Najah Shariff

Najah J. Shariff is an Assistant U.S. Attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, where she represents the U.S., on behalf of the IRS, in some of the biggest and most complex bankruptcy tax and civil tax litigation matters in the U.S. bankruptcy court, district court and Superior Court of California in the Central District of California. As a former Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA)and senior tax attorney with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel (March 2006-May 2015) in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., Ms. Shariff has tried numerous cases in bankruptcy court and U.S. Tax Court involving complex, novel and high-profile tax issues. With nearly 17 years of experience representing the U.S. and the IRS, AUSA she has experience in bankruptcy tax law, tax litigation, refund litigation, tax-deficiency litigation, the assessment and collection of taxes, federal tax liens and levies, collection due process, summons enforcement, FBAR cases, surplus funds cases, and privacy and FOIA issues.Ms. Shariff is regularly invited to speak at bankruptcy and tax law conferences throughout the U.S. She received her B.A. in economics and international relations from Claremont McKenna College, her J.D.from Boston University School of Law and her LL.M. in taxation from Georgetown University LawCenter.