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... 1-13 1. 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)... 1-21 Louis S. Freeman, Retired Partner Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 2. The Tax Lawyer s Perspective on Acquisition Agreements... 1-165 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... 1-201 William G. Cavanagh Erez Tucner Chadbourne & Parke LLP 4. Negotiating and Drafting Tax Provisions in Acquisition Agreements (PowerPoint slides)... 1-247 Richard L. Reinhold Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 1-5
5. Negotiating Taxable Acquisition Agreements: Tax Traps for the Unwary (and the Wary Too!) (PowerPoint slides)... 1-269 William G. Cavanagh Chadbourne & Parke LLP 6. Due Diligence/Tax Agreements (PowerPoint slides)... 1-287 James M. Lynch Winston & Strawn LLP 7. Diligence, Negotiating and Drafting Merger & Acquisition Agreements with a Focus on Tax Matters (PowerPoint slides)... 1-319 Raj Tanden Tanya Viner BuchalterNemer, A Professional Law Corporation 8. Managing Tax Attributes from a Tax Accounting Perspective in M&A Transactions... 1-377 George A. Hani Miller & Chevalier Chartered 9. Compensation Issues in M&A Transactions... 1-409 Neil J. Barr William A. Curran Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 10. Section 338... 1-469 Appendix... 1-733 11. Section 338(h)(10)... 1-813 Appendix... 1-959 12. Taxable Acquisitions and Buyouts (PowerPoint slides)... 1-999 Jack S. Levin Donald E. Rocap Kirkland & Ellis LLP 1-6
13. Corporate Tax Strategies and Techniques Using Partnerships, LLCs and other Strategic Alliances (PowerPoint slides)... 1-1077 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)... 1-1127 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... 1-1189 Gordon E. Warnke Linklaters LLP 16. Pass-through Corporations and Publicly Traded Partnerships (PowerPoint slides)... 1-1305 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
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... 2-7 17. Current Developments in Tax-Free and Taxable Acquisitions and Separations... 2-15 18. Contingent Consideration, Contingent Liabilities and Indemnities in Acquisitions... 2-525 Robert H. Wellen Internal Revenue Service 19. Debt Exchanges... 2-793 Linda Z. Swartz 20. Partnership Bankruptcy Tax Issues... 2-889 Linda Z. Swartz 21. Consolidated Attribute Reduction Regulations (June 20, 2015)... 2-979 Linda Z. Swartz Stuart J. Goldring Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 1-8
22. U.S. Tax Consequences of International Acquisitions (October December 2015)... 2-997 James P. Fuller Fenwick & West LLP 23. Selected Tax Issues in Structuring Private Equity Funds... 2-1145 James H. Lokey, Jr. King & Spalding LLP Donald E. Rocap Kirkland & Ellis LLP 24. Financial Products Issues in M&A Transactions (PowerPoint slides)... 2-1235 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... 2-1299 Benjamin M. Willis U.S. Department of Treasury Program Attorney: Stacey L. Greenblatt 1-9
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... 3-7 26. Corporate Distributions Under Section 355... 3-15 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... 3-1171 Gregory N. Kidder 28. Impact of Sales and Use Taxes on Corporate Transactions... 3-1203 Peter L. Faber 29. State and Local Income and Franchise Tax Aspects of Corporate Acquisitions... 3-1231 Peter L. Faber 1-10
30. Mergers and Acquisitions State and Local Tax Aspects Section 338(h)(10) Transactions and Tax-free Reorganizations and Spin-offs (PowerPoint slides)... 3-1291 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)... 3-1323 B. Benjamin Haas Exelon Corporation 32. Consolidated Return Issues for Buyers and Sellers in M&A Transactions (July 2015)... 3-1341 Michael L. Schler Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP INDEX... 3-1391 Program Attorney: Stacey L. Greenblatt 1-11