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Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP was named a finalist in the "Website Overall Design" category in the 2007 American Business Awards, a national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business ... Burr, Pilger & Mayer in San Francisco promoted Carl Saba and Margaret Booth to senior managers in the Consulting Department. Additionally, Brian Finnegan has been promoted to senior tax manager ... Newport Beachbased Financial Design Center has been approved as a Registered Investment Advisor. Robert Klein, CPA, PFS, CFP, CFS, CLTC is an investment advisor representative and president of Financial Design Center.

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