Bryan C. Skarlatos

Bryan C. Skarlatos


Kostelanetz LLP

Recognized since 2005

New York, New York

Practice Areas

Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Tax Law

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For more than thirty-five years, Bryan C. Skarlatos has represented corporations and individuals in sensitive matters, many of which involve negotiation or litigation with government agencies. He has significant experience in federal and state tax audits, appeals and litigation, criminal tax investigations, and white-collar criminal prosecutions. Mr. Skarlatos also has an active practice providing tax and estate planning advice.

Mr. Skarlatos is often retained to evaluate the strength of tax positions for tax and financial reporting purposes and to advise on potential remedial actions. He counsels corporations and individuals from around the world on how to come into compliance with U.S. tax law, and he has handled hundreds of voluntary disclosures involving both domestic income and foreign assets.

Mr. Skarlatos is an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law where he teaches a course on tax penalties, and he created and co-chairs the annual New York University Tax Controversy Forum, which brings together representatives from the government and expert private practitioners to discuss issues related to tax compliance and enforcement.

Mr. Skarlatos has been hired by foreign and state governments, and several other clients, to provide expert testimony on tax penalties. He has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee as an authority on tax penalties, and he has testified before the Internal Revenue Service regarding the IRS whistleblower law. Mr. Skarlatos was retained by Senator Charles Grassley, the drafter of the IRS whistleblower law, to write an amicus brief on behalf of the Senator in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Chambers and Partners has ranked Mr. Skarlatos in its top tier of lawyers in the U.S. for Tax Fraud in its USA Guide and for Tax: Private Client in the agency’s High Net Worth Guide. Chambers USA Guide has described Mr. Skarlatos as having a “smart reassuring presence with insight into the government….[He is] extremely knowledgeable and very well connected to the various tax authorities.” The High Net Worth Guide notes that Mr. Skarlatos “is a brilliant lawyer,” “has a ton of experience,” “has excellent judgment,” and “is very pragmatic and very dedicated to his clients.”

He also has been recognized by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in New York, and Best Lawyers in America has twice named Mr. Skarlatos “Lawyer of the Year” for Tax Litigation in New York.


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Location
  • Seven World Trade Center, 34th Floor
    250 Greenwich Street
    New York, NY 10007
Education
  • New York University, LL.M Taxation, graduated 1991
  • Penn State Dickinson School of Law, Juris Doctor, graduated 1985
Affiliations
  • New York University School of Law - Adjunct Professor
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, New York City (2017)
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, New York City (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Tax Law
Special Focus:
  • Litigation
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar

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