Former Tax Officials Urge Prompt Confirmation of Tax Assistant AG Nominee
Former Tax Officials Urge Prompt Confirmation of Tax Assistant AG Nominee
- AuthorsArgrett, Loretta C.Bruton, James A.Caplin, Mortimer M.Cohen, N. JeroldDurney, Michael C.Feffer, Gerald A.Gibbs, Lawrence B.Gideon, Kenneth W.Goldberg, Fred T., Jr.Hochman, Nathan J.Junghans, Paula M.Matthews, Mark E.Namorato, Cono R.O'Connor, Eileen J.Olsen, Roger M.Olson, Pamela F.Parker, Emily A.Williams, B. John, Jr.
- Institutional AuthorsWilliams & ConnollyCaplin & Drysdale CharteredSutherland Asbill & Brennan LLPLaw Offices of Michael C. DurneyMiller & Chevalier CharteredSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBingham McCutchen LLPZuckerman, Spaeder LLPMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPThompson & Knight LLP
- Subject Area/Tax Topics
- Jurisdictions
- LanguageEnglish
- Tax Analysts Document NumberDoc 2012-1519
- Tax Analysts Electronic Citation2012 TNT 17-33
September 28, 2011
The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy, Chairman
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Charles E. Grassley, Ranking Member
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Re: Nomination of Kathryn Keneally to be Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division of the Department of Justice
Dear Chairman Leahy and Ranking Member Grassley:
We have served as Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division (or Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division), as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division, as the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, or as the Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (or as Acting Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service) in the administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, William Clinton, and George W. Bush. We write in strong support of the nomination of Kathryn Keneally to be Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division of the Department of Justice.
Some of us have worked alongside Kathryn Keneally as co-counsel; some have appeared opposite her in cases; some have worked with her in various professional organizations; each of us is personally familiar with and attest to her capabilities to lead the Tax Division, her exceptional work ethic, her calm demeanor, and her well-deserved reputation as a leading member of the civil and criminal tax bar in the United States.
Kathryn Keneally can and, if confirmed, will carry out the crucial mission assigned to the Tax Division, chiefly to enforce the nation's tax laws fully, fairly, and consistently, through both criminal and civil litigation. Her leadership will promote voluntary compliance with the tax laws, maintain public confidence in the integrity of the tax system, and promote the sound development of the law. Kathryn Keneally will encourage and maintain the integrity, credibility and traditions of the office that the Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division leads. We each endorse and fully support the confirmation of Kathryn Keneally and urge the Senate to promptly confirm her appointment as the next Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division.
INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES -- CURRENT AND PRIOR LISTED AFFILIATIONS ARE
SOLELY NOTED FOR PURPOSES OF IDENTIFYING THEIR RELEVANT
BACKGROUND OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Loretta C. Argrett
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1993-1999
James A. Bruton III
Williams & Connolly
Acting Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1992-1993
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1989-1991
Mortimer M. Caplin
Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, 1961-1964
N. Jerold Cohen
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1979-1981
Chair, ABA Taxation Section, 1995-1996
Member and Former Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Tax Counsel
Michael C. Durney
Law Offices of Michael C. Durney
Acting Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1987-1988
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1986-1987
Gerald A. Feffer
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1979-1981
Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1971-1976
Lawrence Gibbs
Miller & Chevalier Chartered
Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, 1986-1989
Assistant Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, 1973-1974
Acting Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1973
Kenneth W. Gideon
Skadden, Arps, Slate. Meagher & Flom, LLP
Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1989-1992
Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1981-1983
Fred T. Goldberg, Jr.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1992
Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, 1989-1992
Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1984-1986
Nathan J. Hochman
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 2008-2009
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California, Criminal Division, 1990-1997
Paula M. Junghans
Zuckerman, Spaeder LLP
Acting Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1999-2001
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1998-1999
Mark E. Matthews
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Deputy Commissioner (Services & Enforcement), Internal Revenue Service, 2003-2006
Chief, Criminal Investigation Division, Internal Revenue Service, 2000-2002
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1993-1998
Cono R. Namorato
Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
Director, Office of Professional Responsibility, Internal Revenue Service, 2004-2006
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1977-1978
Chief, Criminal Section, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1975-1977
Special Agent, Intelligence (now Criminal Investigation Division), Internal Revenue Service, 1963-1968
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Criminal Tax Policy, Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties, ABA Section of Taxation
Eileen J. O'Connor
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice Tax Division, 2001-2007
Roger M. Olsen
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1983-1987
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1981-1983
Pamela F. Olson
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2001-2004
Former Special Assistant to the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service Chair, ABA Section of Taxation, 2000-2001
Regent, American College of Tax Counsel
Emily A. Parker
Thompson & Knight, LLP
Acting Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 2003-2004
Deputy Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 2002-2003
Vice-Chair, ABA Section of Taxation, Professional Services, 2010-2011 Regent, American College of Tax Counsel
B. John Williams, Jr.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 2002-2003
Judge, United States Tax Court, 1985-1990
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1983-1984
Special Assistant to the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1981-1983
- AuthorsArgrett, Loretta C.Bruton, James A.Caplin, Mortimer M.Cohen, N. JeroldDurney, Michael C.Feffer, Gerald A.Gibbs, Lawrence B.Gideon, Kenneth W.Goldberg, Fred T., Jr.Hochman, Nathan J.Junghans, Paula M.Matthews, Mark E.Namorato, Cono R.O'Connor, Eileen J.Olsen, Roger M.Olson, Pamela F.Parker, Emily A.Williams, B. John, Jr.
- Institutional AuthorsWilliams & ConnollyCaplin & Drysdale CharteredSutherland Asbill & Brennan LLPLaw Offices of Michael C. DurneyMiller & Chevalier CharteredSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBingham McCutchen LLPZuckerman, Spaeder LLPMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPThompson & Knight LLP
- Subject Area/Tax Topics
- Jurisdictions
- LanguageEnglish
- Tax Analysts Document NumberDoc 2012-1519
- Tax Analysts Electronic Citation2012 TNT 17-33