Cross-Border M&A Tax Planning 2022 | Practising Law Institute (PLI) | 15 March 2022 | PLI New York - Online , 1177 Avenue of the Americas, Entrance on 45th Street New York, NY

The changes made by the 2017 Tax Act and the CARES Act, proposals made by Congress in 2021, and the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to transform the landscape for global M&A. At this year’s program, our faculty of recognized tax experts, including representatives from the Internal Revenue Service, will explore cross-border transaction structures and review tax planning considerations in today’s constantly evolving world.

What You Will Learn:
• Hear experts discuss past trends and expectations for the global M&A market
• Identify opportunities and pitfalls when selling a non-US business
• Learn important planning considerations for cross-border spin-offs
• Explore cross-border issues and opportunities in the post-acquisition integration of target and acquirer operations
• Examine the mechanics of special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”), Up-Cs and tax receivable agreements

2022 Speakers

CHAIRPERSONS:

David H. Schnabel
Chair, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Karen Gilbreath Sowell
Principal, Ernst & Young LLP’s National Tax Department

SPEAKERS:

Azeka J. Abramoff
Special Counsel, Office of the Associate Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service

Richard M. Casavechia
Managing Director & Head of M&A Structuring, Barclays

Erin Cleary
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

William A. Curran
Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

William Dixon
Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

David Dubner
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co

Pamela Lawrence Endreny
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Phillip Gall
Principal in the Partnership Transaction Planning & Economics Group, EY

Darren G. Heil
Managing Director, Corporate Finance Advisory, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Kelly E. Madigan
Assistant Branch Chief, Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate), Branch 1, Internal Revenue Service

Eileen Marshall
Partner, Cooley LLP

Daniel M. McCall
Deputy Associate Chief Counsel (International-Technical), Internal Revenue Service

Colleen V. O'Neill
Director, EY

Joseph M. Pari
Co-Chair, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Chadwick P. Rowland
Internal Revenue Service

Gary Scanlon
Principal, KPMG LLP

Michael L. Schler
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Jodi J. Schwartz
Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Michael B. Shulman
Co-Head of the Tax Group, Shearman & Sterling LLP

Moshe Spinowitz
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

S. Eric Wang
Member, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Gordon E. Warnke
Principal in Charge, KPMG LLP

Mark Weiss
Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service

Laura Williams
Branch Chief, Office of the Associate Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service