Tax Section 2025 Summer Meeting

ACCOMODATIONS

Crystal Springs Resort

Grand Cascade Lodge

1 Wild Turkey Way, Hamburg, NJ 07419 

(973) 862-4351

Book your room today!

** Room Block Cut Off Date has been extended to June 26th**

REGISTRATION

Main Conference Registration (inclusive of CLE programming, breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks, and evening receptions and dinners)

Tax Section Member- $875

NYSBA Member- $900

Non-Member-$1,000

Young Attorneys (10 years or less)- $350

Spouse/Guest Pass-$625

QUESTIONS/ASSISTANCE:

For registration questions or assistance, please reach out to our Member Resource Center (MRC) at mrc@nysba.org or at 800-582-2452/ 518-463-3724.

Tentative Agenda

Friday, July 11

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Registration

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Cocktails 

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Dinner 

Saturday, July 12

8:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Registration

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks

NYSBA – Tax Section Welcome

Andrew Walker, Tax Section Chair

Milbank, LLP

New York, NY

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | I. The Latest in Administrative Law and Tax

This panel will discuss the evolving administrative law landscape and its relevance to tax, including the Loper Bright and Corner Post decisions, pending cases such as FCC v. Comm’r and developments in tax administration, including pertinent executive orders regarding regulations. Topics will include what changes might endure, what matters require further development and how practitioners ought to consider administrative law in their day-to-day practice.

Moderator

Arvind Ravichandran 

Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

New York, NY

Panelists:

David M. Schizer
Harvey R. Miller Professor of Law and Economics & Dean
Emeritus
Columbia Law School
New York, NY

Bryan C. Skarlatos
Kostelanetz LLP
New York, NY

Laura Williams
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Washington, D.C.

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | II. The Tax Landscape for Business Transactions

The panel will assess the evolving corporate and partnership tax landscape, including recent and pending legislative and regulatory developments and proposals and potential implications for structuring business transactions such as “carve-out” transactions.

Moderator

Sara Zablotney

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

New York, NY

Panelists:

Colin Campbell (Invited)
Associate Tax Legislative Counsel
Department of the Treasury
Office of Tax Policy
Washington, D.C.

Tijana J. Dvornic
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
New York, NY

Mark Schneider (Invited)
Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate)
Internal Revenue Service
Washington, D.C.

Gordon Warnke
KPMG LLP
New York, NY

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch

1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | III. The Cross-Border and International Tax Landscape 

The panel will explore how the rapidly changing international tax landscape will affect international tax practitioners. Topics for discussion include changes in the international consensus regarding taxing rights (in particular, relating to the treatment of intangible property) along with potential legislative, regulatory, and trade developments. 

Moderator:

Raymond J. Stahl

EY, National Tax Department

Washington, D.C.

Panelists:

Peter Blessing
Associate Chief Counsel (International)
Internal Revenue Service
Washington, D.C.

Kim Blanchard
Law Office of Kimberly S Blanchard, P.C.
New York, NY

Libin Zhang
Fried Frank, LLP
New York, NY

2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Optional Afternoon Activities

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Cocktail Reception 

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Dinner 

Sunday, July 13

8:00 a.m. | Registration

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast 

8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Executive Committee Meeting

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | IV. Possible New York State and City Tax Law Responses to The Changing Fiscal Landscape

The panel will explore the evolving state and local tax landscape in the face of rapidly changing developments in state, federal and international tax law and policy, including the need of states to address associated revenue impacts and whether to conform with federal developments.

Moderator

Jack Trachtenberg, Esq. 

Deloitte Tax LLP 

New York, NY

Panelists:

Paul R. Comeau
Hodgson Russ LLP
Buffalo, NY

Alysse B. McLoughlin
Jones Walker LLP
New York, NY

10:30 a.m. | Adjourn