Alliance for Tax, Legal, and Accounting Seminars
&
Structured Finance Institute

Chairpersons:
Joseph Calianno, Grant Thornton, Washington, DC
Ward Connolly, Fenwick & West LLP, Mountain View, CA
J. Brian Davis, Morgan, Lewis & Bochius, Washington D.C.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45 am ATLAS Introduction and Overview

9:00 am Washington Update 2006
Joseph Calianno, Grant Thornton, Washington, DC

9:45 am Break for Refreshments

10:00 am Understanding Section 959
Joseph Calianno, Grant Thornton, Washington, DC

12:00 pm Luncheon

1:00 pm New Cost Sharing Regulations & IP Migrations
Ward Connolly, Fenwick & West LLP, Mountain View, CA

2:30 pm Subpart F Income
Bart Bassett, Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC

3:45pm Break for Refreshments

4:00 pm Newly Issued Intercompany Services Regulations
Ward Connolly, Fenwick & West LLP, Mountain View, CA

5:15 pm Seminar Adjourns for the Day

Thursday, December 11, 2008

8:00 am Continental Breakfast

8:45 am ATLAS Introduction and Overview

9:00 am Earnings & Profits
Robert Saltzman, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Washington, D.C.

10:30 am Break for Refreshments

10:45 am Allocation and Apportionment of Deductions
Michael Mou, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Washington, DC

12:15 pm Luncheon

1:15 pm Use of International Tax Treaties
Michael Cornett, Polsinelli Shalton Welte Suelthaus, St. Louis, MO

2:45 pm Break for Refreshments

3:00 pm International Mergers & Acquisitions and Section 367(a)
Jeff Korenblatt, DLA Piper, Washington, DC

4:30 pm Question & Answer session

5:00 pm Seminar adjourns for the day

Friday, December 12, 2008

7:30 am Continental Breakfast

8:15 am Foreign Tax Credit: The Direct & Indirect Credit
Brain Davis, Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC

9:45 am Break for Refreshments

10:00 am Recent 482 Issues
Dave Bowen, Grant Thornton LLP, Washington, DC

11:30 am Understanding U.S. Tax Rules for Foreign Exchange
Elizabeth Hale,Ernst & Young, Washington, DC

12:45 pm Seminar Ends