Caroline Ciraolo and Karen Kelly will present a panel titled “The New Era of Tax Enforcement: What You Really Need to Know Now” at the American Bar Association’s 2026 White Collar Crime Institute on March 10, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina in San Diego, CA. Caroline and Karen will be joined by Sandra Brown of Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez PC, Richard Hagerman of Eversheds Sutherland, and Guinevere Moore of Moore Tax Law Group.
The panelists will provide a detailed look at sweeping changes within the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service, and how these changes affect criminal tax enforcement. Attendees will gain an understanding of the government’s current criminal tax enforcement priorities, examine recent criminal tax prosecutions, and discuss best practices for defending clients facing criminal tax prosecutions in the current environment.
You can learn more about the 2026 White Collar Crime Institute and register here.
About Caroline
Caroline is the former Acting Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Tax Division. Her practice focuses on federal, state, and cross-border civil tax controversies, including representation in sensitive audits, administrative appeals, and litigation, providing tax advice, conducting internal investigations, and representing individuals and entities in criminal tax investigations and prosecutions. She also serves as a consulting and testifying expert witness and an independent mediator in tax disputes.
About Karen
The immediate past head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, Karen joined Kostelanetz after more than 30 years of federal and state trial practice, including prosecuting tax and white-collar crime. Her practice focuses on representing clients in state and federal civil tax controversies, defending clients in government investigations, including in criminal tax and white-collar matters, and against state and federal criminal charges.
