My law school classmate Stuart J. Bassin, Senior Litigation Counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice Department Tax Division, and Allen J. Littman, Legislation Counsel with the Joint Committee on Taxation, have joined Baker Hostetler as partners in the firm's Washington, D.C. tax group.  From the press release:

"Stuart Bassin and Allen Littman add 'Best-in-Class' talent and experience to our Tax Group, which has an outstanding track record of delivering successful results in complex tax litigation and tax planning matters," said Jeffrey Paravano, firmwide Chair of Baker Hostetler's Tax Group. "Stuart's tax litigation at the Department of Justice and Allen's government and global in-house international tax experience further strengthen our ability to offer comprehensive tax litigation and tax counseling services to our clients. With more than eighty tax attorneys serving ten offices and more than forty tax attorneys handling complex tax controversy matters on a regular basis, our Tax Group is one of the legal profession's largest."