Stuart Lawson, CPA, CEPA, CM&AA

Stuart spent the initial 10 years of his career with Arthur Andersen LLP and has more than 30 years’ financial and operations expertise as a Board Member, Consultant, CFO or VP-Finance, including numerous capital raises, M&A transactions (buy and sell side), two IPOs and a going private transaction. Prior to joining SD Capital, he was a founding partner of Springer Lawson & Associates where he assisted clients with value creation and sell side advisory.  Over the course of his career, Stuart has worked with companies ranging from startups to mature organizations in the development of complex accounting models/plans. He also has extensive experience structuring transactions, assisting troubled companies, and building and streamlining back-office operations. Stuart has worked with numerous clients to help prepare them for sale, including two Carlyle portfolio companies.  He has significant experience working within the technology and government contracting space.

Education

B.S. – Accounting, Cum Laude, University of Maryland
B.A. – Government & Politics, Honors, University of Maryland

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Stuart enjoys hiking, bike riding and spending time with family.  He is a passionate fan of the Baltimore Orioles.

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Big Problem: Inefficient Tax Credit Realization.


Big Thinking: Identified A $900,000 Tax Credit, Nearly Twice As Much As Prior Years.

Joining Schneider Downs in 2004, DOUG MORALLY has more than 14 years of public accounting experience. He serves a variety of clients from not-for-profit, construction, retail, transportation, manufacturing industries and professional services.
One of Doug’s clients, a professional services company, was looking to transition their Research and Development (R&D) study to Schneider Downs to save money and maximize the R&D tax credit. Doug’s team was able to use their expertise to expand the sample of projects reviewed in 2019 and increase the net R&D credit. “This expansion helped identify an R&D tax credit of almost $900,000—almost double what have been identified in previous years,” said Doug. “We were able to help our client save significant money and maximize their R&D tax credit.” Schneider Downs provides Big Thinking and Personal Focus in delivering a variety of services for large and small businesses, both publicly and privately held, as well as nonprofit organizations, government entities and more. Through our commitment to thought leadership and knowledge management, we deliver the solutions our clients need with a personal commitment to service.

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