Ryan Irby was hired as a partner in the transaction advisory practice at Dixon Hughes Goodman, Dallas.

Thomson Reuters, Dallas, announced the winners of its annual awards at the virtual Thomson Reuters Synergy user conference. The winners of the 2020 Luca Award for Tax and Accounting were, for Woman Trailblazer: Emily Fisher, Fisher PA; Community-Peer Support Award: Tom Bridgman, Hudson Valley Tax Experts; COVID-19 Response: McCarthy Co; Rookie of the Year: Jeffrey Jackson, Professional Business Advisory Services Corporation; The Firm of the Year: Concierge Consulting Accounting, PLLC. The winners of the Taxologist Awards for corporate tax were, for Certified Implementer Program: Harriet Hong, Crowe; Corporate Tax Department: Anastasia Brady, Thryv; Ryan Hayes, Wayfair; Ari Kevelson, NRG Energy; and Jonathan Bentley, WestRock Company; Cutting Edge: Tonya Cicconi, DuPont; Global Corporate Tax Department: Fiona Gibson, Wiley; Misty D’Amico, WEX, Inc.; Melody Clegg, Baker Hughes; Francois Chadwick, Uber; New Customer of the Year: Angela Mortenson, Best Buy; and Trust Tax Management: Patti Crain, Trust Processing Solutions. The winners of the Cheetah Awards for legal professionals were: Golden Cheetah: Netflix; Golden Cheetah Runner Up: Leidos; Level Up Award: Continental Resources; and Spirit Award: FMC Corporation. Thomson Reuters also announced that next year’s Synergy will be held virtually and in-person in Nashville Nov. 3-6, 2021. More information is available here.

Jon Karp, tax partner at Whitley Penn, Dallas, was named to DCEO’s Dallas 500 list, featuring profiles of influential leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth.