NEW YORK (Sept. 3, 2025) — Kostelanetz partner Megan L. Brackney has become the new Chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Tax Section for 2025-2026. Megan’s term as Chair began on Aug. 11, 2025, at the close of the ABA’s 2025 Annual meeting in Toronto, Canada, and will last
WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 11, 2025) — Kostelanetz LLP is pleased to announce that Karen Kelly, the immediate past head of the Department of Justice’s Tax Division, is joining the firm as a partner in our Washington, D.C., office. Karen’s practice will focus on state and federal civil tax controversies, criminal
Four Partners Also Named Leading Lawyers for High-Net-Worth Private Clients NEW YORK (July 28, 2025) — Chambers and Partners has recognized Kostelanetz LLP as a top-tier, Band 1 firm for high net worth tax clients in its 2025 High Net Worth (HNW) Guide. In addition to the firm’s selection, Megan L. Brackney, Caroline D. Ciraolo,
Kostelanetz counsel Gray Proctor will present during the International Fiscal Association (IFA) North America Trilateral Current Developments Webinar on July 23, 2025. The webinar runs from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time. Continuing education credits are offered for attendance. The webinar will address tax-related developments in North American trade
Megan L. Brackney and Melissa Wiley will participate in an in-depth session on current tax penalty issues at the Advanced International Taxation Conference sponsored by the New York University (NYU) School of Professional Studies. The panel will be held July 18, 2025, from 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Conference agenda
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 Rule was featured on a panel on risk management, “Going to Offshore,” at the 2025 PS+ Leaders Conference, Confidence in Motion, hosted by Aprio in San Antonio, Texas, on May 19, 2025. The PS+ (now Aprio CPA Alliances) Leaders Conference brings together accounting services leaders from across
Kostelanetz attorneys Heather Fincher, Eduardo A. Cukier, and Caroline D. Ciraolo will be speaking at the ABA’s 17th Annual U.S. and Latin America Tax Practice Trends Conference held in Miami from June 18 to June 20, 2025. This year’s conference will focus on cross-border tax practice trends for multinational corporations
Kostelanetz partner Caroline Ciraolo will speak on a panel at the 10th International Conference on Taxpayer Rights sponsored by the Center for Taxpayer Rights. The conference will be held in Washington, D.C., at George Washington University’s Textile Museum from June 4 to 6, 2025. Kostelanetz LLP is a proud sponsor
Kostelanetz partner Caroline Ciraolo and her colleague Susanne Schreiber of Switzerland-based Bär & Karrer Ltd will co-chair the 2025 Cambridge Forum on International Tax & Disputes in Cascais, Portugal, from May 21 to 23, 2025. The Forum invites leading lawyers from renowned regional, national, and multinational firms to convene and discuss
