International Taxation Conference

Fanny Karaman is a French avocat à la cour and U.S. tax lawyer concentrating her practice in the areas of U.S. and international taxation with a focus on cross-border issues in France and the U.S. While she does not practice French tax law, she regularly advises entities and individuals on taxation of U.S. and European investments, estate and gift tax exposures, and corporate structuring for the inbound and outbound entrepreneur. Prior to joining KHD, Fanny Karaman practiced international tax law at a medium-sized firm in Paris (France) and at a boutique tax firm in New York City. She is a member of the French-American Bar Association, where she regularly speaks. She also teaches a one-week introductory U.S. tax law class at the Law School of the University of Rennes I. She is fluent in French, German and English. She graduated valedictorian of the Master 2 in French tax law (French LL.M. equivalent) at the Law School of the University of Rennes I (France) and received her LL.M. in U.S. tax law from New York Law School in 2012.

With nearly 20 years of experience in firms like PwC, EisnerAmper and Withum, Chaya is highly regarded in the industry as an expert consultant in international business tax.

Chaya advises U.S. and foreign multinational enterprises and individuals on the tax implications of their international operations, and coordinates between U.S. and foreign tax laws to develop optimal global tax strategies.

Chaya’s expertise include her fluency in the rules and regulations regarding controlled foreign corporations, PFICs, withholding taxes, income tax treaty analysis, check-the-box planning, FIRPTA, and informational reporting.

Chaya received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in accounting from SUNY Empire State College, and received a Master of Science in Taxation from Golden Gate University.

Carl works extensively in the international tax arena. He advises non-U.S. clients on structuring inbound investments to minimize federal and state income and estate tax exposure. He advises U.S. clients on tax aspects of foreign investments, including anti-deferral rules, entity classification issues and reporting requirements for foreign entities and trusts. His work in this area also encompasses pre-immigration and expatriation planning, tax issues of foreign trusts with U.S. beneficiaries, cross-border compensation and employment tax issues and corporate structuring for foreign companies setting up U.S. operations.Carl is co-chair of the International Estate Planning Committee of the New York State Bar Association's Trusts and Estates Law Section. He frequently publishes articles on various aspects of cross-border tax planning. --

Carola Knoll is a Director at Janover LLC working in the firm’s New York city office. Carola has over 25 years’ experience in international taxation, both for individuals and entities, inbound and outbound. Other areas of specialization include U.S. income withholding compliance, foreign information reporting and voluntary disclosure cases. Carola is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and New York State Society of CPAs. She is a former Chair of the New York State Society of CPAs International Taxation committee. Carola has written numerous articles for the New York State Society of CPAs and for external and internal publication. She has been a speaker for the Foundation for Accounting Education on international tax topics, as well as for internal continuing professional education requirements for CPAs. Carola received her Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and in German from Michigan State University.

Laura Fredricks, JD is the Billion Dollar ASK Maker Powerhouse, who as CEO and Founder of THE ASK© trains and coaches individuals, businesses and nonprofits on How to ASK and GET exactly what you want. She is the first to combine the most trusted professions, law and philanthropy, to show how any person, business or charity can take their profession to unprecedented levels. For over 27 years, she has advised organizations around the globe on current trends that impact and influence the for-profit and nonprofit world. Her five books, including three on THE ASK©, are the international industry leading go-to guides. Her latest book: “THE ASK: For Business, For Philanthropy, and Everyday Living” (October 2017), has helped hundreds of financial advisors, entrepreneurs, attorneys, teenagers, artists and philanthropists get their Best Life Possible, through THE ASK. Laura is the co-host of the international radio show: REAL TALK LIVE which reaches 2 million listeners each month has regular segments on Yahoo Business. She is today's Money Wellness Expert and Media Personality. Her “Asking Strategies for Better Living” have been featured in the: New York Times; Shape; Women’s Health; Self; Huffington Post, and WSJ; She has been interviewed for Anderson Cooper 360; ABC News; Fox and Friends; and Fox’s America’s Headline News.

Jennifer L. Zegel is a partner in Kleinbard’s Business and Finance Department and is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s Trusts and Estates Group. She focuses her practice on the representation of clients in the areas of trusts and estates, business law, real estate and employment law. She handles a wide range of trusts and estates matters including the drafting of wills, trusts, special needs trusts, powers of attorney, and health care powers of attorney documents at all levels of complexity. In addition, Jennifer assists clients in estate, trust and guardianship administration, and business succession planning. A significant portion of her trusts and estates practice is devoted to asset distribution while minimizing potential tax liability on asset transfers. Jennifer has a special focus in estate planning and the estate administration of digital assets, which is becoming a fast growing and increasingly complex area. She is at the forefront of this emerging section of property transfers, which also overlaps and intersects with technology, privacy, and accessibility considerations. Jennifer regularly counsels clients on how to incorporate digital asset planning into an estate plan or business succession plan. She regularly speaks at conferences, writes articles, and is a media source on the topic of digital assets, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology. Working with two other Philadelphia attorneys, Jennifer recently co-created the Digital Planning Podcast, which is dedicated to exploring all things digital in connection with estate planning, business planning, and estate administration. Jennifer also has vast experience in entity formation, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, shareholder, partnership and operating agreements, and analyzing business structures for legal, liability, and tax issues while providing cost-saving business solutions to clients. In addition, she handles real estate matters for both residential and commercial clients.

Daniel A. Rosen is a partner in the North America Tax Practice Group in New York. He is a seasoned tax lawyer with over 16 years of experience with the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Rosen was a key participant in the drafting of published guidance and administrative directives involving judicial doctrines for the IRS Large Business and International Division (LB&I). He served as IRS counsel in many cases that resulted in published opinions and is a frequent speaker for George Washington University School of Law, the Practising Law Institute, Tax Executives Institute and the ABA. Additionally, Mr. Rosen served during law school as business editor of the Hofstra Law Review. He is an adjunct professor of law at New York Law School.

Christopher M. Ferguson is an experienced litigator who concentrates his practice on white-collar criminal defense as well as civil and criminal tax controversies and other regulatory enforcement matters. Mr. Ferguson also has extensive experience handling complex civil litigation. Mr. Ferguson represents clients in both federal and state courts, as well as before governmental agencies and other regulatory bodies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, the Internal Revenue Service, the Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA, the New York Attorney General’s Office, the U.S. Department of Labor, the New York City Department of Investigations and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. He has defended clients in investigations and prosecutions involving a variety of federal and state statutes, including the Internal Revenue Code, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal mail, wire and bank fraud statutes, the federal securities laws, the New York City procurement rules and the New York Penal Code and New York Tax Code. In his civil practice, Mr. Ferguson has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of complex commercial matters, including wage and hour class actions, tax shelter litigations, government procurement matters and commercial litigations involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, civil fraud, civil RICO, civil forfeiture and similar claims. Mr. Ferguson also conducts internal investigations for institutional clients whose officers and/or employees have been suspected or accused of wrongdoing. Mr. Ferguson received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Boston College in 1994 and his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1999. Prior to joining Kostelanetz & Fink, LLP, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jay C. Waldman of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and was associated with the law firm of Dewey Ballantine, LLP, where he practiced in the areas of complex commercial, antitrust, and bankruptcy litigation. Mr. Ferguson is the former Secretary of the Criminal Law Committee of the Bar Association of the City of New York and has published and spoken in the areas of white collar criminal and civil and criminal tax controversies.

Jim has than 30 years’ experience providing U.S. and international individual tax consulting and compliance services to international assignee executives, high net-worth individuals, investors as well as athletes & entertainers. He has extensive experience with cross-border pension and retirement planning. He gained most of his experience working for some of the largest accounting public accounting firms such as PwC and recently with BDO where he was the U.S. National Tax Technical Leader for expatriate tax services. He also spent several years living in Mexico City and Toronto assisting clients with local as well as U.S. tax advice. Jim was the Chairman of the International Tax Committee of the New York State Society of CPAs, is a Member of the AICPA, and is currently the Treasurer of the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce in New York.