Brian P. Kenney
International Tax Whistleblower Representation
Brian P. Kenney has over 25 years of experience investigating and trying complex civil and criminal tax fraud matters, first as a federal prosecutor and then representing whistleblowers over the past 15 years.
Mr. Kenney recently represented the whistleblower in United States v Estar, Inc., a complex international scheme in which the United States has recovered approximately $100 million as a result of his client’s disclosure of a stock and tax fraud scheme orchestrated by a Taiwanese-based corporate conglomerate.
He has also obtained the first major tax reward (a $5.5 million partial payment to a whistleblower) administered by the new IRS Whistleblower Office. He has represented dozens of tax whistleblowers over the past ten years and has obtained more tax rewards than any other firm in the country.
Mr. Kenney has tried major federal jury tax cases and has represented dozens of tax whistleblowers involving complex tax schemes, including abusive tax shelters, transfer pricing, and other sophisticated tax frauds.
Since 2002, Mr. Kenney has been actively engaged in the development and passage of the Tax Whistleblower law. In 2007, he was asked to participate in a Senate Finance Committee roundtable with Senator Grassley’s staff to discuss appropriate regulations to implement the 2006 law that formed the Tax Whistleblower Program. He is a regular lecturer on tax whistleblower law at Taxpayers Against Fraud conferences and other professional associations.
From 1983 to 1987, Mr. Kenney served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where he successfully prosecuted a ground-breaking series of bribery cases involving IRS revenue agents in Philadelphia. As a result of his efforts, over a dozen accountants, taxpayers, and former IRS revenue agents were convicted of bribery and tax evasion charges.
Mr. Kenney has earned an AV Rating from Martindale Hubbell, their highest possible rating, and he has been consistently ranked as one of Philadelphia's Super Lawyers by Philadelphia Magazine. Mr. Kenney is a former clerk for the Honorable Joseph Leo McGlynn of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He graduated cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1980.
Please contact our tax whistleblower attorneys today if you have knowledge of tax underpayment totaling $2 million or more. Kenney & McCafferty will consult with you about your case, without obligation. All communications with Kenney & McCafferty attorneys regarding your case are confidential and protected by attorney-client privilege.
