Institute Speakers

William D. Alexander
Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate)
Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Peter H. Blessing
Shearman & Sterling LLP
New York, NY

Peter C. Canellos
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
New York, NY

Glenn R. Carrington
Ernst & Young LLP
Washington, DC

John J. Clair, Jr.
Latham & Watkins LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Edward S. Cohen
Deputy Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax & Accounting)
Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

John J. Creed
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
New York, NY

Julie A. Divola
Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
San Francisco, CA

David P. Dubner
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
New York, NY

Peter L. Faber
McDermott, Will & Emery LLP
New York, NY

Kathleen L. Ferrell
Davis Polk & Wardwell
New York, NY

David L. Forst
Fenwick & West LLP
Mountain View, CA

Patrick C. Gallagher
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
New York, NY

Eric W. Hilfers
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
New York, NY

Jeffrey H. Kahn
Professor of Law
Penn State Dickinson School of Law
University Park, PA

Steven A. Musher
Associate Chief Counsel (International)
Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Joseph M. Pari
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Washington, DC

Deborah L. Paul
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
New York, NY

Susan Cooper Philpot
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
San Francisco, CA

Robert A. Rizzi
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Washington, DC

Matthew A. Rosen
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP
New York, NY

Jeffrey B. Samuels
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
New York, NY

Amy Sargent
Ernst & Young LLP
Washington, DC

Michael L. Schler
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
New York, NY

Mark J. Silverman
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Washington, DC

Eric Solomon
Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy)
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Washington, DC

Mark Stone
Holland & Knight LLP
New York, NY

Willard B. Taylor
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
New York, NY

Samuel C. Thompson, Jr.
Professor and Director
The Center for the Study of Mergers and Acquisitions
Penn State Dickinson School of Law
University Park, PA

Jeffrey C. Trossman
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Toronto, Canada

William P. Wasserman
Ernst & Young LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Robert H. Wellen
Ivins, Phillips, & Barker
Washington, DC

Thomas F. Wessel
KPMG LLP
Washington, DC

Rose L. Williams
Ernst & Young LLP
New York, NY

Diana L. Wollman
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
New York, NY