People in the News—April 11, 2019—Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry announced that it elevated Kevin F. Sweeney to shareholder.
April 11, 2019 at 11:00 AM
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Elected and Appointed
Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry announced that it elevated Kevin F. Sweeney to shareholder.
Based in Philadelphia, Sweeney is a former federal tax prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice tax division in Washington, D.C. He counsels clients involved in civil and criminal tax controversy and litigation matters.
Sweeney joined Chamberlain Hrdlicka in 2016, and his appointment to shareholder was announced at the firm's annual retreat in Houston last month. He is one of nine elevated and new shareholders within the firm.
During his tenure with the DOJ's tax division, Sweeney was among a team assigned to the DOJ's Swiss Bank Program, leading enforcement cases involving international tax matters. At the time of joining Chamberlain Hrdlicka, Sweeney was the first former SBP attorney to enter private practice.
He counsels financial institutions, asset managers, professional services firms and executives on U.S. and regulatory and tax enforcement issues.
He also regularly represents U.S. citizens and residents with undeclared offshore bank accounts in criminal investigations, prosecutions, audits, voluntary disclosures and streamline filings.
In the tax controversy area, Sweeney advises clients on matters related to cryptocurrency, security tokens, captive insurance, offshore bank accounts and other complex foreign tax matters.
He is also a white-collar criminal defense attorney, handling cases related to tax evasion, false tax returns, FBAR violations, money laundering and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, among other areas.
Sweeney is a former special assistant U.S. attorney in the Districts of Colorado and the Eastern District of Virginia and a former prosecutor and appellate attorney in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps.
He was deployed to Baghdad in 2006, where he advised commanders on criminal law issues and internal investigations into serious combat-related incidents.
|Events
The Philadelphia Bar Association's LegalLine is set to offer free legal advice to residents of Philadelphia and the surrounding counties from 5 to 8 p.m. April 17.
Members of the public can access LegalLine by calling (215) 238-6333.
Area residents seeking confidential legal advice will be able to speak for free with a volunteer attorney from the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Free legal advice will be available on family law, landlord-tenant, workers' compensation, employment law and more.
In addition, the Philadelphia Bar Association's Lawyer Referral and Information Service is available 9-5p.m. Monday through Friday., at the above phone number, to provide lawyer referrals to area residents.
Staff attorneys take calls from the public and refer callers to attorneys in private practice for a 30-minute consultation, for which the attorney charges a fee of $35.
If callers do not need an attorney or cannot afford one, they will be directed to a legal service organization, agency or other resource for assistance.
LegalLine is a public service sponsored by the Philadelphia Bar Association young lawyers division, providing residents with free, quick and accurate legal advice during convenient evening hours. LegalLine is offered typically from 5 to 8 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month.
The program has existed for over 20 years, allowing volunteer attorneys to help thousands of callers through direct service or by referring them to an appropriate resource.
|Additions
Saxton & Stump announced the hiring of Richard J. Hansberry as a paralegal.
Hansberry will support the firm's intellectual property law and business and corporate law groups.
Hansberry worked at law firms in Pennsylvania in both Lancaster and York for more than 25 years.
He assists attorneys in all aspects of legal entity organizational compliance, including formation, conversion and dissolution.
On the intellectual property side, Hansberry has experience with drafting and filing copyright, trademark and patent applications and related documents and correspondence.
He also has experience in business and professional mergers and acquisitions and asset purchases and sales, particularly in connection with employment and shareholder agreements as well as confidentiality, non-compete and licensing agreements at a state and national level.
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