DDAF Alliances

McGladrey Alliance
Dean Dorton Allen Ford is a member of the McGladrey Alliance, the premier affiliation of independent accounting and consulting firms in the nation. The McGladrey Alliance is much different than other networks that local firms may join. It is not a network of smaller firms who simply share ideas and discuss issues. The McGladrey Alliance is a national accounting firm resource we can access when needed. McGladrey Alliance firms, such as Dean Dorton Allen Ford, maintain their name, autonomy, and independence and are responsible for their own client fee arrangements, delivery of services, and maintenance of client relationships. We can leverage the McGladrey Alliance for numerous reasons including: education of personnel, audit software, accounting and tax research tools, technical subject matter expertise, and utilization of professional staff throughout the world when and if needed.

Dean Dorton Allen Ford became a member of the McGladrey Alliance for one reason — to offer our clients a limitless scope of resources to grow their businesses on a local, national and international scale.

We can provide access to the resources, experience, and professional knowledge base of a national organization while still providing the level of service and attention that only a locally owned, independent accounting firm can offer.

Through the combined resources of RSM McGladrey, Inc. and McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, McGladrey Alliance members are provided tools and resources that help organizations thrive. Together, McGladrey is the fifth largest provider of assurance, tax and consulting services in the United States and the largest firm with a dedicated focus on the middle market. In addition, we have the resources of more than 90 other McGladrey Alliance member firms, creating a professional knowledge base unmatched in the areas of audit, consulting, tax services, and industry expertise.

The combination of our own experience and the resources of the McGladrey Alliance gives us unlimited flexibility in customizing our service to fit your unique business situation. As your business changes and grows you can tap into additional tools and resources of a national firm.

The McGladrey Alliance is an advantage that only top local firms can offer. And it’s one more way we can provide solutions to every business challenge you face.

RSM International
Through our affiliation with the McGladrey Alliance, Dean Dorton Allen Ford is a correspondent of RSM International, the sixth largest global network of independent accounting, tax and consulting firms. RSM International serves clients from more than 700 offices in over 70 countries around the world offering global services including international audit, tax, consulting and transaction services. Additionally, RSM International benefits businesses that are interested in expanding overseas or gaining insight into global best practices.

The McGladrey Alliance is a premier affiliation of Independent accounting and consulting firms.  The McGladrey Alliance member firms maintain their name, autonomy, and independence and are responsible for their own client fee arrangements, delivery of services, and maintenance of client relationships.

Leading Edge Alliance
Dean Dorton Allen Ford is also a member of the Leading Edge Alliance, the second largest international professional association.  LEA Global helps open doors in more than 100 countries where 189 firms operate with multi-billion-dollar resources.  It is an association of independently owned, entrepreneurial firms, providing clients the benefit of personal experts, and quality specialists in diverse services and industries.  LEA Global firms assist in the vast array of challenges its clients face, providing everything from traditional accounting services to innovative business strategies.