Kathryn Keneally

Career

Kathryn Keneally, former Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tax Division, focuses her practice on tax litigation and government investigations. She has more than 30 years of experience representing large corporations, financial institutions, closely held businesses and high wealth individuals. She is an accomplished trial lawyer and routinely resolves matters with the IRS and other federal agencies without litigation.

At the DOJ, Kathy oversaw the work of more than 350 attorneys in civil, criminal and appellate tax litigation nationwide. She developed and implemented key tax enforcement initiatives and worked closely with DOJ leadership and senior officials at federal and state regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, New York Federal Reserve and New York Department of Financial Services. Kathy also oversaw the prosecution of the largest tax case brought against a financial institution and has defended the largest tax case brought against an individual.

Kathy is a former Regent of the American College of Tax Counsel; co-chair, National Institutes on Tax Controversy and Criminal Tax Fraud; and former vice chair, ABA Section of Taxation, where she also chaired committees on the Standards of Tax Practice and Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties.