Kostelanetz partner Megan L. Brackney has been selected Chair-Elect of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Taxation for 2025-2026. The election of new Officers and Council Directors was held on August 2, 2024, at the American Bar Association’s 2024 Annual meeting in Chicago.
The continuing expansion of virtual currencies adoption and the need for financial service providers to understand how to identify cryptocurrency transactions and how to manage its potential risk is increasing. K&F Director of Investigations Don Fort participated in a webinar on February 25, 2021, entitled
Karen Kelly and Melissa Wiley co-wrote a Bloomberg Law article titled “IRS Vow to Amp Up Audits Puts Tax-Exempt Entities in Crosshairs.” In the article, Karen and Melissa explain the possible changes in tax enforcement of exempt organizations after President Trump’s September memorandum ordering the
Gray Proctor was quoted in a Law360 article titled “4 Ways Justices’ Jarkesy Ruling Could Affect Tax Controversy.” The article addresses the ways that the 2024 landmark case Jarkesy v. SEC will reshape tax disputes in the near future, as lower courts interpret it. The
Firm Also Recognized for Tax Law, White Collar Defense, Commercial Litigation, and Trusts & Estates NEW YORK (Nov. 10, 2025) — Kostelanetz LLP has been selected as ‘Law Firm of the Year’ for Litigation and Controversy – Tax in the 2026 edition of Best Law
Sharon McCarthy Again Named to Top 100 Lawyers and 50 Women Lawyers in New York Metro Area NEW YORK (November 6, 2025) — Twelve Kostelanetz attorneys have been named to New York Metro Super Lawyers for 2025 for their experience and skill in the areas of Tax, Criminal
NEW YORK (November 3, 2025) — Frank Agostino, a veteran of the tax bar known for bringing seminal cases that establish favorable law for taxpayers, has joined forces with Kostelanetz LLP, enriching the firm’s already strong reputation as a premier tax controversy and white collar
Melissa Wiley was quoted in a Thomson Reuters Checkpoint article titled “Inside Tax-Exempt Status Audits, Revocation Challenges.” The article discusses emerging trends in tax-exempt organization enforcement, as discussed by Melissa and others during a panel at the American Bar Association (ABA) Virtual Fall Tax Conference.
Megan L. Brackney, Victor Suthammanont, Gray Proctor, and Andy Weiner co-wrote an article for Tax Notes titled “Can [Tax] Promoter Penalties be ‘Excessive Fines’ Under the Eighth Amendment?” The article is the third in a series considering the constitutional problems with the tax shelter promoter
Kostelanetz partners Sharon L. McCarthy and Jay Nanavati, and paralegal Lasya Ravulapati, co-wrote an article for Law360 titled “DOJ’s Tracing Rule for Pandemic Loan Fraud Is Untenable.” During the COVID-19 pandemic, a plethora of small business assistance programs were introduced under the CARES Act, with
Melissa Wiley appeared on Becker Accounting’s podcast, Tax News Now, “Mastering IRS Challenges: Strategies for Advocacy, Tools, and Communication.” The episode is hosted by Mark Gallegos, Tax Partner at Porte Brown. In the episode, Melissa and Mark share their insights on contemporary tax topics and
Kostelanetz partners Caroline Rule and Karen Kelly co-wrote “Federal Tax Prosecutions Before and After Department of Justice Tax Division Is Eliminated” for the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section. In the article, Caroline and Karen discuss the impact of the dissolution of the 90-year-old U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division. While the work
