Pros
The only pro I can think of is that if you want to make partner you do not have to worry about building a book of business. You can basically become a partner by being a service deliverer. For example in a firm this size they have three QA partners. I would say that is overkill.
Cons
The firm claims to be growing. The way they are accomplishing this is by acquiring other firms. When asked how they planned to grow the managing partner stated at one of his asinine lunches with staff (apparently they think this is a good idea - note to Marcum, Jeff Weiner is not a personable or nice guy. Keep him away from your staff) that they would just do more of the same. Way to have a clear idea of what you want to be and how to follow the market. They acquired a forensic accounting firm located in NJ and a full service CPA firm located in the southeast US within the past year. Therefore there is little organic growth and little if any quality in their client deck. The overwhelming majority of their public clients are SPACs which are non-operating companies that exist only as blank check companies for the purpose of trying to acquire a real operating company. One of their real public clients is American Apparel, a California based clothing firm, that has received alot of negative press. (You have to ask yourself why would a California based firm want a local NY firm to do their audit?). There are no stated goals even though there is a goal setting and performance evaluation process. It should be noted that people have been fired even before they have received their annual evaluation, (can you say lawsuit?). The firm claims to have an office in CT. This is only a partners house. They also used to claim to have an office way out in Suffolk county. Don't know what happened to this one except it is not listed on their website any longer. The quality at the partner level is very poor. Apparently the way they think they stand out is to require their partners to wear suits and ties every day. That is correct; partners are required to wear suits and ties. What leadership. Perhaps open and honest communication would do alot more. Finally the NYC office at 650 third avenue is a dirty unprofessional environment.