Four Partners Also Named Leading Lawyers for High-Net-Worth Private Clients
NEW YORK (July 28, 2025) — Chambers and Partners has recognized Kostelanetz LLP as a top-tier, Band 1 firm for high net worth tax clients in its 2025 High Net Worth (HNW) Guide.
In addition to the firm’s selection, Megan L. Brackney, Caroline D. Ciraolo, Michael Sardar, and Bryan C. Skarlatos have been recognized as leading lawyers for high net worth clients in the category of Tax: Private Client.
Chambers notes that Kostelanetz “is widely admired as a leading firm for contentious tax matters. The firm also handles significant tax planning, compliance, and structuring work for high net worth individuals and closely held corporations.”
In its review of Kostelanetz, one Chambers testimonial stated, “The firm provides practical and understandable solutions to complex problems. They have deep knowledge and are also practical.”
Chambers states that its High Net Worth Guide “differentiates the best professional advisers for international private wealth by identifying and ranking law firms, lawyers, and a range of other professional advisers globally. The firms and individuals ranked in Chambers High Net Worth understand the complex needs of high net worth individuals and provide specialist advice.”
In ranking four Kostelanetz partners for Tax: Private Client, Chambers also highlighted our attorneys’ deep experience representing high-net-worth clients.
Of Megan’s work, Chambers said she “is a tax controversy expert who often represents clients in IRS appeals. She is rated by peers as someone who can take on the most sophisticated of tax issues.”
Chambers stated that Caroline “is highly regarded for representing high net worth individuals in federal tax matters” and noted her previous experience leading the Department of Justice’s Tax Division and its cases against international financial institutions for tax evasion.
In ranking Michael, Chambers noted his representation of “individuals, families, and corporations in matters relating to IRS investigations and controversy matters.”
Bryan, meanwhile, “attracts praise from various peers as an industry stalwart” and “is a superb trial lawyer who handles the most sensitive criminal tax matters,” Chambers stated.
In June 2025, Chambers recognized Kostelanetz and six partners in its 2025 USA Guide in the areas of tax controversy, tax fraud, tax law, and white-collar defense and government investigations. The six partners recognized in the Chambers USA 2025 Guide include Megan, Caroline, Bryan, Sharon L. McCarthy, Jay R. Nanavati, and Todd Welty.
About Kostelanetz LLP
For nearly 80 years, Kostelanetz LLP has built a global reputation as a law firm of choice for clients facing high-stakes controversies, negotiations with government agencies, and complex domestic and international tax planning decisions. Our attorneys have extensive experience in tax controversy, tax fraud defense, white-collar criminal defense, securities enforcement defense, trust and estate planning, transactional tax planning, and government investigations. We are regularly called upon to handle the most challenging and sensitive matters and internal investigations. Our partners also serve as consulting and testifying experts and independent mediators in tax-related disputes. Important parts of the firm’s practice also include commercial litigation and government procurement and contracting.
