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Former Tax Officials Urge Prompt Confirmation of Tax Assistant AG Nominee

SEP. 28, 2011

Former Tax Officials Urge Prompt Confirmation of Tax Assistant AG Nominee

DATED SEP. 28, 2011
DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES
  • Authors
    Argrett, Loretta C.
    Bruton, James A.
    Caplin, Mortimer M.
    Cohen, N. Jerold
    Durney, 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 Authors
    Williams & Connolly
    Caplin & Drysdale Chartered
    Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
    Law Offices of Michael C. Durney
    Miller & Chevalier Chartered
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
    Bingham McCutchen LLP
    Zuckerman, Spaeder LLP
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
    Thompson & Knight LLP
  • Subject Area/Tax Topics
  • Jurisdictions
  • Language
    English
  • Tax Analysts Document Number
    Doc 2012-1519
  • Tax Analysts Electronic Citation
    2012 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.

Respectfully Submitted,

 

THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE SIGNED ON TO THIS LETTER IN THEIR

 

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

DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES
  • Authors
    Argrett, Loretta C.
    Bruton, James A.
    Caplin, Mortimer M.
    Cohen, N. Jerold
    Durney, 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 Authors
    Williams & Connolly
    Caplin & Drysdale Chartered
    Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
    Law Offices of Michael C. Durney
    Miller & Chevalier Chartered
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
    Bingham McCutchen LLP
    Zuckerman, Spaeder LLP
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
    Thompson & Knight LLP
  • Subject Area/Tax Topics
  • Jurisdictions
  • Language
    English
  • Tax Analysts Document Number
    Doc 2012-1519
  • Tax Analysts Electronic Citation
    2012 TNT 17-33
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