Ian Comisky

Practice Areas

Ian has more than 35 years of experience representing corporations and individuals in civil and criminal tax litigation, white-collar criminal defense, and complex corporate and commercial disputes.

His experience includes tax controversy work such as IRS administrative and grand jury investigations, Tax Court, Claims Court and District Court trials and appeals, jeopardy and termination assessments, responsible officer penalty and collection matters;

corporate compliance matters involving the Bank Secrecy Act and USA PATRIOT Act and FATCA issues for financial institutions including banks, broker-dealers and mutual funds; commercial litigation focused on accounting and legal malpractice cases as well as securities and class action matters, all involving tax and related accounting issues; and corporate internal investigations for financial institutions and other entities, including claims under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Ian frequently advises individuals on their U.S. tax and foreign asset reporting (FBAR and FATCA) obligations and has represented hundreds of individuals with undisclosed foreign bank accounts through the IRS voluntary disclosure programs. He also counsels individuals and corporations in civil audits and criminal investigations arising out of tax-sheltered investments.

Career

Prior to joining Fox, Ian was co-chair of the white-collar practice at Blank Rome for more than three decades. Before that, he was an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia County, a special assistant U.S. attorney and an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Florida.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association | American College of Tax Counsel | American Law Institute | Association of Trial Lawyers of America | Brandeis Society | Federal Bar Association | Florida Bar Association | National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys | Pennsylvania Bar Association | Philadelphia Bar Association | Public Liability Underwriters Society | Board of Directors | Citizens Crime Commission of the Delaware Valley | Historic Philadelphia, Inc. | Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life | Mann Center for the Performing Arts

Publications

Co-author of the two-volume treatise Tax Fraud and Evasion.

Personal

University of Miami School of Law (LL.M.) | University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D.) | University of Pennsylvania (B.S., magna cum laude)

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bar Admissions: Pennsylvania, Florida, District of Columbia