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8th Annual USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute

A Leading Educational Event for Tax Professionals
“We Bring the Tax Community Together”

When: Friday, July 28, 2023
Where: Nexus Theater, Knauss Center for Business Education

Renowned panelists discussing trending topics
$199 ticket includes luncheon and reception
$25 for law students & faculty to attend
Earn Continuing Education Credits
Networking reception at the beautiful Garden of the Sea


2023 Agenda 
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Introductory Speaker & Opening Remarks – Paul Yong
Ryan Korner, Director of Field Operations at IRS: Criminal Investigation
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Panel 1 – Estate Planning Panel: Practical and Realistic Solutions in Trust, Estate Planning, & Tax Matters
Moderator: Brian Malloy, Of Counsel, RJS LAW
Jenny Hill Bratt, Partner, Withers Bergman LLP
Brent Wilsey, President, Wilsey Asset Management
DeEtte L. Loeffler, JD, LL.M. Taxation, Founder, DeEtte L. Loeffler, a Professional Law Corporation
10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. – Ten Minute Break
10:10 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. – Panel 2 – International Tax Panel: Challenges of Cross-Border Transactions
Moderator: Andrea Cisneros Valdez, Of Counsel, RJS LAW
Carlos Guiterrez, Ambassador of Mexico in San Diego
Mary Robberson, [ex Higgs Partner now Robberson Schroedter]
A. Lavar Taylor, Principal at Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor, LLP
Darren Guillot, IRS Deputy Commissioner SBSE Collection & Operations Support
11:10 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. – Refreshment Break
11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. – Panel 3 – Trust and Estate Litigation Panel
Moderator: Jeryll S. Cohen, Partner, Freeman Freeman and Smiley
David Greco, Managing Partner, RMO LLP
Benazeer “Benny” Roshan, Partner, Greenberg Glusker
Ronson J. Shamoun, CEO and Principal Attorney, RJS LAW
12:20 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. – Lunch and Presentation of Richard Carpenter Excellence in Tax Award
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – Panel 4 – Controversy Panel: Top 5 Mistakes Made in Tax Court Cases
Moderator: Richard Carpenter, Tax Attorney, Richard Carpenter Tax Law Office, Adjunct Professor of Law, USD School of Law
Jonathan Amitrano, Partner at Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor, LLP
Judge Emin Toro, Judge at United States Tax Court
Chad Nardiello, Principal at Nardiello, Turanchik, LLP
Steven L. Jager, Partner, Fineman, West and Company, LLP
2:45 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. – 5 Minute Break
2:50 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. – Panel 5 – Government Loans Panel: IRS Cares About CARES Act Abuses:  PPP, EIDL, & other Government Covid Relief Audits/Criminal Investigations
Moderator: Sam Imandoust, Of Counsel, RJS LAW
Moderator: Kaveh Imandoust, JD, CPA, MBT – RJS LAW
Joseph Orabona, Senior Litigation Counsel, United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California
Jason Powell, Supervisory Special Agent, San Diego, Group 16, IRS
Dylan M. Aste, Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California
3:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – 10 Minute Break
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Panel 6 – Criminal Tax Workshop
Moderator: Sandra R. Brown, Principal, Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez P.C.
Victor Song, COO, Integritas3
John D. (Don) Fort, Director of Investigations, Kostelanetz LLP
Judge Allison H. Goddard, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of California
Randy S. Grossman, United States Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of California
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Networking Reception with Hosted Bar and Hors d’oeuvres at Garden of the Sea, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice University of San Diego

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