Baker McKenzie partner George Clarke sued the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Monday in a federal court in Washington, D.C. The suit intends to compel the IRS to provide information regarding its increased efforts to crackdown on misconduct by wealthy partnerships and other business entities.
The complaint, filed by Clarke, comes after he submitted a December 19 Freedom of Information Act request. The request was for a paper authored by an IRS lawyer about document requests made of partnerships. Clarke’s legal representation for the suit is being provided by Baker McKenzie lawyer Sonya Bishop.
In a previous Freedom of Information Act request, George Clarke stated, “Because I represent taxpayers examined by the IRS, I have a compelling need to understand how the IRS plans to impose on my clients so that I can effectively advise them and protect their rights.”
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