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Taxation of Financial Products and Transactions 2013

Released on: Jan. 30, 2013
Running Time: 06:09:27

Running Time Segment Title Faculty Format
[01:06:48] Tax Planning for Hedge Fund Managers Dominique Padilla Gallego ~ Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
John C. Hart ~ Simpson Thacher Bartlett LLP
Yoram Keinan ~ Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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[00:57:27] Selected Tax Issues Affecting Hedge Funds Mark S. Perwien ~ Special Counsel to Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products), Internal Revenue Service
Jeffrey W. Maddrey ~ PwC
Stuart E. Leblang ~ Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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[01:01:23] Final Regulations under Section 871(m) Julio M. Jimenez ~ Ernst & Young LLP
D. Peter Merkel ~ Attorney-Advisor (International, Branch 5), Internal Revenue Service
Laurence Salva ~ Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Matthew A. Stevens ~ Ernst & Young LLP
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[00:59:49] Noncompensatory Partnership Options Eric B. Sloan ~ Principal, Deloitte Tax LLP
Pamela Lawrence Endreny ~ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Jennifer H. Alexander ~ Former Attorney Advisor (Office of Tax Legislative Counsel) Department of the Treasury, Deloitte Tax LLP
Joy C. Spies ~ Senior Technician Reviewer, Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs & Special Industries), Internal Revenue Service
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[01:01:34] Foreign Exchange Hedging Issues Douglas E. Chestnut ~ Ernst & Young LLP
Viva Hammer ~ Brandeis University
L. G. Chip Harter ~ PwC
Brian H. Jenn ~ Attorney Advisor (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury
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[00:59:53] Financial Products Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions Linda E. Carlisle ~ White & Case LLP
Po Sit ~ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Claude B. Stansbury ~ Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Eileen Marshall ~ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
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With implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act well underway, and judicial and administrative scrutiny remaining at a high level, it is important to stay on top of the latest developments in the fast changing area of financial products and transactions. In this program, a standout group of law firm and accounting firm lawyers, in-house tax advisors, and government speakers will explore new and old topics in financial transactions.

Lecture Topics  [Total time 06:09:27]

Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.

  • Introduction and Opening Remarks* [00:02:33]
    Matthew A. Stevens
  • Tax Planning for Hedge Fund Managers [01:06:48]
    Dominique Padilla Gallego, John C. Hart, Yoram Keinan
  • Selected Tax Issues Affecting Hedge Funds [00:57:27]
    Stuart E. Leblang, Jeffrey W. Maddrey, Mark S. Perwien
  • Final Regulations under Section 871(m) [01:01:23]
    Matthew A. Stevens, D. Peter Merkel, Julio M. Jimenez, Laurence Salva
  • Noncompensatory Partnership Options [00:59:49]
    Jennifer H. Alexander, Pamela Lawrence Endreny, Eric B. Sloan, Joy C. Spies
  • Foreign Exchange Hedging Issues [01:01:34]
    Douglas E. Chestnut, Viva Hammer, L. G. Chip Harter, Brian H. Jenn
  • Financial Products Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions [00:59:53]
    Linda E. Carlisle, Eileen Marshall, Po Sit, Claude B. Stansbury

The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:

  • Section 457A and Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs)
    Dominique Padilla Gallego
  • Self-Employment and Medicare Taxes
    John C. Hart
  • Management Fee Waiver
    Yoram Keinan
  • Tax Accounting for Credit Spreads: Credit Default Swaps and Revolving Credit Agreements
    Jeffrey W. Maddrey
  • Considerations for Investment Management Professionals Associated with the Medicare Tax
    Stuart E. Leblang
  • Withholding Tax on Dividend-Related Payments on Notional Principal Contracts and Other Equity-Linked Instruments: Where Are We Now?
    Matthew A. Stevens
  • The Proposed Regulations on Noncompensatory Options
    Matthew Sullivan
  • Section 1256 and Foreign Currency Derivatives: 30 Years of Uncertainty
    Viva Hammer
  • Employee Benefits Plan
    Linda E. Carlisle
  • Selected Financial Products Issues in Mergers and Acquisition Transactions
    Linda E. Carlisle, Eileen Marshall, Po Sit
  • Selected Tax Issues Affecting Hedge Funds (PowerPoint Slides)
    Stuart E. Leblang
  • Index to Taxation of Financial Products and Transactions 2013

Presentation Material

  • Section 457A and Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOS)
    Dominique Padilla Gallego
  • Management Fee Waiver
    John C. Hart
  • Self-employment and Medicare Taxes
    Yoram Keinan
  • Selected Tax Issues Affecting Hedge Funds
    Stuart E. Leblang
  • Selected Tax Issues Relevant to Hedge Funds
    Stuart E. Leblang, Jeffrey W. Maddrey
  • Section 871(m): The Withholding Agent’s Perspective and Other Issues
    Matthew A. Stevens, D. Peter Merkel, Julio M. Jimenez, Laurence Salva
  • Taxation of Financial Products and Transactions 2013: Noncompensatory Partnership Options
    Jennifer H. Alexander, Pamela Lawrence Endreny, Eric B. Sloan, Joy C. Spies
  • Current Foreign Currency Issues
    Douglas E. Chestnut, Viva Hammer, L. G. Chip Harter, Brian H. Jenn
  • Financial Products Issues in M&A Transactions
    Linda E. Carlisle, Eileen Marshall, Po Sit, Claude B. Stansbury
  • Selected Financial Products Issues in Mergers and Acquisition Transactions
    Eileen Marshall
Chairperson(s)
Matthew A. Stevens ~ Ernst & Young LLP
Speaker(s)
Jennifer H. Alexander ~ Former Attorney Advisor (Office of Tax Legislative Counsel) Department of the Treasury, Deloitte Tax LLP
Linda E. Carlisle ~ White & Case LLP
Douglas E. Chestnut ~ Ernst & Young LLP
Pamela Lawrence Endreny ~ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Dominique Padilla Gallego ~ Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Viva Hammer ~ Brandeis University
John C. Hart ~ Simpson Thacher Bartlett LLP
Brian H. Jenn ~ Attorney Advisor (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury
Julio M. Jimenez ~ Ernst & Young LLP
Yoram Keinan ~ Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Stuart E. Leblang ~ Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Eileen Marshall ~ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
D. Peter Merkel ~ Attorney-Advisor (International, Branch 5), Internal Revenue Service
Mark S. Perwien ~ Special Counsel to Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products), Internal Revenue Service
Laurence Salva ~ Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Po Sit ~ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Eric B. Sloan ~ Principal, Deloitte Tax LLP
Joy C. Spies ~ Senior Technician Reviewer, Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs & Special Industries), Internal Revenue Service
Claude B. Stansbury ~ Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

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