Ciraolo Also Named to Top 50 Women Lawyers in DC
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 29, 2025) —Caroline D. Ciraolo and Jay R. Nanavati have been named by Super Lawyers as top-rated attorneys in Washington, D.C., with Caroline being selected as a leading tax attorney and Jay as a leading white-collar criminal defense lawyer for 2025.
Caroline has also been selected again by Super Lawyers to its Top 50 Women attorneys in D.C. She has also been recognized by Maryland Super Lawyers as a Top Rated Tax Attorney in Baltimore for 2025.
“Every year, Super Lawyers evaluates lawyers across the country for its annual list of top attorneys. Each candidate is measured against 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement as part of our patented selection process. The Top Lists take exclusivity one step further by featuring selected Super Lawyers attorneys with the most total points earned,” Super Lawyers notes.
In 2024, 13 Kostelanetz attorneys, including nine partners, were included on either the New York Metro, Washington DC, and/or Maryland annual Super Lawyers list. Additionally, Sharon L. McCarthy was named by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 50 Women lawyers in the New York Metro Area for 2024.
Jay and Caroline co-founded Kostelanetz LLP’s Washington, D.C. office and have built a national tax controversy and white-collar defense practice there, representing clients in complex civil federal, cross-border, and state tax controversies, sensitive tax audits, administrative IRS appeals, and tax and white-collar litigation, including providing related tax advice, conducting internal investigations, navigating domestic and foreign compliance options including voluntary disclosures, and representing individuals and businesses in criminal tax fraud and white collar investigations and prosecutions. Caroline also serves as a consulting and testifying expert, and as an independent mediator, in administrative disputes and litigation involving tax issues.
Caroline and Jay have both also been recognized nationally by Chambers USA for Tax Fraud and for Tax in D.C. And Caroline has been named in Chambers’ top tier of lawyers for High Net Worth clients in the category of Tax: Private Client. Both have also been repeatedly named to Best Lawyers, with Caroline being named D.C. Lawyer of the Year – Tax in 2025 and D.C. Lawyer of the Year Litigation and Controversy – Tax in 2024 and 2022 and Maryland Lawyer of the Year Litigation and Controversy – Tax in 2012.
Jay is a veteran federal prosecutor and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Caroline served from 2015 to 2017 as head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. Both are Fellows of the American College of Tax Counsel and active members of the ABA’s Section on Taxation.
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. Important parts of the firm’s practice also include commercial litigation and government procurement and contracting.
