Kostelanetz LLP and its attorneys have been honored and recognized for our work on tax fraud, tax controversy, white-collar criminal defense, estate and tax planning, commercial litigation, and other practice areas by major, independent national and international legal rankings agencies, including Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Best Lawyers, and Super Lawyers. Our lawyers are members of some of the most prestigious legal associations in the country, including the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American College of Tax Counsel, and the Litigation Counsel of America. Our attorneys have also been included on lists of the most influential lawyers in New York, including City & State NY’s “Law Power 100” list.
Chambers USA has noted that Kostelanetz is “an expert tax boutique,” and the Legal 500 has said it is a “firm of extraordinary quality that can ably handle civil and criminal tax matters at the federal and state level.” Chambers also has said that our firm “supports a variety of clients, including high net worth individuals and major corporates” and that it “routinely handles complex government investigations and offers extensive experience navigating criminal trials and appeals.” Kostelanetz and its lawyers have been recognized by Best Lawyers™ in the categories of Tax Law, Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Criminal Defense – White-Collar, and Commercial Litigation. Overall, our firm has been recognized by Best Lawyers as a Tier 1 National “Best Law Firm” in three categories: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Tax Law, and Litigation – Tax. Super Lawyers has recognized Kostelanetz attorneys in the areas of Tax, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Business Litigation.
Recognized by Independent Legal Rankings Agencies
Chambers & Partners
(USA Guide)
Tax Controversy - Nationwide
Tax Fraud - Nationwide
Litigation: Specialist Firm in White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations - New York
Tax - New York
Tax - D.C.
2018 Tax Team of the Year - Nationwide
(High Net Worth Guide)
Tax: Private Client - Nationwide
Individual
Megan L. Brackney
Caroline D. Ciraolo
Sharon L. McCarthy
Jay R. Nanavati
Bryan C. Skarlatos
Best Lawyers
Firm
“Law Firm of the Year” in 2022 and 2021 for Litigation - Tax
Commercial Litigation - Nationwide
Litigation - Tax - Nationwide
Tax Law - Nationwide
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Nationwide
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - New York
Tax Law - New York
Commercial Litigation - New York
Litigation - Tax - D.C.
Litigation - Tax - New York
Tax Law - D.C.
Individual
Megan L. Brackney
Caroline D. Ciraolo
Sharon L. McCarthy
Claude Millman
Jay R. Nanavati
Bryan Skarlatos
Kevin Flynn
Michael Sardar
Ian Weinstock
Christopher M. Ferguson
Caroline Rule
Usman Mohammad
Eric Smith
Michael Coverstone
Yelena Niazyan
William Stone
The Legal 500
Firm
U.S. Taxes - Contentious
Individual
Caroline Ciraolo
Bryan Skarlatos
Megan Brackney
Sharon McCarthy
Christopher Ferguson
Michael Sardar
Abigail Burke
Super Lawyers
Individual
Megan L. Brackney
Christopher M. Ferguson
Claude M. Millman
Michael Sardar
Sharon L. McCarthy
Caroline Ciraolo
Jay R. Nanavati
Caroline Rule
Bryan C. Skarlatos
Kevin M. Flynn
International Tax Review / World Tax
Firm
Tax Controversy: Tier 1
Individual
Caroline Ciraolo
Bryan C. Skarlatos
Megan L. Brackney
Christopher M. Ferguson
American College of Trial Lawyers
Individual
Sharon L. McCarthy
Jay R. Nanavati
American College of Tax Counsel
Individual
Megan L. Brackney
Caroline D. Ciraolo
Jay R. Nanavati
Michael Sardar
Bryan C. Skarlatos
Melissa Wiley
Litigation Counsel of America
Individual
Claude M. Millman
Sharon L. McCarthy
Caroline Rule
City & State NY “Law Power 100”
Individual
Claude M. Millman
CityWealth’s Magic Circle Awards
Firm
Law Firm of the Year
