Tax Section 2026 Summer Meeting

Accommodations

Hilton Arlington Rosslyn The Key

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Room Cut-Off Date : May 19, 2026 any reservations made after this date are not guaranteed the room rate or availability. 

Room Rate: $229.00 ++

Hotel Amenities Include:

• Free Wi-Fi and Digital Key access 
• Room service available
• On-site restaurant (Locket) featuring upscale American cuisine
• Lobby bar & lounge
• Modern fitness center
• Business center
• EV charging stations
• Self-parking (covered, secured, with in/out privileges)

Location:

• Steps from the Rosslyn Metro
• Close to Georgetown, downtown DC, and major landmarks
• Easy access to Reagan National Airport

Registration Pricing

Tax Section Section Member

$1,000- Early Bird Before May 15th, 2026

$1,200- After May 15th, 2026

NYSBA Member Only- Non Section Member

$1,250- Early Bird Before May 15th, 2026

$1,300- After May 15th, 2026

Non-Member

$1595

For questions or assistance in signing up or cancelling your registration, contact our Member Resource Center (MRC) at mrc@nysba.org or at 800-582-2452 / 518-463-3724.

For information regarding cancellations/refunds- please refer to our NYSBA cancellation program policy- https://nysba.org/event-information/#cancellation-policy

The cancelation policy is as follows:

Cancellations received more than 14 days from the scheduled event date-100% refund

Cancellations received between 5-13 days from the scheduled event date-50% refund

Cancellations received less than 5 days before the scheduled event date-No refund

Program Faculty

Brian D. Krause, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY

Krishna Vallabaneni, Esq. (invited) Tax Legislative Counsel , U.S. Treasury Department, Washington, DC

Robert H. Liquerman (invited), Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate), Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC

Theron West (invited), Attorney Advisor, Office of Tax Policy, U.S. Treasury Department, Washington, DC

Edward S. Wei, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY

Lulu Ma, Esq., Ernst & Young LLP, Los Angeles, CA

Jack Trachtenberg, Esq., Deloitte Tax LLP , New York, NY

Elizabeth Pascal, Esq., Hodgson Russ LLP , New York, NY

Thomas Barthold (invited), Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, Washington, DC

William McRae, Esq., Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY

James Wang, Esq. (invited), International Tax Counsel, U.S. Treasury Department, Washington, DC

Erika W. Nijenhuis, Esq. (invited), Special Counsel, Office of Tax Policy, U.S. Treasury Department, Washington, DC

Peter H. Blessing (invited), Associate Chief Counsel (International), Washington, DC

Robert Scarborough, Esq. (invited), Special Counsel, Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (International), Washington, DC

Kathryn A. Kelly, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY

Vadim Noviq, Esq., Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, New York, NY

Elena Romanova, Esq., Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY

Lee Holt, Esq., Ernst & Young LLP, New York, NY

Rebecca Lee, J.D., LL.M., Dechert LLP, Washington, DC

Rebecca Burch (invited), Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Tax Affairs, U.S. Treasury Department

Stuart L. Rosow, Esq., Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY

Rachel Levine, Esq., Deloitte LLP, Washington, DC

Jill Manny, Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, New York, NY

Jodi J. Schwartz, Esq., Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY

Agenda at a Glance

Friday, June 12, 2026

• 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Registration- Hilton Arlington Rosslyn the Key Hotel
• 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception & Dinner- Offsite at Open Road

Saturday, June 13, 2026

• 7:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Registration
• 7:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast
• 9:00a.m.- 12:00 p.m. | General Session & CLE Program 
• 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch with Keynote Speaker: Thomas Barthold (invited) Chief of Staff , Joint Committee on Taxation
  Washington, DC
• 1:15 p.m.- 2:45 p.m. | Afternoon General Session & CLE Program
• 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Optional Activity-TB
• 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Cocktail Reception- Hilton
• 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | Dinner with Keynote Speaker: Rebecca Burch (invited) ,Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Tax Affairs, U.S. Treasury Department – Hilton

Sunday June 14, 2026

• 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Registration
• 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | Breakfast
• 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Executive Committee Meeting
• 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | General Session & CLE Program

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