Bloomberg BNA and Mayer Brown to Host 4th Annual Energy Tax Conference in Houston
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bloomberg BNA and Mayer Brown announced today that they are co-hosting the 4th Annual Energy Tax Conference in Houston, a two-day event examining major domestic and global tax trends affecting the energy industry. Government officials, policymakers and industry leaders will provide expert perspective on various issues shaping the year ahead, particularly business tax reform, and how energy companies should prepare. The conference takes place Monday, September 25 and Tuesday, September 26 at the Four Seasons Hotel. For registration information, visit https://www.bna.com/energy-tax-conference-2017/.
Conference sessions will focus on tax policy under the Trump administration, tax reform planning, repatriation tax planning, BEPS implementation, global transfer pricing, tax controversy issues, and Latin American and international tax developments. The conference will include a special CFO and VP of Tax roundtable—in conjunction with the Tax Executive Institute's Houston chapter—in which panelists will share candid thoughts and experiences in tax reform planning, managing risk, and collaborating with other parts of their organizations. Conference speakers include:
- Stephen Comstock, Director - Tax & Accounting Policy, American Petroleum Institute
- Brian Jenn, Attorney Advisor, Office of Tax Policy, U.S. Treasury
- Scott Hodge, President, Tax Foundation
- Fred Nicely, Senior Tax Counsel, Council on State Taxation
- Carlos Eduardo Gonzalez Gamero, Sistema de Administración Tributaria
- Emily Whittenburg, Senior Tax Advisor, Tax Policy & Government Relations, Shell Oil Company
"With tax reform on the horizon, it's more important than ever for finance and tax professionals to keep a pulse on potential policies that could present complex tax issues for the energy industry," said Mike MacKay, President, Bloomberg BNA Plus. "To prepare, we've established an impressive lineup of expert speakers who will provide useful analysis, insights and perspectives on tax issues that are shaping the energy landscape both domestically and internationally."
"The 4th Annual Energy Tax Conference presents energy industry tax executives with a unique opportunity to hear about the most significant tax issues facing their industry from some of the world's key players in the tax arena," said Edward Osterberg, Tax partner at Mayer Brown.
Shawn O'Brien, also a Tax partner at Mayer Brown, added: "The wide range of sessions and speakers fosters an informative conference setting in which attendees can network, exchange ideas with peers and learn about the potential impacts of such tax issues on energy companies – enabling them to maximize value within their organizations."
The event is sponsored by Mayer Brown and co-sponsored by Ryan.
About Bloomberg BNA
Bloomberg BNA provides legal, tax and compliance professionals with critical information, practical guidance and workflow solutions. We leverage leading technology and a global network of experts to deliver a unique combination of news and authoritative analysis, comprehensive research solutions, innovative practice tools, and proprietary business data and analytics. Bloomberg BNA is an affiliate of Bloomberg L.P., the global business, financial information and news leader. For more information, visit www.bna.com.
About Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown is a global legal services organization advising clients across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Our presence in the world's leading markets enables us to offer clients access to local market knowledge combined with global reach. We are noted for our commitment to client service and our ability to assist clients with their most complex and demanding legal and business challenges worldwide. We serve many of the world's largest companies, including a significant proportion of the Fortune 100, FTSE 100, CAC 40, DAX, Hang Seng and Nikkei index companies and more than half of the world's largest banks. We provide legal services in areas such as: banking and finance; corporate and securities; litigation, arbitration, and other dispute resolution; antitrust and competition; US Supreme Court and appellate; employment and benefits; environmental; financial services regulatory and enforcement; government and global trade; intellectual property; real estate; tax; restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency; and wealth management.
Mayer Brown's Tax practice covers every aspect of corporate, partnership and individual taxation in the United States and in Europe, including taxation of domestic, international, and state and local issues. Mayer Brown's Tax Controversy practice is one of the most active in the US representing clients during domestic and international tax examinations, administrative appeals, and litigation of tax matters at the trial and appellate court levels. The firm's Tax Controversy lawyers have a deep experience with litigating major tax cases in US federal courts; collectively, Mayer Brown lawyers have litigated more than 100 US tax cases.
SOURCE Bloomberg BNA; Mayer Brown
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