About

BBD, LLP (formerly Briggs, Bunting & Dougherty, LLP) is a nationally recognized, PCAOB-registered firm of Certified Public Accountants located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1997, today the firm ranks among the 25 largest CPA firms in the Philadelphia area as a result of growth, not acquisition.

The firm primarily serves the investment management industry, middle-market businesses, and not-for-profit organizations. Specific industries served as well as specialty services are listed in our Practice Hubs to the right. We encourage you to visit our Practice Hubs to learn more about our services as well as our professionals.

Dedication to superior client service is a hallmark of our firm and is a top priority at BBD. Our partners, principals, directors and managers are active members of our service teams and have dedicated their careers to the service of the industries in which they specialize. Additionally, they are dedicated to the advancement of public accounting and have served in many leadership positions in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, state societies and other industry groups. This experience and dedication ensure that you and your organization will always be served by a team with significant industry expertise and that you will always receive the highest level of client service.

International Presence

BBD is a member of HLB International. HLB is a network of independent accounting firms that is one of the top 10 largest accounting and business advisory groups worldwide. As a member of HLB, we are part of a network of more than 12,000 professionals that can assist clients to do business in over 100 countries. Our access to expertise across the globe enables us to help our internationally focused clients with issues they experience—at the local level where those issues arise.  Learn more about HLB International.

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

BBD is one of a limited number of CPA firms in the Philadelphia metropolitan area registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). As a registered firm, we are subject to the same rigorous inspection that is required of all firms that provide audit services for public companies.  View our most recent PCAOB report.