Tax Conference Program

Conference Location

University of Chicago Gleacher Center
450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611

Program Schedule

  • Thursday, November 6, 2026
    • Registration and Continental Breakfast
    • Welcome & Introduction
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    • Panel 1: Recapitalizations and Capital Contributions
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      • Moderator: Gordon Warnke

        Speaker: Kara Mungovan

        Panelists: Mark Hoffenberg and Victor Hollender

    • Break
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    • Panel 2: International Consolidation
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      • Moderator: Julia Skubis Weber

        Speakers:

        • John Barlow

        Panelists: Young Choi and Marie Milnes-Vasquez

    • Lunch
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    • Panel 3: Cognizable Events
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      • Moderator: Rachel Kleinberg

        Speaker: Adam Kool

        Panelists: Jen Ray and David Weisbach

    • Break
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    • Panel 4: TBD
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      • Moderators: David Schnabel and Karen Sowell

        With Panelists: Kevin Salinger, Glen Kohl, Mike Desmond, Tom West, and Eric Solomon

    • Dinner
      • RPM on the Water, 317 N. Clark Street
  • Friday, November 6, 2026
    • Panel 5: 367(a)
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      • Moderator: Eric Sensenbrenner

        Speaker: Aaron Junge

        Academic: Bret Wells

        Panelist: John Stowell

    • Break
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    • Panel 6: Monarch for a Day Zero Basis
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      • Moderator: Eric Sloan

        Speakers: Isaac Wheeler and Craig Gerson

        Panelist: Christine Mainguy