Sanford Boxerman
Adjunct Professor
Sandy Boxerman is associated with Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C. He defends individuals and corporations in white collar investigations and prosecutions. He also represents taxpayers in civil and criminal tax matters.
Sandy has experience in both the public and private sectors. From 1991 to 1994, he served as assistant public defender in the City of St. Louis, where he gained valuable experience as first chair in numerous jury and bench trials. From 1988 to 1991, and from 1994 through the present, he has worked in private law firms. Sandy was one of the founders of Capes Sokol in 2001.
- Education
- J.D., Harvard Law School, magna cum laude (1988)
- B.S. Business Administration, Washington University in St. Louis, With Highest Honors (1985)
- Courses
- Tax Fraud Prosecutions
- Areas of Expertise
- All White Collar Criminal Defense Matters
- Representation of Witnesses Before the Grand Jury
- Internal Investigations
- Criminal Tax Matters
- Voluntary Disclosures
- Advice Regarding Foreign Financial Account Issues
- Civil Tax Controversies, Including IRS Audits
- Tax Court Representation
- Appeals to the Circuit Courts of Appeal in Criminal and Tax Court Cases
- Virtual Currency Investigations and Litigation
- Publications
- “Tax Controversy Corner – More Bad News for Two Fallen Sprint Executives,” Journal of Passthrough Entities, Vol. 20, No. 6, November/December 2017
- “Tax Controversy Corner – Tenth Circuit Says Managing Partner Can Assert Penalty Defense in Partner-Level Proceeding”, Journal of Passthrough Entities, Vol. 20, No.2, March/April 2017
- “Its Bark is Worse than its Bit(e): Regulatory and Criminal Law Implications of Virtual Currency”, Criminal Justice, Winter 2017
Presentations(?)
- “The What’s and Why’s of Cryptocurrency Unfurled“, Jewish Federation of St. Louis – Professional Society, St. Louis, MO, May 2018
- “Significant Legal Developments in the Regions – Central and Midwest Regions”, American Bar Association’s 32nd Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, San Diego, CA, February 2018
- “#BitLaw: Cryptocurrency & the Law”, 2018 Midwest Black Law Students Association (MWBLSA) Regional Conference, St. Louis, MO, February 2018
- Activity and Affiliations
- Digital Currency and Ledger Defense Coalition
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Honors and Awards
- American College of Tax Counsel, Fellow
- The Best Lawyers in America®
- Best Lawyers®, Criminal Defense: White-Collar Litigation, St. Louis, 2016 – Present