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William E. Fischer is a Partner at Grassi. He began his career in 1988 and has focused on providing in-depth business and management consulting in addition to auditing, accounting, and tax planning. Bill primarily works with clients in the Construction, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Professional Services, and Nonprofit industries. Bill has represented clients with commercial and residential development projects. His experience involves providing consulting services to both the developers and the construction contractors.

In addition, Bill works with both the private and public sectors in high-level capacities, providing forensic accounting, litigation support, and expert testimony. Bill is considered one of the foremost experts in the country on construction finance.

Bill uses his comprehensive knowledge and innovative ideas to educate clients, sureties, banks, and other professionals on various subjects. He has also authored numerous articles on cash flow and budgeting, internal operating efficiencies, profit enhancement strategies, and claims consulting. Bill also teaches a Construction Finance course in the Construction Administration Master’s Program at Columbia University.

Bill is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYCPA). To stay abreast of our clients’ current issues, Bill remains active in numerous industry trade associations such as the Subcontractors Trade Association (STA), Queens & Bronx Building Association (QBBA), and the New York Building Congress, where he served on the membership committee. In addition, he was asked to serve on the Finance and Insurance Advisory Committee of the New York City Buildings Department.

Bill earned his degree in Business Administration, focused on Accounting, from Pace University