Founder Details
Chandler Sharma
Chandler Sharma, CPA, JD, LLM is a dynamic leader with over 50 years of experience. Chandler was admitted as an attorney with the State Bar of Georgia in 1979, as a CPA in Pennsylvania in 1969 and as a CPA in Georgia in 1974. He has a bountiful of experience with business mergers & acquisitions, taxation, immigration, and international law.
Chandler practiced as a CPA with Wade & Sharma, P.C. (1969-1978) and then practiced as Attorney and Partner with Foley & Sharma, P.C. (1979-1988), Smith White Sharma & Halpern law firm (1988-2004) and Sharma Yakshi & Associates LLP (2005 to present). He works with offices in Atlanta, New Jersey, New York and Hyderabad (India).
Education:
- University of Minnesota – Master of Business Administration (1967)
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law – Juris Doctorate (1974)
- Emory University – Master of Laws in Taxation Degree (1982)
Professional and Civic Associations:
- Rotarian since 1984
- President of Lake Spivey Rotary Club (2007-2008)
- President of Rotary Club of Emory Druid Hills (2014-2015)
- Member of American Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association and State Bar of Georgia
- Member of American Institute of CPA’s and Georgia Society of CPA's
- President of American Association of Attorneys from the Indian Sub-Continent (1998-1999)
- Chairman of the Board for State Bank of Georgia
- Chairman of The Future Promise Foundation, Inc (2019)
Services:
- Director and Promoter of American United Bank in Atlanta (2005-2007)
- Promoted and chartered new community bank in Atlanta, Georgia (Opened 2007)
- Presentations and lectured extensively regarding Business & Immigration Law in many countries