John Hughes is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Marcum LLP. As a member of the Firm’s Assurance and SEC Practice groups, Mr. Hughes has extensive experience working with public and private companies in the areas of accounting, auditing, advisory services, mergers and acquisitions, capital financing transactions and business restructuring. He has developed a reputation for successfully guiding clients through the intricacies of complex accounting and reporting issues, mergers, acquisitions and capital raising transactions. Mr. Hughes also is a leader in the Firm’s Digital Asset and Blockchain Services group. Mr. Hughes primarily works with mid to small-cap publicly traded companies across multiple industries, including tech, biotech, digital assets and blockchain, manufacturing and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). He also advises private companies considering going public on strategies, such as traditional initial public offerings, reverse mergers, and Regulation A+ offerings. Mr. Hughes extends his expertise internally as a member of numerous internal committees and as a coach and mentor to the Firm’s up and coming professionals. He has developed and taught continuing education seminars on various accounting, auditing and business strategy topics. Mr. Hughes is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the States of California and New York and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, California State Society of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.