IRS Announces Selection of Donald T. Rocen as Acting Deputy Chief Counsel for Operations
IR-2004-111, Aug. 23, 2004 WASHINGTON � The Internal Revenue Service today announced the selection of Donald T. Rocen as Acting Deputy Chief Counsel for Operations. In this role, Rocen will direct approximately 1,000 attorneys serving the IRS operating divisions and other specialized areas and oversee the Office of Chief Counsel�s nationwide tax litigation, non-tax legal services and managerial support programs. Rocen joined the Office of Chief Counsel in May as Special Counsel to the Chief Counsel after serving in the Washington, D.C., office of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, since 1989. �Don is reentering public service as the IRS continues to increase its emphasis on enforcement and compliance,� Chief Counsel Donald Korb said. �Don�s previous experience at the IRS and in the private sector will serve us well at this critical time.� At PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rocen worked on the resolution of a wide range of federal tax compliance issues. His consulting engagements involved clients in the energy, utility, entertainment, media, manufacturing, financial services and technology industries. Prior to his work for PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rocen served from 1986 to 1989 as Assistant to IRS Commissioner Lawrence B. Gibbs, focusing on technical guidance in such areas as income tax accounting, pension and exempt organizations, tax exempt bonds, excise taxes and compliance procedures. From 1971 to 1986, he served in a number of Office of Chief Counsel positions, including docket attorney in the General Litigation Division, branch chief and assistant director in the Disclosure Litigation Division, trial attorney in the Denver District Counsel Office and, finally, deputy associate chief counsel, litigation. Rocen received an advanced law degree in taxation from Georgetown University in 1976. He was awarded a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 1970 and a bachelor�s degree from John Carroll University in 1967. Rocen�s selection, which was effective July 27, is subject to confirmation by the Office of Personnel Management. See online: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=128603,00.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Thank you for subscribing to IRS Newswire. If you have a specific concern about your tax account, call IRS CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-829-1040. --- If you know someone who might want to subscribe to this mailing list, please forward this message to them and they can send a blank e-mail to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] in order to subscribe. --- This message was distributed automatically from the mailing list irs-newswire. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To subscribe to or unsubscribe from another list, please go to http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/index.html and click on 'e-News Subscriptions'. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/BCfwlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kumpulan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
