Kostelanetz partner Megan L. Brackney has been selected Chair-Elect of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Taxation for 2025-2026. The election of new Officers and Council Directors was held on August 2, 2024, at the American Bar Association’s 2024 Annual meeting in Chicago.
The continuing expansion of virtual currencies adoption and the need for financial service providers to understand how to identify cryptocurrency transactions and how to manage its potential risk is increasing. K&F Director of Investigations Don Fort participated in a webinar on February 25, 2021, entitled
NEW YORK (November 3, 2025) — Frank Agostino, a veteran of the tax bar known for bringing seminal cases that establish favorable law for taxpayers, has joined forces with Kostelanetz LLP, enriching the firm’s already strong reputation as a premier tax controversy and white collar
Megan L. Brackney, Victor Suthammanont, Gray Proctor, and Andy Weiner co-wrote an article for Tax Notes titled “Can [Tax] Promoter Penalties be ‘Excessive Fines’ Under the Eighth Amendment?” The article is the third in a series considering the constitutional problems with the tax shelter promoter
Kostelanetz partners Sharon L. McCarthy and Jay Nanavati, and paralegal Lasya Ravulapati, co-wrote an article for Law360 titled “DOJ’s Tracing Rule for Pandemic Loan Fraud Is Untenable.” During the COVID-19 pandemic, a plethora of small business assistance programs were introduced under the CARES Act, with
Melissa Wiley appeared on Becker Accounting’s podcast, Tax News Now, “Mastering IRS Challenges: Strategies for Advocacy, Tools, and Communication.” The episode is hosted by Mark Gallegos, Tax Partner at Porte Brown. In the episode, Melissa and Mark share their insights on contemporary tax topics and
Kostelanetz partners Caroline Rule and Karen Kelly co-wrote “Federal Tax Prosecutions Before and After Department of Justice Tax Division Is Eliminated” for the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section. In the article, Caroline and Karen discuss the impact of the dissolution of the 90-year-old U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division. While the work
Gray Proctor was quoted in a recent Tax Notes article titled “Court Finds Promoter Penalties Don’t Deprive Right to Jury Trial.” The article addresses HDH Group v. United States as the next landmark case pursuant to the 2024 decision SEC v. Jarkesy (603 U.S. 109)
Karen Kelly appeared on the Tax Notes Talk podcast to discuss the upcoming dissolution of the Department of Justice’s Tax Division and what it might mean for the future of tax enforcement. The dissolution is the result of the proposed reorganization of the Department of
Jay Nanavati was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article about a Big Law firm linked to a Justice Department probe of Puerto Rico Tax Shelters. The law firm is involved in the investigation as a result of the IRS ramping up enforcement efforts on taxpayers
Kostelanetz partner Megan L. Brackney spoke with Law360’s Kat Lucero recently about becoming Chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Tax Section in August and the Tax Section’s commitment to working with the IRS and Treasury Department, even in uncertain times. The article discusses how
Kostelanetz partner Chris Ferguson, associate Daniel Davidson, and paralegal Samuel Tadmiri co-wrote “Defending a Pandemic Fraud Prosecution” for the summer/fall edition of the American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Committee newsletter. In the article, Chris, Dan, and Samuel explain that, by extending the statute of limitations
