George Hani and Anthony Provenzano* will speal at the PLI Live Seminar, Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 2018, in Los Angeles on December 6 and 7, 2018.

Hani will speak on the panel, "Tax Accounting Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions" on December 6. The panel will focus on tax accounting issues arising in taxable and tax-free acquisitions, dispositions, and recapitalizations; treatment of M&A expenses; success-based fees; milestone payments; capitalized costs; recent IRS guidance; accounting method issues; and the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 on tax accounting issues arising in a mergers and acquisitions context.

Provenzano will speak on the panel, "Dealing with Restricted Stock, Stock Options and Executive Compensation in Corporate M&A Transactions" on December 7. The panel will discuss compensation issues in M&A transactions; the treatment of outstanding equity-based awards, including restricted stock, stock options, and assuming or eliminating deferred compensation in an acquisition; allocation of deductions between buyer and seller; Sections 280G and 4999 relating to golden parachutes and amelioration techniques for gross-ups; the impact of Sections 409A and 457A; and the effect of recent tax legislation on Section 162(m) issues in transactions and employee deductions for compensation clawbacks.

*Former Miller & Chevalier attorney