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2007 Agenda



International Tax Institute

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The USD School of Law - Procopio International Tax Institute

February 15 - 16, 2007
Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, University of San Diego

Conference Schedule

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2007

7:30am           Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45am           Introduction and Welcome

* Language Spoken (with translation available on some courses)

9:15am-10:30am: Course 1A
MCLE: 1.25 hours
* Spanish/English

Mexico's New Tax Law Reform (2007) - Mexico's New President and Administration; Canadian and U.S. International Tax Developments
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Moderator

Enrique Hernandez Pulido, Esq.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Speakers

Lic. Julio Cesar Aguilar Matias
Jefe de la Unidad de Política de Ingresos
Secretaría de la Hacienda y Crédito Publico

Paul L. Barnicke
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Rocco Femia, Esq.
Miller & Chevalier

10:30 am-10:35 am: Morning Break

10:35am-12:00pm: Course 2A
MCLE: 1.25 hours
* English

FIBRAs - Revised Mexican Legislation; Comparison with U.S. and Canadian REIT Rules - Cross Border Real Estate Holdings
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Moderator

Patrick W. Martin, Esq.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Speakers

Marshall Feiring, Esq.
Sidley Austin LLP

Lic. Luis Gerardo del Valle Tores
Jáuregui, Navarrete y Nader, S.C.

Dr. Alejandro Reynoso del Valle
La Bolsa de Valores Mexicana

10:35am-12:00pm: Course 2B
MCLE: 1.25 hours
*English

International Planning and Recent Reforms of Anti-Deferral Legislation in Mexico, Canada and the U.S.
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Moderator

John Forry, Esq.
University Professor and Counselor at Law

Speakers

Walter M. Kolligs, Esq.
Ernst & Young LLP - San Francisco

Lic. Mauricio Bravo Fortoul
Turanzas, Bravo & Ambrosi, S.C.

Jas Hayre
Ernst & Young, LLP – Vancouver

12:15pm-1:20pm: Lunch
MCLE: 0.50 hours

Keynote Speaker

Lic. Jorge Antonio Libreros Calderón, Administrador Central de Auditoría Fiscal Internacional, Administración General de Grandes Contribuyentes, Mexico. (Central Administrator of International Tax Audits, General Administration of Large Taxpayers, Mexico)
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1:30pm-3:00pm: 3A
MCLE: 1.50 hours
* English

Taxation of Cross Border Financial Products (Derivatives, Annuities, Life Insurance)
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Moderator

John Forry, Esq.
University Professor and Counselor at Law

Speakers

Ted Setzer, Esq.
Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (International), Internal Revenue Service

Lic. Alejo Muñoz Manzo
Muñoz Manzo, Belaunzarán y Larrañaga, S.C.

Kim Majure, Esq.
Miller & Chevalier

1:30pm-3:00pm: Course 3B
MCLE: 1.50 hours
*English

Transfer Pricing: Current Developments in U.S., Canada and Mexico
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Moderator

Jim Hill, Esq.
Deloitte & Touche-Los Angeles

Speakers

Lic. Simón Somohano
Deloitte & Touche - Mexico

John Breen, Esq.
Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (International), Internal Revenue Service

Mr. Thomas A. Vidano
Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (International), Internal Revenue Service

3:00pm-3:15 pm: Coffee Break

3:15pm-4:30pm: Course 4A
MCLE: 1.25 hours
* English

Cross Border Compensation Plans; Deferred Compensation, Retirement Plans, Bonus Plans and Non-Qualified Plans
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Moderator

Jon P. Schimmer, Esq.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Speakers

Zaitun Poonja, Esq.
Morgan Lewis

C.P.C. Alejandro Garcia Millan
Patrimonium

Mike T. Frank, Esq.
DLA Piper

Grace Fleeman, Esq.
Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (International,) Internal Revenue Service

3:15pm-4:30pm: Course 4B
MCLE: 1.25 hours
* Spanish

Mexico's Maquiladoras - PITEX Consolidation - New Statutory Rules for Manufacturers: U.S. and Canadian Tax Treatment under Revised Mexican Rules
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Moderator

Lic. Clemente Ranero-Puig
Mancera Ernest & Young

Speakers

Lic. Luis Carbajo
Baker & McKenzie - Ciudad Juárez

Lic. Roberto Schatan Pérez
Head of the Transfer Pricing Unit, SAT

Timothy Fitzgibbon, Esq.
Fenwick & West LLP

4:45pm-6:15pm: Course 5A
MCLE: 1.50 hours
* English

Complex Trust Taxation U.S., Canadian and Mexican (Foreign Beneficiaries and Trustees) - Accumulated Income
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Moderator

Rufus von Thülen Rhoades, Esq.
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law
Author, Rhoades & Langer, U.S. International Taxation and Tax Treaties

Speakers

Phil Webber, Esq.
Bull, Housser & Tupper, LLP

Lic. Mauricio Bravo Fortoul
Turanzas, Bravo y Ambrosi, S.C.

Patrick W. Martin, Esq.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

4:45pm-6:15pm: Course 5B
MCLE: 1.50 hours
*English

Overview of Mexican Tax System for Cross-Border Commercial Activities (State Taxation)
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Moderator

Liliana Sandoval, Esq.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Speakers

Lic. Luis Santos Theriot
Santos, Elizondo, Cantu, Rivera, González, De la Garza Y Mendoza, S.C. - Monterrey

C.P.C. Daniel Cano
Gossler, S. C. – Tijuana

6:30pm-8:00pm Reception


Friday, February 16, 2007

7:30am            Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45am            Introduction

* Language Spoken (with translation available on some courses)

9:00am-10:25am: Course 6A
MCLE: 1.25 hours
* English

Interpretive Regulations After Swallows Holding: U.S. Filing Requirements of Non-Resident Individuals, Foreign Corporations, Business Deductions and Statute of Limitations

Moderator
Patrick W. Martin, Esq.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Speakers

Phillip L. Jelsma
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

John Harrington
Deputy International Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Richard D. Fultz, Esq.
Special Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service

9:00am-10:25am: Course 6B
MCLE: 1.25 hours *English

U.S. and Mexican Choice of Entity Selection for Mexican and Canadian Owners; Intersections of Subchapter C, K, and S.A., S. de R.L. and S.C.
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Moderator

Rufus von Thülen Rhoades, Esq.
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of San Diego
Author, Rhoades & Langer, U.S. International Taxation and Tax Treaties

Speakers

Frederic Adam, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig LLP

Liliana Sandoval, Esq.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Manuel Rujanov, Esq.
Thompson & Knight, LLP

Lic.Felipe E. Marrón Montané
Marrón, Martínez & Gallardo Abogados

10:25am-10:40: Break

10:40am-12:00pm: Course 7A
MCLE: 1.25 hours
* English

Recent Mexico-Canada Income Tax Treaty; U.S.-Mexico Income Tax Treaty (Exploring the Unexplored) - Commentary to the Treaties in Interpretation
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Moderator

Rufus von Thülen Rhoades, Esq.
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law
Author, Rhoades & Langer, U.S. International Taxation and Tax Treaties

Professor Herbert I. Lazerow
Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law

Speakers

C.P. Mauricio Monroy
Deloitte & Touche - Tijuana

Mary Voce. Esq.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Michael Colborne, Esq.
Thorsteinssons LLP

Lic. Alejandro Santoyo
Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia, S.C.

10:40am-12:00pm: Course 7B
MCLE: 1.25 hours
*English

The International Timing Problem: Mismatching of U.S. and Mexico Income, Taxes, Credits and Deductions

Moderator

Burgess Raby, Esq.
Raby Law Office

Speakers

Enrique Hernandez Pulido, Esq.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

John Harrington, Esq.
Deputy International Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Lic. Jorge Antonio Jiménez Cañizares –
Despacho Paras

12:15pm-1:20pm Lunch
MCLE: 0.50 hours

Keynote Speaker

Robert E. Herzstein, Esq.
Miller & Chevalier Chartered

1:30pm-2:45pm: Course 8A
MCLE: 1.25 hours
* English

Cross Border Tax Audits - Country to Country
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Moderator

Eric D. Swenson, Esq.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Speakers

Lic. Jorge Libreros Calderón
Administrador Central de Auditoría Fiscal Internacional del SAT, México

Sanford Blaze
International Tax Specialist, Internal Revenue Services

1:30pm-2:45pm: Course 8B
MCLE: 1.25 hours
*English

Current Tax Developments in International Mergers and Reorganizations (North to South)
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Moderator

Jon P. Schimmer, Esq.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Speakers

Gretchen Sierra, Esq.
Deputy International Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Mike DiFronzo, Esq.
Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (International), Internal Revenue Service

Michael Colborne, Esq.
Thorsteinssons LLP

Lic. Alejandro Barrera Fernandez
Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C.

2:45pm-3:00pm: Coffee Break

3:00pm-4:30pm: Course 9A
MCLE: 1.50 hours
* English
International Tax Litigation – (Courts and Jurisdiction, Foreign Documents, Tax Returns and Internationally Exchanged Information as Evidence)

Moderator

Patrick W. Martin, Esq.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Speakers

William F. Colgin Jr., Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Richard D. Fultz, Esq.
Special Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service

Dr. Adolfo Solis
Grupo Farjas Abogados Tributarios

M. Carr Ferguson
Visiting Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law

 


2007 Sponsors

  • University of San Diego School of Law
  • Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch LLP
  • Lexis Nexis
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2007 Supporting Sponsors

  • Aeromexico
  • Instituto Mexicano de Contadores Publicos
  • Taxation Section of the CA Bar
  • ITAM
  • Latin Lawyer
  • The Daily Transcript/San Diego Source

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