts, and valuation analysis on various types of real estate projects. Mr. Pinsky has appeared as an expert witness in several court cases including the U.S. Department of Justice regarding accounting and income tax matters contained in a syndicated real estate time share development.

> Bachelor of Science in Commerce, DePaul University of Chicago
> Certificate in Effective Executive Curriculum, Wharton School of Business,  University of    Pennsylvania
> C.P.A. licenses in the states of Illinois and Florida