TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Session 1 – Partnership Tax: The Latest from Washington
Chair: David G. Shapiro, Saul Ewing LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Panelists:
Jennifer L. Sabin, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY
Eric B. Sloan, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY
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10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Session 2 – Corporate Tax Update
Chair: Scott Robins, Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, Philadelphia, PA
Panelists:
Greg Fairbanks, Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, Washington DC
Lisa Fuller, Acting Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate), IRS, Washington DC (invited)
Eric Solomon, Ivins, Phillips & Barker, Washington, DC
Christina Tacoronti, EY, Richmond, VA
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11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Session 3 – State & Local Tax – Coast to Coast Update
Chair: Christopher A. Jones, Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Panelists:
Aaron Johnson, Ballard Spahr LLP, Seattle WA
Jennifer Karpchuk, Holland & Knight LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Masha Yevzelman, Fredrikson, Minneapolis, MN
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2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Session 4 – International Tax Update
Chair: Stephen Olsen, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, Villanova, PA
Panelists:
Layla Asali, Miller & Chevalier, Washington, DC
John Bates, Deloitte, Washington, DC
Tracy Villecco, Associate Chief Counsel (International), IRS, Washington, DC (invited)
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3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Session 5 – Employment Tax
Chair: Martin A. Goldman, Tax Dad Consulting LLC, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Panelist:
Mary Hevener, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY
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Enjoy the presenter’s song about overtime pay rules 🙂

 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Session 6 – What’s Keeping Tax Directors Up at Night? Key Issues and Concerns
Chair: Jennifer Karpchuk, Holland & Knight LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Panelists:
Bonnie Baskin, Airgas, Radnor, PA
Todd Davis, Warner Brothers Discovery, New York, NY
Corinne Good, Berwind Corporation, Philadelphia, PA
Tim Wilkinson, Carpenter Technology, Philadelphia, PA
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10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Session 7 – Tax Policy
Chair: Melissa Schaffer, RSM US LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Panelists:
Alex Brosseau, Deloitte Tax LLP, Washington, DC
J. Anthony Coughlan, RSM US LLP, Washington, DC
Loren Ponds, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates, Washington, DC
Kimberly Thomas, RSM US LLP, Washington, DC
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11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Session 8 – Tariffs
Chair: Thomas J. Iannozzi, KPMG LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Panelists:
John McLoughlin, KPMG LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Rodrick “Rick” Lawlor, KPMG LLP, Philadelphia, PA
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1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Session 9 – Tax Accounting Methods
Chair: Ross Reiter, Deloitte Tax LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Panelists:
Ellen Martin, Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, Washington, DC
Marisa Slabbert, RSM US LLP, Philadelphia, PA
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3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Session 10 – Ethics: Circular 230: Proposed Revisions
Chair: Komal Date, Kreischer Miller, Horsham, PA
Panelists:
Ian Comisky, Fox Rothschild LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Christopher Rizek, Holland & Knight LLP, Washington, DC
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