Usman Mohammad is counsel at the New York City office of Kostelanetz LLP. Usman’s practice includes New York City and State government procurement matters, civil and criminal tax controversies including tax whistleblower matters, and commercial litigation.
Usman has litigated cases in a variety of forums, including New York State Court, federal appellate courts, federal district courts, U.S. Tax Court, and AAA and private party arbitrations. He has extensive experience with government procurement award protests, Article 78 proceedings involving procurement matters, foreign asset reporting issues, IRS responsible person and trust fund recovery penalty matters, IRS whistleblower matters, and IRS collection cases.
Usman received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995, and graduated cum laude and Order of the Coif (top 10 percent) from the University of Michigan Law School in 1998. He was the Associate Editor of the Michigan Law Review from 1996 to 1997 and an Executive Editor from 1997 to 1998. Usman joined Kostelanetz LLP, in 2000.
