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
Jay Nanavati was quoted in a Tax Notes article about how IRS enforcement of Puerto Rico’s Act 60 may be impacted by recent reductions in the federal workforce. The article, titled “IRS Enforcement of Act 60 Comes Into View Amid Workforce Purge,”examines how significant funding cuts and staff reductions at
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 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
Megan Brackney and Eduardo Cukier will participate in a tax controversy panel hosted by the New York University Tax Law Association on March 20, 2025 from 1:05 P.M. to 2:15 P.M. Megan will moderate the panel, and Eduardo is a speaker. They will join Samantha Rinaldi of Christopher Bryne PLLC;
Kostelanetz attorneys Caroline Ciraolo, Melissa Wiley, and Heather Fincher will speak on various panels at the ABA Tax Section’s 25th Annual U.S. and Europe Tax Practice Trends Conference, of which Kostelanetz is a proud sponsor. The U.S. and Europe Tax Practice Trends Conference focuses on international tax compliance, international tax
