Caroline Rule, Lawyer at Kostelanetz LLP

Caroline Rule, Partner Attorney
Criminal Defense, Tax, Antitrust & Trade Law, Criminal Defense, General Practice, Litigation, Appellate Practice, Trial Practice, White ...

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Address: 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St., 34th Fl., New York, NY 10007

Law Firm:	Kostelanetz LLP
Lawyer:	Caroline Rule
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Lawyer Title:	Partner
Practice Areas:	Criminal Defense, Tax, Antitrust & Trade Law, Criminal Defense, General Practice, Litigation, Appellate Practice, Trial Practice, White Collar Criminal Defense
Bio:	Caroline Rule has extensive experience representing clients who are facing investigation or prosecution for alleged tax fraud, bank fraud, health care fraud, money-laundering, and other white collar crimes. Ms. Rule has successfully represented clients in sensitive Internal Revenue Service audits, "tax shelter" matters, criminal charges for failure to file tax returns, and failure to report offshore assets. She is also experienced in complex commercial litigation, including trademark disputes. Representative Matters Along with Robert S. Fink, Ms. Rule represented the head of KPMG's tax practice in the largest tax fraud prosecution in United States history, in which Ms. Rule obtained the dismissal of the indictment on the ground of prosecutorial misconduct. Ms. Rule has successfully assisted numerous clients to make voluntary disclosure to the Internal Revenue Service of millions of dollars of undeclared income, in order to avoid criminal prosecution. Ms. Rule has obtained non-jail sentences for numerous clients when the United States Sentencing Guidelines called for substantial periods of incarceration. Ms. Rule represented the executor of a multi-million-dollar estate with complex issues that included persuading the IRS that, by placing stock certificates with bearer stock powers into a safe deposit box held jointly with the executor, the decedent had made a completed gift, thereby saving the estate millions in estate taxes. Ms. Rule negotiated a misdemeanor
Admitted:	1989, New Jersey; 1990, New York;
College:	San Francisco Art Institute, Class of 1984, M.F.A., cum laude, , University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Class of 1981, B.F.A.
Law School:	Yale Law School, Class of 1989, J.D.
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Lawyer Caroline Rule, graduated from San Francisco Art Institute, Class of 1984, M.F.A., cum laude, , University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Class of 1981, B.F.A. Yale Law School, Class of 1989, J.D., is now employed by Kostelanetz LLP at 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St., 34th Fl. New York, NY 10007.Caroline Rule is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing Caroline Rule as your lawyer, you should consider whether Caroline Rule offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if Caroline Rule has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Caroline Rule's office is located at New York, NY, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

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Caroline Rule has been admitted in 1989, New Jersey; 1990, New York;. His or her practice areas include Criminal Defense, Tax, Antitrust & Trade Law, Criminal Defense, General Practice, Litigation, Appellate Practice, Trial Practice, White Collar Criminal Defense.

Caroline Rule's college and law school education includes San Francisco Art Institute, Class of 1984, M.F.A., cum laude, , University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Class of 1981, B.F.A., Yale Law School, Class of 1989, J.D.. Other biographical background includes Caroline Rule has extensive experience representing clients who are facing investigation or prosecution for alleged tax fraud, bank fraud, health care fraud, money-laundering, and other white collar crimes. Ms. Rule has successfully represented clients in sensitive Internal Revenue Service audits, "tax shelter" matters, criminal charges for failure to file tax returns, and failure to report offshore assets. She is also experienced in complex commercial litigation, including trademark disputes. Representative Matters Along with Robert S. Fink, Ms. Rule represented the head of KPMG's tax practice in the largest tax fraud prosecution in United States history, in which Ms. Rule obtained the dismissal of the indictment on the ground of prosecutorial misconduct. Ms. Rule has successfully assisted numerous clients to make voluntary disclosure to the Internal Revenue Service of millions of dollars of undeclared income, in order to avoid criminal prosecution. Ms. Rule has obtained non-jail sentences for numerous clients when the United States Sentencing Guidelines called for substantial periods of incarceration. Ms. Rule represented the executor of a multi-million-dollar estate with complex issues that included persuading the IRS that, by placing stock certificates with bearer stock powers into a safe deposit box held jointly with the executor, the decedent had made a completed gift, thereby saving the estate millions in estate taxes. Ms. Rule negotiated a misdemeanor . You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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