Kostelanetz attorneys Andrew Weiner and Bryan C. Skarlatos will speak at the 84th Institute on Federal Taxation, hosted by the NYU School of Professional Studies. The conference will be held in San Francisco at Fairmont Hotel from November. 16-21, 2025.

Andrew’s session, “Nuts and Bolts of a Partnership BBA Audit,” will take place on November 19th at 1:45 p.m. Pacific. He will be joined by Mary I. Slonina of KPMG.

Bryan’s session, “The Role of the Tax Advisor in the Tax System: Ethical and Penalty Standards for Advising Clients,” will take place on November 21st at 5:15 p.m. EST. He will be joined by Michael R. Stein of Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez P.C. and G. Michelle Ferreira of Greenberg Traurig.

The Institute on Federal Taxation is a six-day conference that offers practitioners the opportunity to earn over 40 hours of continuing education credits in a plethora of complex tax law topics. Session topics will include current developments in tax controversy, international taxation issues, trusts and estates, executive compensation and employee benefits, practice ethics, and more.

You can learn more about the conference and register here.

About Andy

Andy focuses his practice on tax controversies, both civil and criminal, at all stages of the administrative and judicial process. A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney, he has argued approximately 50 tax cases in the U.S. courts of appeals. He is a Forbes contributing columnist on tax controversy and tax policy and a frequent writer and speaker on tax issues. He is also a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel.

About Bryan

Bryan focuses his practice on assisting clients with navigating tax penalties and voluntary disclosures. He provides expert testimony on tax penalties to governmental bodies and teaches courses on tax penalties at New York University School of Law, where he also created and co-chairs the NYU Tax Controversy Forum. Bryan is recognized by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in New York and Best Lawyers in America has twice named Bryan “Lawyer of the Year” for Tax Litigation in New York.