Gray Proctor was quoted in a series of Tax Notes articles covering the emerging split of authority on which court has jurisdiction to hear challenges to presidential authority to levy tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT)
Kostelanetz partner Caroline Ciraolo is co-chair of the 2025 D.C. Bar Tax Conference and is speaking along with several other Kostelanetz attorneys, demonstrating the firm’s experience in federal tax controversy, partnership taxation, and constitutional and administrative law. Kostelanetz is a Gold+ sponsor of the 2025 D.C. Bar Tax Conference, which
Counsel Andy Weiner wrote an article for Forbes titled “Why Filing A Tax Return Is More Important Than Paying Tax.” In the piece, Andy details the history of the US income tax system imposing separate obligations on taxpayers to file a tax return and pay the correct tax. These obligations
Caroline Rule was quoted in a recent Bloomberg Tax article about the broad implications of a corporate tax loophole that the U.S. Tax Court upheld in its August 2024 decision in Varian Medical Systems Inc. v. Commissioner, 163 T.C. No. 4. The article, titled “Cisco, Booking Get Big Tax Benefits
By Abigail Burke and Malena Solin The CPA Journal November 2024 In a recent article for The CPA Journal, Abigail Burke and Malena Solin address the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2023-2024 term, which included two cases with significant implications for future litigation over executive branch agency regulations and actions. In
Kostelanetz attorneys Andrew Weiner and Abigail Burke were quoted in Thomson Reuters tax and accounting publication, Checkpoint, regarding the case of John Paul Salvador v. United States (No. 24-108). Previously, Andrew and Abigail co-authored an amicus brief on behalf of the American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC) supporting Salvador’s petition
Kostelanetz counsel Gray Proctor presented a virtual CLE session through the Florida Bar, “Tax Penalties after the Revolution of Summer ’24”. The session covered how IRS penalties in future tax controversy and criminal tax fraud cases may be affected by the outcome of SEC v. Jarkesy, a Supreme Court case
On June 28, 2024, transgender activists, legal advocates, and currently unhoused transgender New Yorkers attended a press conference at Foley Square, regarding New York City’s obligation to provide transgender and gender nonconforming (“TGNC”) affirming shelter to unhoused New Yorkers. In a 2021 settlement resolving Mariah Lopez v. NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS),
Over the years, the circuits have split on how to interpret the statute of limitations for bringing a facial challenge to a regulation or other agency action under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”). Yesterday, in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court today overruled the longstanding Chevron doctrine that for 40 years largely deferred to federal agency regulations in interpreting ambiguities in the law. The landmark decision in Loper Bright Enterprises et al. v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, et al. addressed appeals in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and in
