This institute will explore current tax developments and planning opportunities relating to mergers and acquisitions. The speakers will include nationally recognized corporate tax specialists and top Treasury and IRS officials. The program will start on Wednesday evening with a panel entitled "Basic M&A Tax Rules" and will continue on Thursday and Friday with an in-depth look at a full range of issues, including:

 

• Tax-Free Acquisitions
• Spin-offs
• State Tax Planning
• Negotiating a Corporate Acquisition
• Private Equity, Venture Capital, and LBOs
• Tax Accounting Issues
• Executive Compensation
• International Transactions
• Ethical Issues in Daily Tax Practice

 

Program chairs: Michael L. Schler, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, and Samuel C. Thompson Jr., Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Mergers and Acquisitions, Penn State Dickinson School of Law

For information on the agenda, speakers, or registration, visit the Web site for the Institute on Tax Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions.


Download this brochure (PDF), which contains a complete agenda.

Co-sponsored by the City Bar Center for CLE, New York City Bar, and the Center for the Study of Mergers and Acquisitions at the Penn State Dickinson School of Law