Dannible & McKee names two new partners

SYRACUSE — Dannible & McKee, LLP, a certified public accounting and consulting firm based in Syracuse, recently promoted a pair of professionals to partner.

Samuel M. Lyon, CPA, was elevated to tax partner in the Syracuse office, and Robert C. Reeves, CPA, CFE, was named audit partner in the firm’s Schenectady office. Lyon began his career with the firm as an intern in 2013. He is the first partner to start in the Dannible & McKee internship program and work his way up into the partnership, the firm said in a news release. Lyon has extensive experience in all areas of taxation, with a strong emphasis on individual and corporate-tax planning, business valuations, ownership transition, and employee benefits. He is responsible for overseeing tax engagements for a variety of the firm’s clients, focusing on architecture and engineering, professional services, and multi-state corporations. Lyon graduated from Le Moyne College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2014, and his MBA in 2015.

Reeves joined Dannible & McKee in 2017 after working in accounting and finance for a private company. He has more than eight years of experience providing audit, review, compilation and consulting services to a variety of clients with a focus in the manufacturing, construction, and architectural and engineering industries, the firm said. Additionally, he offers auditing services for a variety of employee-benefit plans and specializes in providing forensic accounting and fraud detection and prevention consulting services to clients. Reeves earned his bachelor of business administration degree in accounting from Niagara University in 2014, and his MBA degree from SUNY Oswego in 2016. With offices in Syracuse, Auburn, Binghamton, and Schenectady, as well as Tampa, Florida, Dannible & McKee says it employs more than 120 professional and support staff, including 23 partners.