Gray Proctor took up the role of judge for the National Tax Moot Court Competition from March 6-8, 2025 at Stetson University in St. Petersburg, Florida, lending his knowledge and experience to the next generation of tax controversy practitioners. Gray’s service as a judge is the latest in a long
Kostelanetz attorneys Michael Sardar, Melissa Wiley, Andy Weiner, and Will Greco will participate on various panels at the 49th Annual Federal Bar Association Tax Law Conference, of which Kostelanetz is a proud sponsor. Kostelanetz partner Caroline Ciraolo will make keynote remarks at the March 3 luncheon. During the conference, our
Kostelanetz partner Caroline Ciraolo will moderate a panel addressing criminal tax matters at the 2025 ABA 40th Annual White Collar Crime Institute, taking place March 5-7, 2025, in Miami, Florida. The panel is on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 10:30 AM and is titled “The Long and Winding Road –
Kostelanetz counsel Usman Mohammad’s oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit was discussed in a recent Law360 article titled, “Dutch Bank Exec Gave IRS Good Tax Tip, DC Circ. Judge Says.” The appeal deals with the denial of a whistleblower award to Kostelanetz client Joseph
Kostelanetz partner Michael Sardar was quoted in Tax Notes regarding issues with the IRS voluntary disclosure program for owners of foreign assets. The Tax Notes article by Nathan Richman is a deep dive into numerous taxpayer concerns with the Internal Revenue Service’s voluntary disclosure program (VDP). In the article, Michael
Kostelanetz LLP was proud to be a Diamond Sponsor of this year’s American Bar Association (ABA) Criminal Tax Fraud and Tax Controversy Conference. Bryan Skarlatos, Caroline Ciraolo, Jay Nanavati, Michael Sardar and Abigail Burke explain some of the takeaways from this year’s conference.
Kostelanetz attorneys will be speaking on various panels at the American Bar Association’s 2024 Criminal Tax Fraud and Tax Controversy Conference, which is being held from Dec. 12-14, 2024, in Las Vegas. Our lawyers will demonstrate their experience and knowhow on topics ranging from defense of high-wealth taxpayers and ethical
Kostelanetz partner Caroline Ciraolo and Director of Investigations Don Fort participated in multiple panels at the 61st annual Hawaii Tax Institute, the largest tax and wealth transfer conference in the U.S. that takes place in Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. The comprehensive five-day conference covers several aspects of wealth transfers, tax
Partner Caroline Ciraolo and Director of Investigations Don Fort are members of the faculty for the 61st Annual Hawaii Tax Institute which takes place November 3-7 on the island of Oahu. This event provides unparalleled education and professional development opportunities delivered by a diverse and distinguished faculty of recognized tax
Caroline D. Ciraolo will participate in a panel titled “DOJ Tax and Criminal Enforcement Update” on August 27, 2024 as part of the second annual Summer Tax Summit in St. Louis, IL. Description: The CLE and CPE programming for the summit includes a variety of tax controversy and white-collar criminal
