ยป 2014 Chapman Law Review Symposium

BUSINESS TAX REFORM: EMERGING ISSUES
IN THE TAXATION OF U.S. ENTITIES

Friday, March 14, 2014
9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Presented by the Chapman Law Review

This qualifies for 6 CLE and CPE credits

Symposium Schedule

Check-in & Registration (8:30-9 a.m.)

Opening Remarks (9-9:15 a.m.)

Panel I: Specific Tax Issues Affecting the Business World: The Policies and Reasons Behind Certain Laws (9:15-10:30 a.m.)
Moderator: Bobby Dexter - Professor of Law, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law

Panel II: Pass-Through Entity Reform: Is a Major Overhaul Necessary? (10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.) 
Moderator: Bahar A. Schippel – Certified Specialist, Tax Law, Partner, Snell & Wilmer

Lunch & Keynote Speaker: Professor Edward D. Kleinbard – Professor of Law, University of Southern California Gould School of Law (12-1:30 p.m.)   VIEW SLIDES

Panel III: How Federal Business Tax Reform Affects State and Local Tax (1:45-3 p.m.) 
Moderator: Michael Lang - Professor of Law, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law

  • Professor John A. Swain – Professor of Law, The University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
  • Professor Darien Shanske – Professor of Law, University of California, Davis School of Law
  • Todd Carper – Principal, Ernst & Young
  • Oksana Jaffe – Chief Consultant to the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, California State Assembly

Panel IV: Corporate Tax Reform: How to Tax Multinational Corporations (3:15-4:30 p.m.) 
Moderator: Douglas A. Schaaf - Partner, Paul Hastings

"En Banc" Reception: Cocktails and Appetizers for all guest, presenters, faculty and students (4:30–6:30 p.m.)



Disability Services will be provided upon request. 

Edward D. Kleinbard

Keynote Speaker


Professor Edward D. Kleinbard – Professor of Law, University of Southern California Gould School of Law