Chris Pietruszkiewicz Named President of University of Evansville (3/31/18)

Chris Pietruszkiewicz has been named President of the University of Evansville.  See the News release here.  Per the release:

Prior to entering academia, Pietruszkiewicz served as a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice from 1997 to 2001, receiving the Outstanding Attorney Award in 2000.

Prior to this appointment, Pietruszkiewicz served as dean and professor of law at Stetson University College of Law for six years.

President Trump to Nominate Mike Desmond as IRS Chief Counsel (3/3/18)

President Trump To Name Michael Desmond IRS Chief Counsel (TaxProf Blog 3/3/18), here.  Excerpt:

After serving as a law clerk for a Federal judge in Los Angeles, Mike began his career in tax controversy as a Trial Attorney with the Attorney General’s Honors Program at the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. 

A great choice.  Congratulations Mike.

I am confident that Mike will serve with competence, honor and integrity.

Harvard Law Professor Frank E.A. Sander Dies (3/1/18)

Harvard Law Today announced here the death of Frank E.A. Sander, former Harvard Law Professor.  Professor Sander was quite accomplished. His Wikipedia page is here.  The Wikipedia page indicates that he served in the Tax Division from 1954-1956.  He later turned his attention later to alternative dispute resolution.

Here is the part from Harvard Law Today about the Tax Division after he concluded his clerkship with Justice Frankfurter:

Before joining the Harvard Law faculty, he worked briefly in the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and as an attorney at Hill & Barlow in Boston.