In this capacity, Mr. Dow provided tax and business advice to rapidly growing companies and to private equity groups. He, therefore, has experience in merger and acquisition structuring, tax due diligence and sell-side transaction services. His other specialties include IRS dispute resolution, inventory and other accounting methods. His client base has primarily consisted of manufacturers, distributors, retailers and early stage technology companies. Mr. Dow provided advice to KV in the 1990's when Coopers & Lybrand served as KV's external auditors. He also served for three years on the Advisory Board of Bock Pharmacal, a branded pharmaceutical marketer specializing in women's health until the time of Bock's purchase by Sanofi.