NEW YORK (November 9, 2026) — Kostelanetz LLP has been recognized as a leading law firm in all of our firm’s primary practice areas — Tax Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Commercial Litigation; and Trusts & Estates — by the 2027 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list.
Kostelanetz’s Best Law Firms recognitions include national rankings for:
- Tax Law
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Commercial Litigation
- Trusts and Estates
The firm’s offices in New York, the District of Columbia, and Atlanta were also recognized for their outstanding reputations in these practice areas:
- New York
- Tax Law
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Commercial Litigation
- Trusts & Estates
- District of Columbia
- Tax Law
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Atlanta
- Tax Law
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
In addition, Best Lawyers announced earlier this year that more than half of all our attorneys had been recognized in its 2027 edition, including a total of 25 Kostelanetz lawyers on its annual list in the areas of tax law and tax litigation; white-collar criminal defense; commercial litigation; and trusts and estates.
In addition, Best Lawyers named partner Bryan C. Skarlatos as its 2027 Lawyer of the Year for Litigation and Controversy – Tax in New York, marking the fourth time he has been selected for the accolade. He also won the award in 2025, 2017, and 2014.
The 2027 Best Law Firms list recognizes “outstanding law firms across the United States for their legal performance and professional excellence in specific practice areas and metropolitan markets.”
Best Law Firms notes that “its methodology combines extensive research, professional evaluations and client feedback to assess law firms nationwide. … The evaluation process incorporates feedback from clients and professional references, firm-submitted information, lawyer evaluations collected through Best Lawyers research and interviews with law firm leaders.”
For 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.
