Leading D.C. tax law firm to launch new practice group ADRTax
WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- John C. Klotsche, a private sector
tax litigator and former Senior Advisor to the IRS Commissioner, is joining
the Washington, D.C. law firm Caplin & Drysdale as a Member. Mr. Klotsche
will join the firm's Tax Controversy practice group and will spearhead the
launch of a new practice area, ADRTax, specializing in Alternative Dispute
Resolution of tax matters.
"We are thrilled to have John join our tax group. He brings deep
experience from the private sector specializing in high profile federal tax
controversy matters, followed by his involvement in major public sector tax
enforcement matters," said Scott D. Michel, firm President. "His blend of
private and public experience in the field of tax controversy and
enforcement provides a unique platform to lead the way in building a
tax-focused ADR practice, and we are excited to have him bring innovative
thinking and expertise to our clients."
Mr. Klotsche practiced for three decades with the international law
firm Baker & McKenzie specializing in international tax controversy matters
and served as counsel in landmark cases involving cross-border transfer
pricing and a broad range of other international and domestic federal tax
disputes. Mr. Klotsche concluded his career with Baker & McKenzie by
serving for five years as full-time Chairman of its Executive Committee.
Mr. Klotsche then served 3-1/2 years as Senior Advisor to Mark Everson,
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service. There he oversaw the Agency's
enforcement efforts to combat abusive tax shelters, which involved
developing global settlement initiatives to resolve widespread, large-tax
dollar abusive transactions; legislative solutions for submission to the
Congressional tax writing Committees; protocols to allow simultaneous
criminal and civil investigations and examinations of tax shelter matters;
and civil and criminal enforcement tools to combat unethical and
unprofessional activities of promoters of abusive tax shelters and their
tax professionals.
Most recently, Mr. Klotsche served for one year as Senior International
Advisor to the IRS Commissioner where he was the U.S. delegate and a member
of the project team on the OECD Tax Intermediaries Project. This initiative
examined the role of tax intermediaries (i.e., law and accounting firms,
other tax advisors, and financial institutions) within tax systems and
their impact on tax administration and enforcement. The Project's
overarching objective was to identify strategies for enhancing the
relationships between tax intermediaries, corporate taxpayers, and revenue
bodies, and the team's recommendations were unanimously endorsed by the
Commissioners of 45 participating countries in January 2008.
"Caplin & Drysdale has, over many years, built an exceptional national
reputation as trusted tax advisors," said Mr. Klotsche, "and I am pleased
and excited to join their team. I believe the corporate tax community is
anxious to move in a new direction and to a new business model to resolve
tax disputes. Caplin & Drysdale will provide an outstanding platform to
build a specialized ADRTax practice."
ABOUT CAPLIN & DRYSDALE
Caplin & Drysdale is a Washington, D.C.-based law firm which provides a
full range of tax and legal services to companies, organizations, and
individuals throughout the United States and around the world. The firm
also provides corporate law counseling, white collar defense, political
activity law counseling, exempt organization counseling, and complex civil
litigation services. Visit them at http://www.capdale.com/.
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