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
On May 29, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (“Corp Fin”) issued a Statement on Certain Protocol Staking Activities. The staff-level guidance addresses the staking of “Covered Crypto Assets” (described below) on networks that use proof-of-stake (“PoS”) as a consensus mechanism and opines, contrary to the
Ciraolo Also Named to Top 50 Women Lawyers in DC WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 29, 2025) —Caroline D. Ciraolo and Jay R. Nanavati have been named by Super Lawyers as top-rated attorneys in Washington, D.C., with Caroline being selected as a leading tax attorney and Jay as a leading white-collar criminal defense lawyer for 2025.
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
Kostelanetz partner Michael Sardar will speak at New York City Bar’s Tax Law Conference 2025 on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Michael will deliver a presentation titled “Circular 230 Discussion: What should tax professionals do when they discover an error on a client’s prior tax return” from 4:00 pm to 4:50
Kostelanetz partner Caroline Ciraolo will join colleagues in the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) to present, “Show Me the Money: A Primer on Restitution and Forfeiture Issues,” on Monday, May 19, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. The webinar will discuss forfeiture and restitution in white collar
The New York Law Journal recently highlighted the news that Victor Suthammanont joined Kostelanetz LLP as a partner after serving at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for more than a decade. The article details Victor’s time at the SEC, where he rose from Senior Trial Counsel to Enforcement Counsel
NEW YORK (March 31, 2025) — Kostelanetz LLP is excited to welcome Victor Suthammanont as a partner in the New York City office. Coming off a decade-long stint at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where he served as a Senior Trial Counsel and, more recently, as Enforcement Counsel to then-SEC Chair Gary
Kostelanetz counsel Gray Proctor presents a CLE session for myLaw titled “Tax Relief Tactics: Mastering IRS Penalties, Fines, and Interest Abatement.” Gray’s session, titled “Penalty Defense: Reasonable Cause + A Few More,” is the second half of the two-part CLE series co-sponsored by myLaw and the Federal Bar Association. The
