Michael Karlan
| Michael Karlan | |
|---|---|
 Michael Karlan.jpg Karlan in 2004 | |
| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) |
| 🏫 Education | University of Colorado Boulder (BS) Columbia Law School (JD) New York University School of Law (LLM) |
| 💼 Occupation | Attorney Social entrepreneur |
| Known for | Professionals in the City |
| 👶 Children | 3 |
| 🌐 Website | michaelkarlan |
Michael J. Karlan (born 1968) is an American attorney and social entrepreneur who is the founder of Professionals in the City, a Washington, D.C.-based socializing and networking organization known for organizing speed dating and other social events.[1][2]
Early life and education
Karlan grew up in Long Island, New York.[3]
Karlan earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1989, where he was valedictorian of his graduating class.[4][5] Later, he earned a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1992, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and an editor of the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law.[4][6] He then earned an LL.M. in taxation from New York University School of Law in 1993.[6][7]
Career
Early career
From 1993 to 1995, Karlan clerked for Judge Julian Jacobs of the United States Tax Court.[3][6] He was an associate at Covington & Burling from 1995 to 1998, where his practice included tax planning, audit and controversy work, and the tax aspects of corporate transactions.[6][7] In 1998, he worked in the Office of Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, where he drafted federal regulations relating to 401(k) plans.[8]
Professionals in the City
While living in Washington, Karlan began organizing happy hours and parties after finding it difficult to meet people outside of work. He later turned those events into a business and founded Professionals in the City in 1999 to bring the local professionals together and introduce residents to activities in their cities.[9] By 2006, Professionals in the City was hosting about 1,000 mixers and social seminars each year. Later that year, when he was simultaneously hosting New Year's Eve Galas at both the French embassy and the Washington Plaza Hotel, The Washington Post described him as "an expert party guy."[3] On December 31, 2007, Karlan hosted the farewell party for the historic Hotel Washington, the oldest continuously operating hotel in Washington, D.C., located across from the White House.[10] With more than 3,000 attendees, it was the largest party in the hotel's history.[11] At the same time, Karlan also hosted a second gala at the Embassy of Italy.[12]
In October 2010, Washington, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty officially commended Karlan for growing Professionals in the City to more than 200,000 members in the greater Washington metropolitan area and for enhancing residents' quality of life.[13] In February 2011, Karlan hosted the nation's first-ever speed dating at an auto show. Washington Post columnist Carolyn Hax offered dating advice, and participants then moved from car to car in the General Motors exhibit at the Washington Auto Show, with each car serving as a different date setting.[14] By 2012, he was organizing events not only in Washington but also in Baltimore, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Boston. The organization was also running events targeted by age, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, profession, and education level.[15][16] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Professionals in the City shifted part of its speed dating program online using Zoom.[17]
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, American Bar Association Section of Taxation Mid-Year Meeting.
- Karlan, Michael; Oppenheimer, Mary (1998). Cash or Deferred Arrangements, Matching Contributions, and Employee Contributions, Annual American Law Institute-American Bar Association Conference
References
- ↑ Spinner, Jackie (January 22, 2008). "Self Serve". Washington Post.
- ↑ Rastello, Sandrine; Homan, Timothy R. (June 3, 2011). "'Intellectual Meat Market' Makes Washington Long Odds for Women". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Brulliard, Karen (December 31, 2006). "Partying with Taxing Precision". Washington Post.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Brulliard, Karen (December 31, 2006). "Partying with Taxing Precision, Page 2 of 4". Washington Post.
- ↑ "Notes from the Class of 1989". Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2026-04-26.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Michael Karlan - Biography".[self-published source]
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "TaxProf Blog: WaPo: The Tax Man Behind D.C.'s Glitziest New Year's Parties".[dead link]
- ↑ Mader, David (December 21, 1998). "Increase In Cash-Out Limit Under Sections 411(a)(7), 411(a)(11), and 417(e)(1) for Qualified Retirement Plans". Federal Register.
- ↑ Byers, Erin (May 15, 2006). "Stealing the Scene". Boston Magazine.
- ↑ Andrews, Catherine (December 5, 2007). "Last Hurrahs and First Hurrahs: Local New Year's Eve Parties, Concerts, and More". Washingtonian. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Daly, Jerry (December 4, 2007). "Historic Hotel Washington to Throw 'Last Hurrah' Blowout Extravaganza to Ring in New Year, Bid Hotel Fond Farewell". Reuters. Archived from the original on January 2, 2008. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ringing in the New Year in Style". Washington Post. December 7, 2007.
- ↑ "Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty commends Karlan". Archived from the original on 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2026-04-26.
- ↑ Campbell, Glenn (February 8, 2011). "Speed Dating at the Washington Auto Show". AutoWriters.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
- ↑ Natividad, Ivan V. (February 13, 2012). "Looking for Love? Speed Dating Aims to Get the Heart Racing". Roll Call.
- ↑ Jayson, Sharon (November 8, 2011). "Interracial marriage: It's more accepted, growing". USA Today.
- ↑ Feldman, Jess (July 9, 2020). "Here's a look at online dating in the COVID-19 era". Northern Virginia Magazine. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
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