Michael Karlan (born 1968) is an American attorney and

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who is known for founding a socializing and networking organization,

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Early life and education

Born in 1968, Karlan grew up in

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. Karlan earned his

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in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from the

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in 1989, where he was

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of his graduating class. For further studies, he attended

Columbia University School of Law Columbia Law School (CLS) is the law school of Columbia University, a private Ivy League university in New York City. The school was founded in 1858 as the Columbia College Law School. The university is known for its legal scholarship dating ba ...

, where he earned his J.D. degree in 1992 and was named a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He continued his education in law and earned an

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in taxation from

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in 1993.

Career

Early career

Karlan started his legal career by clerking for Judge Julian Jacobs of the

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from 1993 to 1995. From 1995 to 1998, Karlan worked as an attorney, for

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. In 1998, he joined the Office of Chief Counsel of the

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(IRS) as an attorney, and served there until 1999. While at the IRS, Karlan was drafter of federal regulations relating to

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Professionals in the City

Karlan founded Professionals in the City in 1999 to bring the local professional community together and to familiarize residents with the activities their cities have to offer. On December 31, 2006, when he was simultaneously hosting

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Galas at both the French embassy and the Washington Plaza Hotel, ''

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'' wrote a cover story about Karlan that characterized him as "an expert party guy." On December 31, 2007, Karlan hosted the farewell party for the historic Hotel Washington,

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's oldest continuously operated hotel, the hotel located across the street from the

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. With more than 3,000 attendees, this was the largest party in the history of the Hotel Washington. At the same time, Karlan hosted a second Gala at the Embassy of Italy. In October 2010, Washington, DC Mayor

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officially commended Karlan for Professionals in the City surpassing a membership of 200,000 in the Greater Washington, DC metropolitan area and for enhancing the quality of life of residents of Washington, DC. In February 2011, Karlan hosted the nation's first-ever speed dating at an auto show, at which Washington Post columnist

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provided advice on dating and then the speed daters went from car to car in the

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exhibit at the

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participating in a different date in each car.

Bibliography

Book

* Karlan, Michael (2008). ''Washington, DC For Singles''

Selected publications

* Karlan, Michael; Lawson, Kurt L.P. (1998). ''Differences in Treatment of Employees and Independent Contractors Under Selected State and Federal Statutes'',

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Section of Taxation Mid-Year Meeting. * Karlan, Michael; Oppenheimer, Mary (1998). ''Cash or Deferred Arrangements, Matching Contributions, and Employee Contributions'', Annual

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-American Bar Association Conference

References

External links

Michael Karlan website

Professionals in the City website

Washington, DC For Singles
{{DEFAULTSORT:Karlan, Michael Living people 1968 births American lawyers Columbia Law School alumni New York University School of Law alumni University of Colorado Boulder alumni Place of birth missing (living people) People associated with Covington & Burling