On February 28, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking decision in the case of Alexandru Bittner v. United States (No. 21-1195), holding that the penalty for a non-willful failure to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) applies on a
With the Kostelanetz LLP Spelman College Pre-Law Internship program entering its third year, we’re excited to announce that we have accepted two new Spelman students as pre-law paralegals for the Spring 2023 semester. Please join us in welcoming Melina Watson and Nadya Lopez. Melina is a Philosophy Major and Political Science
In the latest installment of Tax Analysts’ “Taxing Issues” webinar series, “The Future of IRS Funding,” Cara Griffith, President and CEO of Tax Analysts, spoke with Charles Rettig, former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner; Nina Olson, former IRS National Taxpayer Advocate and now Executive Director
NEW YORK (January 10, 2023) — Kostelanetz LLP is thrilled to announce that we have promoted three of our attorneys — Nicholas S. Bahnsen, Stephen Josey, and Wilda Lin — to Counsel. The promotions became effective on January 1. “Nick, Stephen, and Wilda have provided
On January 9, 2023, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument in In re Grand Jury, a landmark case regarding a Kostelanetz client’s assertion of the attorney-client privilege during a grand-jury investigation. The Kostelanetz client asserted the attorney-client privilege over communications between the client and
BALTIMORE (December 14, 2022) — Super Lawyers has selected Kostelanetz LLP partner Caroline D. Ciraolo for inclusion on the 2023 Maryland Super Lawyers list as a “Top Rated Tax Attorney in Baltimore, MD.” Super Lawyers describes itself as a “rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than
The IRS responded swiftly to the Tax Court’s recent decision, Green Valley Investors, LLC, et al. v. Comm’r, 159 T.C. No. 5 (Nov. 9, 2022), which invalidated IRS Notice 2017-10, identifying syndicated conservation easements as “listed transactions,” on the ground that the Notice violated the
As part of Kostelanetz’s commitment to pro bono work and giving back to the tax community, on December 5, 2022, Kostelanetz sponsored the New York County Lawyers Association’s (NYCLA) Tax Court Calendar Call Pro Bono Program. NYCLA’s U.S. Tax Court Calendar Call Pro Bono Program
Kostelanetz LLP brings extensive trial experience to its work for firm clients. Two of our ten partners — Sharon L. McCarthy and Jay R. Nanavati — are Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers; Best Lawyers named us “Law Firm of the Year” for
