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Lawrence S. Horn: Lawyer with Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

Lawrence S. Horn

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Newark,  NJ  U.S.A.
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Practice Areas

  • Criminal and Civil Tax Litigation
  • Business Crimes
  • Federal and State Business Criminal Trials
  • Securities Fraud Investigations and Prosecution Litigation
 
University Princeton University, B.A., cum laude, 1966
 
Law SchoolNew York University, J.D., 1969
 
Admitted1969, New Jersey; 1980, New York; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court
 
BornNewark, New Jersey, May 10, 1944
 
Biography

Lawrence S. Horn is Chair of the Firm's Business Crimes and Tax Litigation Practice Groups. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1971-1978 where he specialized in tax fraud prosecutions. His practice consists of defending companies and individuals who are the targets of federal white collar criminal investigations with a special emphasis on criminal tax investigations and prosecutions, Voluntary Disclosures and sensitive civil IRS examinations where fraud issues are likely to arise.

Mr. Horn is a certified criminal trial attorney and is a frequent lecturer at national seminars and institutes concerning tax fraud and white collar crime defense issues. He is the author of "The Tax Man Cometh" published in The Champion, the magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He also authored "Tax Evasion and Your Client: Imperfect Together," published in the New Jersey Lawyer.

Mr. Horn is a past Chairperson of a number of subcommittees of the Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties of the Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association and is presently the Co-Chair of the Tax Enforcement Subcommittee of the White Collar Crime Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Criminal Justice. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel.

Mr. Horn has been selected for inclusion in the 2001-2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®* published by Woodard/White under Criminal Defense: White Collar, the 2006-2011 editions of Chambers USA®* published by Chambers & Partners under New Jersey Litigation: White Collar, the 2005-2011 editions of New Jersey Super Lawyers®* published by Thompson Reuters under Criminal Defense: White Collar and Tax, and the 2006-2011 editions of New York Super Lawyers®* published by Thompson Reuters under Criminal Defense: White Collar, Tax and Securities Litigation. He was voted as one of "The Top 100 New Jersey Super Lawyers" since 2008 by New Jersey Super Lawyers®*. In 2010, Mr. Horn was presented with the prestigious Jules Ritholz Memorial Merit Award "in recognition of outstanding dedication, achievements and integrity in the filed of civil and criminal tax controversies" by the American Bar Association Tax Section's Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties.

*For ranking methodologies, please see www.bestlawyers.com, www.chambersandpartners.com and www.superlawyers.com.

Affiliations

Member, Boston Symphony Orchestra Board of Overseers

Member, Business Partners Committee, New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Member, Council of Trustees, New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel

Fellow, American Bar Association

Member, Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties, Section on Taxation, American Bar Association

Member, White Collar Crime Committee, Co-Chair, Tax Enforcement Subcommittee, Section on Criminal Justice, American Bar Association

Member, Section on Criminal Justice, American Bar Association

Member, New York Council of Defense Lawyers

Life Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey

Member, Federal Bar Council

Authored Articles

4/1/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - "Tax Amnesty" Is Still An Option: IRS Offers A "Second Chance" To Taxpayers With Undeclared Foreign Accounts and Holdings

3/7/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Tax Amnesty Is Still an Option

8/2/2010, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Is It Too Late for Voluntary disclosure?

6/1/2010, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Pending Cases In The U.S. Tax Court To Test IRS Transferee Liability Position On "Midco" Transactions

6/1/2009, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Amnesty By Any Other Name: Government Enforcement Drive Against Foreign Bank Account Holders Highlights Little Known IRS Voluntary Disclosure Policy

11/1/2002, Lawrence S. Horn - Tax Man Cometh

Related Press Releases

9/7/2011, Lawrence S. Horn Elected Overseer of Boston Symphony Orchestra Board

6/10/2011, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Continues to Maintain High Rankings in the 2011 Edition of Chambers USA Guide to Leading Business Lawyers

3/21/2011, Sills Cummis & Gross Announces Its 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers

8/9/2010, Sills Cummis & Gross Attorneys Continue to be Honored in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011

3/23/2010, Lawrence S. Horn of Sills Cummis & Gross to Receive Jules Ritholz Memorial Merit Award

3/22/2010, Sills Cummis & Gross Announces Its 2010 New Jersey Super Lawyers

3/15/2010, Lawrence S. Horn Spoke at New York City Bar Program

8/5/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Retains Prestige in 2010 Best Lawyers ®

6/18/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Holds High Standing in Chambers USA Guide to Leading Business Lawyers

3/26/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Announces Its 2009 New Jersey Super Lawyers

1/14/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Members, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski, to Speak on Consequences of Failure to File Tax Returns

11/25/2008, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Member, Lawrence S. Horn Presents at Morris/Sussex County Chapter of NJSCPA's Annual Tax Seminar

10/28/2008, Highest Accolades from Best Lawyers ® for Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

8/6/2008, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Members Present "Strategies for Avoiding IRS Criminal Investigations"

7/1/2008, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Maintains Merit in Annual Chambers USA Guide to Leading Business Lawyers

11/1/2006, 26 Sills Cummis Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007

Relevant News

10/12/2011, Lawrence S. Horn - Julius Baer Bankers Said to Be Charged in Tax Probe by U.S.

9/7/2011, Lawrence S. Horn - IRS Amnesty Leaves Some Offshore Deadbeats Taking Their Chances

8/5/2011, Lawrence S. Horn - The Battle Lines Are Drawn

6/13/2011, Lawrence S. Horn - No Traditional Disclosure Practice Allowed for Offshore Cases, IRS Officials Say

4/22/2011, Lawrence S. Horn - Got income from land, property or account in India? The taxman is looking at you

4/8/2011, Lawrence S. Horn - Turning Its Tax Evasion Focus to India, U.S. Seeks Client Names From HSBC Unit

1/27/2011, Lawrence S. Horn - HSBC Is Said to Be the Focus of a Tax-Evasion Investigation

12/9/2010, Lawrence S. Horn - Shulman Says IRS 'Seriously Considering' New Amnesty

7/25/2010, Lawrence S. Horn - HSBC is in the focus of tax investigators

9/21/2009, Lawrence S. Horn - IRS to Extend Leniency for UBS Offshore Disclosures

9/18/2009, Lawrence S. Horn - UBS Tax Net Snares Clients of Credit Suisse, Julius Baer, LGT

7/26/2009, Lawrence S. Horn - In corruption busts, feds need lots of bait to catch big fish

7/13/2009, Lawrence S. Horn - U.S., UBS in Talks to Settle Case on 52,000 Accounts

7/1/2009, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Swiss Banks No Longer A Safe Haven?

4/23/2009, Lawrence S. Horn - Attorney warns clients about tax haven probe

3/26/2009, Lawrence S. Horn - Clock ticking for people hiding money in off-shore bank accounts

3/26/2009, Lawrence S. Horn - IRS squeezes Swiss bank clients for evidence

2/26/2009, Lawrence S. Horn - UBS and U.S. Tax Authorities

11/24/2008, Lawrence S. Horn - UBS Clients Go to IRS to Settle Swiss Account Taxes

4/15/2005, Lawrence S. Horn - Tax Cheats Advised to Keep Their Clients Happy

Relevant Events

5/17/2012, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Estate and Financial Planning Council of Central New Jersey

3/27/2012, Lawrence S. Horn, Richard J. Sapinski and Robert A. Stern - What Every Matrimonial Attorney Should Know About the IRS

1/30/2012, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Hot Tips In Taxation

1/24/2012, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Criminal Tax in New Jersey: 2012 Update for Tax Professionals

12/14/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Morris County Bar Association Seminar

12/1/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - 28th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud and the First National Institute on Tax Controversy

11/22/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - What Non-Tax Lawyers Should Know About the IRS

11/18/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Recent Developments in the World of Tax Controversy

11/18/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - NJSCPA - Morris/Sussex Chapter - Annual Tax Seminar

10/20/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - ABA Section of Taxation 2011 Joint Fall CLE Meeting

9/27/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Recent Developments in the World of Tax Controversy

9/12/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - What the General Litigator Should Know about the Structure of the IRS; What Offenses it Investigates; and How it Conducts its Investigations

6/22/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Foreign Bank Accounting in 2011: Are You in the Clear?

6/14/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Tax Controversies: Everything You Wanted to Know after an Income or Estate Tax Return Is Filed

6/10/2011, Lawrence S. Horn - New York University's 3rd Annual Tax Controversy Forum

4/27/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Are you in compliance with the newly revamped IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program?

4/27/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Voluntary Disclosure Program

4/19/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - The New Focus of IRS on Asia: How the Second Voluntary Disclosure Initiative Can Benefit US Citizens

3/1/2011, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Voluntary Disclosure Structuring, Forfeitures and Criminal Tax 2011 Update for Tax Professionals

12/2/2010, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - 2010 National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud

11/18/2010, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Hot Tips in Taxation IX

10/22/2010, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - The Reporting of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts

10/7/2010, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Nonreporting of Foreign Source Income/Nonfiling of FBAR Forms

9/23/2010, Lawrence S. Horn - Unreported Income and White Collar Crime

6/24/2010, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Tax Strategies after the Returns Are Filed: Defending Audits - Preventing Criminal Investigations

5/7/2010, Lawrence S. Horn - Sentencing Considerations: Extrapolating the Impact of the Recent 4th Circuit Opinion in Mehta and Other Thoughts

4/21/2010, Lawrence S. Horn - A Symposium on Taxation: Strategies To Protect Your Client and Maintain Tax Compliance

3/11/2010, Lawrence S. Horn - Representing Clients in Federal & State Criminal Tax Investigations (Defense Strategies & Prosecution Initiatives Every Attorney Needs to Know)

12/3/2009, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - The ABA Twenty-Sixth National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud

6/12/2009, Lawrence S. Horn - NYU's 1st Annual Tax Controversy Forum

6/10/2009, Lawrence S. Horn - National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts/New Jersey and New York Conference

1/22/2009, Lawrence S. Horn - New Jersey Society of CPAs - Tax Resource Group Conference

1/16/2009, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Window Into The IRS Seminar

11/21/2008, Lawrence S. Horn - New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants Morris/Sussex County Chapter - Annual Tax Seminar

10/29/2008, Robert J. Alter, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - Hot Tips in Taxation: 2008

7/30/2008, Larry S. Horn, Richard J. Sapinski and Robert J. Alter - Strategies for Avoiding IRS Criminal Investigations

5/16/2008, Lawrence S. Horn - Window into The IRS Seminar

2/26/2008, Lawrence S. Horn - Current Enforcement Priorities of the IRS and how to avoid them

1/25/2008, Lawrence S. Horn - Window Into The IRS Seminar

1/8/2008, Lawrence S. Horn & Richard J. Sapinski - Representing the Taxpayer in Sensitive Examinations: Egg Shell Audits

12/6/2007, Lawrence Horn - 24th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud

11/26/2007, Lawrence S. Horn/ Richard H. Epstein - NYCLE - An Ethics Primer

4/26/2007, Lawrence S. Horn, Robert J. Alter, Richard J. Sapinski - Accounting CPE Seminar

1/20/2007, Lawrence S. Horn & Richard J. Sapinski- ABA Mid-Year Meeting- The Ethics of Compliance: Return Preparation, Sensitive (Eggshell) Audits, and Voluntary Disclosure

12/6/2006, Lawrence S. Horn, Robert J. Alter, Richard J. Sapinski - Criminal and Civil Tax Strategies and Controversies CPE

11/9/2006, Lawrence S. Horn, Robert J. Alter, Richard J. Sapinski - Tax Controversy CPE

9/19/2006, Lawrence S. Horn, Robert J. Alter, Richard J. Sapinski - Criminal and Civil Tax Strategies and Controversies CPE

5/18/2006, Lawrence S. Horn, Robert J. Alter, Richard J. Sapinski - Tax Controversy CPE

5/11/2006, Lawrence S. Horn, Robert J. Alter, Richard J. Sapinski - Tax Controversy CPE

10/26/2005, Lawrence S. Horn - ABA's Twenty-Second National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud

5/16/2005, Lawrence S. Horn - CityBar Center for CLE - Tax Controversies: Negotiating & Resolving Disputes with the IRS

5/7/2005, Lawrence S. Horn - New Jersey Society of CPAs and the Family Law Section of New Jersey Bar and the NJ Institue of Continuing Education

11/3/2004, Lawrence S. Horn - 2004 National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud

7/15/2004, Lawrence S. Horn and Richard J. Sapinski - New Jersey Society of CPAs - Insolvency and Reorganization Conference

4/29/2004, Lawrence S. Horn - CityBar Center for CLE - Negotiating and Resolving Disputes With the IRS

4/14/2004, Lawrence S. Horn/ Richard H. Epstein - NYCLE - An Ethics Primer

3/30/2004, Lawrence S. Horn - New Jersey ICLE - Hot Tips in Taxation VII

1/15/2004, Lawrence S. Horn - The Association of the Bar of the City of New York

12/10/2003, Lawrence S. Horn - Essex County Bar Association

10/29/2003, Lawrence S. Horn - 20th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud

9/20/2003, Lawrence S. Horn - Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - NJ - Federal White Collar Crime for the State Court Practitioner

1/13/2003, Lawrence S. Horn - The Association of the Bar of the City of New York

7/12/2001, Lawrence S. Horn/ Richard H. Epstein - NYCLE - An Ethics Primer

 (Certified Criminal Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification)

 
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Lawrence S. Horn
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
One Riverfront Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102-5400




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