Lucy Gates

Professional Overview

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Lucy has more than 20 years of experience in public accounting.  Within the firm’s Alternative Investment Practice, she works primarily with flow-through entities with an emphasis on hedge funds, offshore funds, mezzanine funds, private equity funds, and venture capital groups, whereby she advises and assists customers with federal and state tax compliance and consulting. She has significant experience in hedge fund taxation including partnership consulting, K-1 preparation and distribution, complex tax allocation issues and foreign compliance issues. Lucy has extensive experience working with alternative investment fund managers, general partners, and investors with federal and state tax compliance and planning.

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Education, Credentials and Special Training

• Certified Public Accountant
• Master of Professional Accounting, University of Texas
• B.A., Business Administration/Accounting, magna cum laude, University of Georgia

Civic and Community Activities

• Board Member, Chambliss Center for Children
• Board Member, Southeastern Alternative Funds Association
• Board Member, Atlanta Women in Alternatives

Professional Affiliations

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Chattanooga Tax Practitioners