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 |