Kostelanetz partner Michael Sardar was recently elected a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC), which describes itself as “a nonprofit association of tax attorneys in private practice, law, business, graduate school teaching positions, and government, who are recognized for their excellence in tax practice and their substantial
New York, D.C., and Georgia Offices Recognized as Tax Law Leaders NEW YORK (June 5, 2025) — Chambers USA has ranked Kostelanetz LLP as a leading firm for tax controversy, tax fraud, and white-collar defense and government investigations and has ranked all three of the firm’s offices in New York
Bill Would Bar ERC Claims Filed After January 31, 2024 Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Included among the sweeping 1,000-page legislative package are provisions (Section 112205: Enforcement Provisions with Respect to COVID-Related Employee Retention Credits) that, if enacted into law, will invalidate all
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have now issued guidance to corporations providing concrete benefits that companies, their shareholders, boards, and customers can earn by voluntarily self-reporting misconduct to the DOJ. DOJ Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary
In a Reuters Legal News article titled “Is now the time to seek relief from SEC industry bars and professional suspensions,” Victor Suthammanont writes that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has shown a recent willingness to grant relief to securities industry participants who have previously been permanently barred from
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
