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Education

J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 1968
B.A., Iona College, 1963

Bar and Court Admissions

New York
District of Columbia
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Other Professional Affiliations

Member, American Bar Association (Past Chair, Sub-committee on Criminal Tax Policy, Taxation Section, Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Sanctions)

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel

Government Experience

Director, Office of Professional Responsibility, Internal Revenue Service, 2004-2006

Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1977-1978

Chief, 1975-1977; Assistant Chief, 1973-1975, Criminal Section, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Trial Attorney, Criminal Section, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1968-1973

Cono R. Namorato

Senior Counsel, Washington, D.C.
(202) 862-5090
cnamorato@capdale.com | v-card | PDF

Cono R. Namorato is a Senior Counsel in Caplin & Drysdale's Washington, D.C., office. He rejoined the firm in 2006 after serving for two years as Director of the Office of Professional Responsibility for the Internal Revenue Service.

Services

Mr. Namorato's legal experience has been wide-ranging. He has represented corporations and individuals, including corporate executives and senior public officials, in potential or ongoing criminal tax investigations, sensitive civil IRS examinations, and complex voluntary disclosures. He has counseled companies, including Fortune 500 corporations and worldwide professional firms, in resolving sensitive legal and ethical problems and has directed complex internal investigations into financial frauds. Mr. Namorato has also assisted tax lawyers and accountants in tax, ethics, and compliance issues.

Highlights

Mr. Namorato had been a Member of Caplin & Drysdale for 25 years previously, joining the firm in 1978 after ten years in the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he served as Chief of the Criminal Section and Deputy Assistant Attorney General in charge of criminal tax enforcement nationwide. During his most recent term at the IRS, Mr. Namorato supervised the Service's increasing efforts toward achieving compliance nationwide among tax practitioners with newly enhanced standards of conduct. He also served as a Senior Advisor to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue on complex enforcement matters.

Professional Activities

Mr. Namorato has held prominent positions in the American Bar Association's Sections of Taxation and Litigation, and is a frequent speaker on matters relating to professional ethics, criminal tax, and other white collar criminal enforcement issues. He received his law degree from the Brooklyn Law School, after beginning his career at the IRS, where he served as a Special Agent in the Intelligence Division (now the Criminal Investigation Division).

Awards & Rankings

Chambers USA, 2009-2016; Senior Statesmen, 2017
Best Lawyers in America, 1993-Present
The Legal 500, Recommended, 2014; Leading Lawyer, 2010-2011, 2013
Super Lawyers, Washington, D.C., 2008-Present
American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI), International Justice-Sector Education and Training (IJET) Program International Pro Bono Award, 2018
The Washingtonian, Top Lawyers, 2009, 2011-2012, 2015
Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™

Speaking Engagements

Panelist, Circular 230: How Did we Get Here and Where are We Headed?, ABA Section of Taxation, Virtual 2020 May Tax Meeting, July 30, 2020
Panelist, Circular 230: How Did we Get Here and Where are We Headed?, ABA Section of Taxation May Meeting, May 1, 2020
Speaker, The Ethical Framework - Duties of the Tax Practitioner to the Client and to the System, University of Virginia Tax Foundation, 64th Annual Conference on Federal Taxation, June 7, 2012
Speaker, Issues Surrounding the FBAR, The Florida Bar Association and FICPA, 28th Annual International Tax Conference, January 14, 2010
Panelist, Offshore Tax Compliance in Today's Economy, George Washington University and The IRS, 22nd Annual Institute on Current Issues in International Taxation, December 10, 2009
Speaker, Criminal Tax Fraud, American Bar Association, 26th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud, December 3, 2009

Click here for a full list of speaking engagements.

Recent Publications

"IRS to Hire 700 for Civil and Criminal Tax Enforcement," with Niles A. Elber, International Law Office, May 20, 2016
"The Panama Papers and the U.S. Response: New Risks for Financial Institutions, Clients and Advisors," with Mark E. Matthews and Scott D. Michel, Caplin & Drysdale Client Alert, May 18, 2016
"IRS to Hire 700 for Civil and Criminal Tax Enforcement," with Niles A. Elber, Caplin & Drysdale Client Alert, May 5, 2016
"DOJ Deal with Swiss Banks Impacts U.S. Taxpayers and Financial Firms Around the World," with Scott D. Michel, Mark D. Allison, and Mark E. Matthews, Caplin & Drysdale Client Alert, October 31, 2013
"Cono R. Namorato Sets the Record Straight for Corporate Tax Counsel & Corporate Tax Directors," Caplin & Drysdale, February 1, 2007

Click here for a full list of publications.