VOLUME ONE PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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1 Prepared for distribution at the TAX STRATEGIES FOR CORPORATE ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS, SPIN-OFFS, JOINT VENTURES, FINANCINGS, REORGANIZATIONS & RESTRUCTURINGS 2015 Program New York City, October 21 23, 2015 Chicago, November 9 11, 2015 Los Angeles, December 2 4, 2015 CONTENTS: VOLUME ONE PROGRAM SCHEDULE Excerpts From: Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations, and Restructurings 2015 General Overview and Strategies in Representing Sellers (June 2015) Louis S. Freeman, Retired Partner Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 2. The Tax Lawyer s Perspective on Acquisition Agreements Richard L. Reinhold Catherine A. Harrington Elizabeth Buckley Lewis Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 3. Tax and Tax-Related Provisions of U.S. Stock Purchase Agreements William G. Cavanagh Erez Tucner Chadbourne & Parke LLP 4. Negotiating and Drafting Tax Provisions in Acquisition Agreements (PowerPoint slides) Richard L. Reinhold Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 1-5

2 5. Negotiating Taxable Acquisition Agreements: Tax Traps for the Unwary (and the Wary Too!) (PowerPoint slides) William G. Cavanagh Chadbourne & Parke LLP 6. Due Diligence/Tax Agreements (PowerPoint slides) James M. Lynch Winston & Strawn LLP 7. Diligence, Negotiating and Drafting Merger & Acquisition Agreements with a Focus on Tax Matters (PowerPoint slides) Raj Tanden Tanya Viner BuchalterNemer, A Professional Law Corporation 8. Managing Tax Attributes from a Tax Accounting Perspective in M&A Transactions George A. Hani Miller & Chevalier Chartered 9. Compensation Issues in M&A Transactions Neil J. Barr William A. Curran Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 10. Section Appendix Section 338(h)(10) Appendix Taxable Acquisitions and Buyouts (PowerPoint slides) Jack S. Levin Donald E. Rocap Kirkland & Ellis LLP 1-6

3 13. Corporate Tax Strategies and Techniques Using Partnerships, LLCs and other Strategic Alliances (PowerPoint slides) Robert Crnkovich Todd D. Golub EY Stephen D. Rose Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Stuart L. Rosow Proskauer Blake Rubin Andrea M. Whiteway 14. Interesting Transactions of the Past Year (PowerPoint slides) Linda E. Carlisle Miller & Chevalier Chartered Philip B. Wright Bryan Cave LLP Devon M. Bodoh KPMG LLP Suresh T. Advani Sidley Austin LLP Thomas A. Humphreys Morrison & Foerster LLP R. David Wheat Thompson & Knight LLP 15. Developments, Theories and Themes in Stock Basis Gordon E. Warnke Linklaters LLP 16. Pass-through Corporations and Publicly Traded Partnerships (PowerPoint slides) Linda E. Carlisle Miller & Chevalier Chartered Richard M. Nugent Dean S. Shulman Kirkland & Ellis LLP Amy L. Sutton Deloitte Tax LLP Program Attorney: Stacey L. Greenblatt 1-7

4 Prepared for distribution at the TAX STRATEGIES FOR CORPORATE ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS, SPIN-OFFS, JOINT VENTURES, FINANCINGS, REORGANIZATIONS & RESTRUCTURINGS 2015 Program New York City, October 21 23, 2015 Chicago, November 9 11, 2015 Los Angeles, December 2 4, 2015 CONTENTS: VOLUME TWO PROGRAM SCHEDULE Current Developments in Tax-Free and Taxable Acquisitions and Separations Contingent Consideration, Contingent Liabilities and Indemnities in Acquisitions Robert H. Wellen Internal Revenue Service 19. Debt Exchanges Linda Z. Swartz 20. Partnership Bankruptcy Tax Issues Linda Z. Swartz 21. Consolidated Attribute Reduction Regulations (June 20, 2015) Linda Z. Swartz Stuart J. Goldring Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 1-8

5 22. U.S. Tax Consequences of International Acquisitions (October December 2015) James P. Fuller Fenwick & West LLP 23. Selected Tax Issues in Structuring Private Equity Funds James H. Lokey, Jr. King & Spalding LLP Donald E. Rocap Kirkland & Ellis LLP 24. Financial Products Issues in M&A Transactions (PowerPoint slides) William McRae Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Dana Trier Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Eileen Marshal Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC 25. A Principal Purpose: There Can Be Only One Benjamin M. Willis U.S. Department of Treasury Program Attorney: Stacey L. Greenblatt 1-9

6 Prepared for distribution at the TAX STRATEGIES FOR CORPORATE ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS, SPIN-OFFS, JOINT VENTURES, FINANCINGS, REORGANIZATIONS & RESTRUCTURINGS 2015 Program New York City, October 21 23, 2015 Chicago, November 9 11, 2015 Los Angeles, December 2 4, 2015 CONTENTS: VOLUME THREE PROGRAM SCHEDULE Corporate Distributions Under Section Thomas F. Wessel Joseph M. Pari KPMG LLP Richard D Avino PwC Stephen G. Charbonnet M. Todd Prewett KPMG LLP 27. A New Form of Obscenity? Sorting Through the Federal Circuit s We Know It When We See It Ruling in Coltec Gregory N. Kidder 28. Impact of Sales and Use Taxes on Corporate Transactions Peter L. Faber 29. State and Local Income and Franchise Tax Aspects of Corporate Acquisitions Peter L. Faber 1-10

7 30. Mergers and Acquisitions State and Local Tax Aspects Section 338(h)(10) Transactions and Tax-free Reorganizations and Spin-offs (PowerPoint slides) Peter L. Faber John A. Biek Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP Charles J. Moll Winston & Strawn LLP David J. Shipley McCarter & English, LLP 31. In-House Perspectives on Considerations to Protect Privilege with Respect to Tax Related Materials (June 2015) B. Benjamin Haas Exelon Corporation 32. Consolidated Return Issues for Buyers and Sellers in M&A Transactions (July 2015) Michael L. Schler Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP INDEX Program Attorney: Stacey L. Greenblatt 1-11