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Alice A. Joseffer a panelist on Circular 230 teleconference

December 27, 2005
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Contact:  Lisa Kane
716.848.1335
lkane@hodgsonruss.com

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Alice A. Joseffer, lead attorney in Hodgson Russ LLP's Tax Dispute Resolution Practice Group, was a panelist on a recent 90-minute interactive teleconference hosted by Strafford Publications.

The teleconference addressed the impact of the new Internal Revenue Service regulations amending Circular 230 practice standards for corporate tax executives and in-house tax counsel. Ms. Joseffer addressed issues including accountability and potential liability created by the Circular 230 rules, determining the scope of opinion coverage at the outset of an engagement with Circular 230 in mind, how to treat written tax advice from outside advisors prudently, and interpreting advice as advisors try to stay within the new Circular 230 regulations.

Ms. Joseffer counsels clients on tax issues related to all types of domestic and international transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, executive compensation arrangements, and personal income and estate planning for business executives and their families. She regularly represents clients with tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service.

With more than 220 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law, Hodgson Russ is among the 200 largest law firms headquartered in the United States. It is one of approximately 100 firms in the country listed in America's Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree. In June 2005, Hodgson Russ received the Carol S. Knox Family-Friendly Employer Award from the Capital District Women's Bar Association. The Firm, which was established in 1817 and is among the oldest law firms in the United States, is the only law firm that can count two former U.S. presidents, Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland, among its alumni. Hodgson Russ has offices in Albany, Buffalo, Johnstown, and New York, New York; Boca Raton, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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