Baker Tilly adds Laura Gitlin and Michael Duke to US advisory business

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, the network’s US arm, has appointed Laura Gitlin, formerly a Senior Councel at Philadelphia Housing Authority, as Senior Managing Director in the firm’s Philadelphia practice. In addition the firm has added Michael Duke, formerly a Managing Director at KPMG, as Principal in its Healthcare Consulting practice, based out of North Carolina.

Prior to joining Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, Laura Gitlin worked at Philadelphia Housing Authority for almost two years as Senior Counsel in the Office of General Counsel. Previously she worked at Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company for fifteen years, holding various roles of increasing seniority, starting out as a Project Manager and leaving from the role of Senior Council. She previously worked as a Real Estate Attorney for Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis.

Gitlin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Emory University and a Doctor of Law in Law from The George Washington University Law School.

Gitlin brings more than 20 years of experience to the firm, most recently focused on providing private and public clients with legal, incentives and location advisory services. She joins the firm as a Senior Managing Director in the firm’s Philadelphia practice, and is tasked, among others, with providing the firm’s growing client footprint in the credits, incentives and housing with advisory services.

Regarding the addition, Michael Ross, Baker Tilly Partner and leader of the firm’s Transactions practice, says, “Many organizations are realizing how important a strong project finance structure can be to their development projects. As the demand for comprehensive capital raising solutions continues to expand, so does our team. Leveraging our deep service experience combined with specialized industry teams, we feel expanding our team on the East Coast is an important step to serve the growing needs of our clients.”

Prior to joining Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, Michael Duke worked at KPMG where he was a Managing Director for more than three years. He was previously, briefly, an Assistant Vice President responsible for Revenue Cycle Advisory Services at Jacobus Consulting. Earlier in his career he worked as an Assistant Vice President Consulting at Parallon Business Solutions for two years from 2011; a Partner at Hospital Revenue Cycle Management, from 2009; a Managing Partner & CEO of The Crito Group, he joined the firm in 2003; a Manager at Deloitte Consulting, which he joined in 1994; and a System Analyst at King's Daughters Medical Center, where he started out in 1991.

Duke holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems and General Business from West Virginia Wesleyan College and a Masters of Business Administration in Business from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.

Duke joins the firm as a Principal in its Healthcare Consulting practice, based out of North Carolina. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare sector to the firm, working across operations and IT. He is tasked with realising growth objectives in the firm’s revenue cycle management practice.

Commenting on the addition, Healthcare Consulting Leader David Gregory, remarks, “Mike’s focus on revenue cycle management and data analytics for healthcare providers is exactly what we needed to continue growing our healthcare practice. We are thrilled he is joining the team and look forward to his approach to amplify our value to clients.”

“Healthcare is constantly evolving in complexity which makes it an exciting industry to work in,” says Duke. “Our focus at Baker Tilly is to assist our clients with meaningful solutions that optimize revenue cycle outcomes and drive material monetary results with an eye towards the impact of value-based care initiatives while effectively strategizing for new reimbursement models.”