ATLANTA – November 6, 2025 – Aprio, the 24th largest business advisory and accounting firm in the U.S., has been honored with the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2025 “Deal of the Year” award in the professional services category for the strategic combination of Aprio Legal with Radix Law. This milestone marks Aprio as the first business advisory and accounting firm in the U.S. to unite two separately licensed Alternative Business Structure (ABS) entities, setting a new precedent for how professional services can deliver fully integrated legal, tax, accounting, wealth management, and advisory solutions. This recognition highlights Aprio’s continued leadership in redefining what a modern firm can deliver for clients.
The expanded Aprio Legal is led by CEO Andy Kvesic and a team of 15 attorneys specializing in business law, litigation, real estate, and estate planning. As a modern law firm built to support forward-thinking businesses, Aprio Legal operates as an Arizona-based Alternative Business Structure (ABS) and is part of Aprio’s broader vision to deliver fully integrated solutions. The combination strengthened Aprio’s multidisciplinary platform, providing clients with seamless access to business and legal advisors under one roof. By combining legal capabilities with Aprio’s tax, accounting, wealth management, and advisory offerings, Aprio Legal provides clients with a truly holistic approach to navigating complex business challenges, empowering entrepreneurs and business leaders with streamlined access to strategic counsel, operational insight, and financial guidance. Aprio Legal represents a transformative step in how clients engage with their advisors, offering an agile, technology-enabled model built for today’s fast-moving business environment.
“Businesses today don’t think in silos, and neither should their advisors. Aprio Legal allows us to meet clients where they are, addressing their needs with a multidisciplinary approach that simplifies complexity and drives growth,” said Richard Kopelman, CEO of Aprio. “Clients are benefiting from having legal, tax, accounting, wealth management, and advisory services all working together, especially when they are facing complex decisions that span multiple areas. This combination reflects our commitment to building a model that truly supports clients’ long-term success—one that integrates every aspect of their business and personal financial needs. In a very short time, we are already seeing the difference it makes for our clients.”
“At Aprio Legal, we’re not just practicing law—we’re reshaping how legal services are delivered,” said Andy Kvesic, CEO of Aprio Legal. “By integrating with Aprio’s broader business advisory and accounting solutions, we have created a firm that reflects the way modern businesses operate: connected, agile, and ready to scale. Our clients now have access to a unified team that understands their legal and business needs holistically, helping them in all areas of business.”
Aprio’s expansion is part of a broader strategy to bring its full-service accounting, advisory, wealth management, and legal capabilities to growth-minded businesses across the U.S. and beyond. Building on the momentum of the Aprio Legal launch, the firm has continued its strategic growth throughout 2025, completing 12 acquisitions and to strengthen key markets and service offerings. Recent combinations include agreements to acquire Mize CPAs Inc. and Prism Financial Group, L.L.C., extending Aprio’s Midwest footprint into Kansas effective November 1, 2025, and the acquisition of New Jersey–based DeFalco & Co., CPA, enhancing the firm’s Tri-State presence. With a focus on collaboration and industry specialization, Aprio continues to invest in markets where it can make a meaningful difference for clients and communities, scaling accounting, tax, wealth management, legal, and advisory capabilities to support clients nationwide.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle Deals of the Year Awards, presented in partnership with ACG Atlanta, recognizes the transactions driving growth and transformation across the region’s middle market. The 2025 awards were presented on Thursday, October 23.
About Aprio
Aprio is the brand name under which Aprio, LLP, and Aprio Advisory Group, LLC, deliver professional services. Since 1952, clients throughout the U.S. and across more than 50 countries have trusted Aprio for guidance on how to achieve what’s next. As a premier business advisory and accounting firm, Aprio Advisory Group, LLC, delivers advisory, tax, managed, and private client services to build value, drive growth, manage risk, and protect wealth, and Aprio, LLP, provides audit and attest services. With proven experience and genuine care, Aprio serves individuals, entrepreneurs, and businesses, from promising startups to market leaders alike. Aprio has grown to 2,800+ team members providing solutions to clients in industries including Manufacturing and Distribution, Non-Profit and Education, Professional Services, Real Estate, Construction, Restaurant, Franchise & Hospitality, Government Contracting, and Technology.
About Aprio Legal
Aprio Legal is a full-service Alternative Business Structure Law Firm delivering integrated legal and advisory solutions to help clients grow with confidence. Formed by the combination of Radix Law and Aprio, Aprio Legal brings together attorneys, CPAs, tax professionals, and business advisors to deliver a seamless, client-first experience. Licensed under Arizona’s ABS Program, Aprio Legal is headquartered in Scottsdale and serves business and individual clients.
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