Experience
Nichol Chiarella is a partner and Citrin Cooperman's Mergers and Acquisitions Tax Practice Leader, with over two decades of experience in public accounting. She provides high level tax planning and consulting services related to buy-side, sell-side, and restructuring transactions involving private equity firms, closely-held businesses, business owners, and high net worth individuals within the technology, manufacturing and distribution, wholesale, retail, cannabis, healthcare, real estate, staffing, and professional services industries.
Nichol handles transaction tax matters for private equity funds, independent sponsors, limited liability companies (LLCs), domestic partnerships, corporations, and S corporations. She specializes in buy-side and sell-side tax advisory, including tax due diligence, pre-transaction planning, tax structuring, and modeling, and post-transaction compliance support. She also handles mergers, divestitures, and restructuring matters, in addition to helping privately-held business owners transition to related parties.
Nichol also leads the firm’s global diversity, equity, and inclusion mission, branded as CC EDGE (Empowering Diversity and Gender Equality). In this role, she interfaces regularly with all CC EDGE leads in each of our metro geographies in the United States and in India.
Nichol's specialized tax knowledge and network of professional contacts allows her to act as a resource not only for her clients, but for other professionals seeking solutions for their clients and customers.
CREDENTIALS
Education
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University at Albany, SUNY
Master of Science in Taxation, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Licenses
Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York
Honors & Awards
Nichol is the recipient of prestigious industry awards, including the "2020 Notable Women in Accounting" from Crain's New York Business.
Affiliations
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Member, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)
Former Treasurer, Rebuilding Together Dutchess County
Former Treasurer, Youth Courts of Rensselear County
Former Treasurer, Timber Ridge Property Association
WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Outside The Office
When not in the office, Nichol enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and playing a variety of sports year round.
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