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15th Biennial Parker C. Fielder

Oil and Gas Tax Conference

A unique forum for discussion between the IRS and private sector on current oil and gas taxation issues
Houston Nov 21-22, 2019 JW Marriott Houston by The Galleria
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PRESENTED BY
The University of Texas School of Law
The Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service

RECEPTION SPONSORS*
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Andersen
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Bracewell LLP
Caplin & Drysdale
Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Deloitte Tax LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
Eversheds-Sutherland (US) LLP
Grant Thornton LLP
KPMG LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Liskow & Lewis
Mayer Brown LLP
Miller & Chevalier Chartered
Norton Rose Fulbright
Porter Hedges LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Thompson & Knight LLP
​Vinson & Elkins LLP

*Note: The Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury are not sponsoring the reception and their participation in the reception is not intended as an endorsement of the reception or the sponsors. 
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Overview

Join leading members of the oil, gas and energy tax community—including senior government officials, IRS staff, corporate energy and tax counsel, and members of the energy tax bar—at the 15th Biennial Parker C. Fielder Oil and Gas Tax Conference.

This nationally recognized event is a unique collaboration between The University of Texas School of Law and the Chief Counsel’s Office of the IRS, and provides an exchange of views and perspectives between the private sector and the Service. The 2019 program features a sophisticated array of presentations, panels, and discussions on current energy taxation issues, including:

  • Keynote Presentation by IRS Chief Counsel, Michael J. Desmond.
  • An Opening Presentation on The International Outlook for Upstream Activities.
  • In depth discussion on Capital Cost Recovery.
  • An analysis of choosing business entities after the TCJA 2017.
  • Select domestic tax issues: The Evolving Partnership Audit Rules; 1031 Issues; plus the Section 45Q Tax Credit.
  • International tax issues: Continuation of FTC Issues; plus GILTI, FIDII and the BEAT: Planning in a Post-Tax Reform World
  • A look at significant trends in oil and gas transactions and financing in the oil and gas industry
  • Changes and Developments in IRS Examinations and Appeals
  • 1 hour Ethics on select ethical issues for tax professionals
  • Multiple networking opportunities, including the Thursday Evening Attendee Reception
If your work involves energy taxation law or finance, don’t miss this exceptional educational and networking event.

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Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Day 1 November 21, 2019
  • Day 2 November 22, 2019
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Nov. 21, 2019
    Presiding Officer:
    Kevin L. Kenworthy, Miller & Chevalier Chartered - Washington, DC
  • 7:30 am
    Registration Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:20 am
    Welcoming Remarks

  • 8:30 am
    0.75 hr
    Opening Keynote Presentation
    International Outlook for Upstream Activities
    Review evolving global trends in the areas of activities, players, theaters, contracts and relationships.

    Christopher Moore, Moyes & Co. - Dallas, TX

  • 9:15 am
    1.50 hrs
    Capital Cost Recovery
    A discussion of current cost recovery and accounting issues which may include the final bonus depreciation regulations, issues regarding abandonment and worthlessness, geological and geophysical expenses, intangible drilling and development costs, limits on deduction of interest under Section 163(j) and other selected issues.

    Moderator:
    Thomas L. Evans, Kirkland & Ellis LLP - Chicago, IL
    Panelists:
    Jennifer Bernardini, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC
    Julie M. Chapel, Internal Revenue Service - Oklahoma City, OK
    C. Ellen MacNeil, Andersen - McLean, VA
    Kenneth J. Moy, American Petroleum Institute - Washington, DC
    Kathleen Reed, Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC
    Rochelle S. Seade, Chevron Services Company - Houston, TX

  • 10:45 am
    Break

  • 11:00 am
    1.00 hr
    Overview of the International Tax System for the Oil and Gas Industry After the TCJA 
    Hear an overview of the international provisions following the 2017 TCJA, including the new GILTI, FDII, and BEAT provisions as well as the impact on the pre-existing international provisions. Examine the impact of the TCJA on the oil and gas industry and how the changes may affect the business operations and tax planning of companies in the oil and gas business, including the tax-favored treatment of FOGEI income in contrast to the treatment of FORI income, which generally remains subject to its pre-2018 treatment.  

    Moderator:
    Carol P. Tello, Eversheds Sutherland LLP - Washington, DC
    Panelists:
    Anne Devereaux, Office of Chief Counsel (INTL), Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC
    Bret Wells, University of Houston Law Center - Houston, TX
    Steven C. Wrappe, Grant Thornton LLP - Washington, DC

  • 12:00 pm
    Adjourn to Optional Luncheon
    Included in registration.

  • Thursday Afternoon, Nov. 21, 2019
    Presiding Officer:
    R. Richard Coston, Norton Rose Fulbright - Houston, TX
  • 12:40 pm
    Parker Fielder Awards and Presentation
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    Presenters:
    John S. Dzienkowski, The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX
    Robert J. Peroni, The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX
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    Parker Fielder Award Recipients:
    Jennifer Bernardini, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC
    Anne Devereaux, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC
    Kevin L. Kenworthy, Miller & Chevalier Chartered, Washington, DC
    Steve C. Wrappe, Grant Thornton LLP, Washington, DC

  • KEYNOTE LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
    Introduction by C. Elizabeth Wagner, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC

  • 1:00 pm
    0.50 hr
    Current Issues in Tax Administration
    Over the past 18 months, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have published more than 100 guidance items interpreting and implementing provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), with more guidance anticipated. Hear directly from the Chief Counsel, Mr. Desmond, with an update on The Office of Chief Counsel's role and efforts in drafting and developing that guidance. As work continues to implement the TCJA, the IRS also continues to focus its enforcement resources, an area where the Chief Counsel also plays a key role. Get an update on recent decided cases and anticipated areas of future focus.

    Michael J. Desmond, Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC

  • 1:30 pm
    Break

  • 1:45 pm
    1.00 hr
    Choosing Business Entities for Operations, Acquisitions and Dispositions: Clearing the Fog after TCJA 2017
    Analyze and discuss the factors that enter into the choice of business entity after changes in the tax law implemented by TCJA 2017, focusing on entity selection for day-to-day operations, acquisitions and dispositions.

    Moderator:
    John T. Bradford, Liskow & Lewis - Houston, TX
    Panelists:
    Barbara Spudis de Marigny, Baker Botts L.L.P. - Houston, TX
    Clifford M. Warren, Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC
    R. David Wheat, Kirkland & Ellis LLP - Houston, TX
    William H. Wilson Jr., Internal Revenue Service - Farmers Branch, TX
    Denney L. Wright, The University of Houston Law Center - Houston, TX

  • 2:45 pm
    Break

  • Domestic Tax Issues
    Presiding Officer:
    R. Richard Coston, Norton Rose Fulbright - Houston, TX
  • 3:00 pm
    1.00 hr
    The Evolving Partnership Audit Rules
    The new centralized partnership audit rules are now in effect and the initial returns subject to those rules have been or will soon be filed. Many of the rules governing the new regime have been finalized but others are still forthcoming. Taxpayers, practitioners and the IRS will learn more about the new regime once audits of those returns commence with regularity. Discuss the most recent developments in the evolution of these audit rules.

    Moderator:
    Elizabeth McGinley, Bracewell LLP - New York, NY
    Panelists:
    William Paul Bowers, Norton Rose Fulbright - Dallas, TX
    George Hani, Miller & Chevalier Chartered - Washington, DC
    Holly O. Paz, Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC

  • 4:00 pm
    0.75 hr
    1031 Update for Oil & Gas
    Significant changes have occurred in the 1031 world over the prior two years. Discuss and explore the meaning of “real property” as applicable to oil & gas exchanges, the use of Bartell structures for reverse exchanges, issues specific to royalty trusts and tax partnerships, and a comparison to opportunity zone investments as an alternative.   

    Moderator:
    Todd Keator, Thompson & Knight LLP - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Robert A. Jacobson, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP - Houston, TX
    Stephen J. Toomey, Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC

  • 4:45 pm
    0.75 hr
    The New Section 45Q Carbon Capture and Sequestration Credit
     
    Discuss the section 45Q carbon capture and sequestration credit and the significant changes made to that credit in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to expand the scope and the amount of the credit. Hear about some of the important considerations in credit qualification related to enhanced oil recovery, secure geological storage, other commercial uses of carbon, transfers of credits, and what guidance is needed for taxpayers in the oil and gas industry to utilize or transact with this credit.

    Moderator:
    Brian Americus, Deloitte - Washington, DC
    Panelists:
    Robert McCann, Internal Revenue Service - Houston, TX
    Amish M. Shah, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP - Washington, DC
    Aaron D. Vera, Exxon Mobil Corporation - Spring, TX

  • International Tax Issues
    Presiding Officer:
    Timothy J. Devetski, Ernst & Young LLP - Houston, TX
  • 3:00 pm
    1.25 hrs
    Continuation of FTC Issues
    Discuss foreign tax credit issues post-TCJA, including the new section 960 rules, expense allocation regulations, and foreign tax credit basketing.

    Moderator:
    Moshe Spinowitz, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - Boston, MA
    Panelists:
    Michael J. Caballero, Covington & Burling - Washington, DC
    Karen J. Cate, Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC
    Glenn Leishner, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation - The Woodlands, TX
    Danielle Rolfes, KPMG LLP - Washington, DC

  • 4:15 pm
    1.25 hrs
    GILTI, FDII and the BEAT: Tax Planning in a Post-Reform World
    Hear a summary of the new rules regarding foreign source dividends, Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income, Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, and Subpart F. Also review how tax planning has changed since the 2017 tax reforms and how these new rules can be managed from a tax planning standpoint.

    Moderator:
    Edward C. Osterberg Jr., Mayer Brown LLP - Houston, TX
    Panelists:
    Layla J. Asali, Miller & Chevalier Chartered - Washington, DC
    Nicholas J. DeNovio, Latham & Watkins LLP - Washington, DC
    Carol B. Tan, Special Counsel, IRS Associate Chief Counsel (International), Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC
    Gabriel Zimmerman, Chevron - Houston, TX

  • 5:30 pm
    Adjourn to Optional Reception

    Included in registration.

    RECEPTION SPONSORS*
    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
    Andersen
    Baker Botts L.L.P.
    Bracewell LLP
    Caplin & Drysdale
    Chamberlain Hrdlicka
    Deloitte Tax LLP
    Ernst & Young LLP
    Eversheds-Sutherland (US) LLP
    Grant Thornton LLP
    KPMG LLP
    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Liskow & Lewis
    Mayer Brown LLP
    Miller & Chevalier Chartered
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Porter Hedges LLP
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
    Thompson & Knight LLP
    Vinson & Elkins LLP

    *Note: The Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury are not sponsoring the reception and their participation in the reception is not intended as an endorsement of the reception or the sponsors.

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Nov. 22, 2019
    Presiding Officer:
    Robert A. Swiech, KPMG LLP - Houston, TX
  • 8:00 am
    Conference Room Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:30 am
    1.50 hrs
    Investing and Financing in the Oil and Gas Industry

    Hear an update on significant trends in oil and gas transactions in light of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and recent developments. Explore the impact of the Section 163(j) interest limitation and planning opportunities or pitfalls related thereto (other than an analysis of investment vehicles or choice of entity selection), the evolution of the capital markets for oil and gas transactions, alternative financing mechanisms (including production payments, DrillCo transactions, and carried interest transactions), and financing inbound oil and gas investments.

    Moderator:
    Gregory M. Matlock, Ernst & Young LLP - Houston, TX
    Panelists:
    Alison L. Chen, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP - Houston, TX
    Thomas J. Palmisano, PwC - Houston, TX
    James D. Reardon, Porter Hedges LLP - Houston, TX
    Clifford M. Warren, Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC
    William H. Wilson Jr., Internal Revenue Service - Farmers Branch, TX

  • 10:00 am
    Break

  • 10:15 am
    1.00 hr ethics
    Ethics in Tax Practice
    Discuss selected ethical issues that arise for in-house and private practitioners, as well as for government personnel in the tax field, including privilege and confidentiality, conflicts of interests, specific provisions of Circular 230 and the AICPA standards, and related subjects. 

    Glenn McCoy, KPMG LLP - New York, NY
    Scott D. Michel, Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered - Washington, DC
    Kathryn F. Patterson, Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC

  • 11:15 am
    1.50 hrs
    Changes and Developments in IRS Examinations and Appeals
    Review recent programmatic changes in large case audits and the IRS Appeals process, and share experiences with these important changes in the way LB&I and Appeals operate. This includes Exam’s enhanced participation in the Appeals process, the centralization and coordination of issues in each function, and the usage of technical advisors and issue teams. Also hear strategies important to both the IRS and industry to reduce cycle times and deal with common issues that potentially impact timetables and stated scopes in examination plans.

    Moderator:
    Peter A. Lowy, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry - Houston, TX
    Panelists:
    George M. Gerachis, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston, TX
    Richard A. Husseini, Baker Botts L.L.P. - Houston, TX
    Andrew J. Keyso Jr., Office of Appeals, Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC
    Gloria Sullivan, Internal Revenue Service - Oakland, CA
    Elizabeth Tucker, PwC - Dallas, TX

  • 12:45 pm
    Adjourn

  • Day 1 November 21, 2019
  • Day 2 November 22, 2019
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Conference Faculty

Brian Americus

Deloitte
Washington, DC

Layla J. Asali

Miller & Chevalier Chartered
Washington, DC

Jennifer Bernardini

Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

William Paul Bowers

Norton Rose Fulbright
Dallas, TX

John T. Bradford

Liskow & Lewis
Houston, TX

Michael J. Caballero

Covington & Burling
Washington, DC

Karen J. Cate

Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Julie M. Chapel

Internal Revenue Service
Oklahoma City, OK

Alison L. Chen

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Houston, TX

Barbara Spudis de Marigny

Baker Botts L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Nicholas J. DeNovio

Latham & Watkins LLP
Washington, DC

Michael J. Desmond

Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Anne Devereaux

Office of Chief Counsel (INTL), Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Thomas L. Evans

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Chicago, IL

George M. Gerachis

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

George Hani

Miller & Chevalier Chartered
Washington, DC

Richard A. Husseini

Baker Botts L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Robert A. Jacobson

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Houston, TX

Todd Keator

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

Andrew J. Keyso Jr.

Office of Appeals, Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Glenn Leishner

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
The Woodlands, TX

Peter A. Lowy

Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry
Houston, TX

C. Ellen MacNeil

Andersen
McLean, VA

Gregory M. Matlock

Ernst & Young LLP
Houston, TX

Robert McCann

Internal Revenue Service
Houston, TX

Glenn McCoy

KPMG LLP
New York, NY

Elizabeth McGinley

Bracewell LLP
New York, NY

Scott D. Michel

Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
Washington, DC

Christopher Moore

Moyes & Co.
Dallas, TX

Kenneth J. Moy

American Petroleum Institute
Washington, DC

Edward C. Osterberg Jr.

Mayer Brown LLP
Houston, TX

Thomas J. Palmisano

PwC
Houston, TX

Kathryn F. Patterson

Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Holly O. Paz

Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

James D. Reardon

Porter Hedges LLP
Houston, TX

Kathleen Reed

Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Danielle Rolfes

KPMG LLP
Washington, DC

Rochelle S. Seade

Chevron Services Company
Houston, TX

Amish M. Shah

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Washington, DC

Moshe Spinowitz

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Boston, MA

Gloria Sullivan

Internal Revenue Service
Oakland, CA

Carol B. Tan

Special Counsel, IRS Associate Chief Counsel (International), Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Carol P. Tello

Eversheds Sutherland LLP
Washington, DC

Stephen J. Toomey

Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Elizabeth Tucker

PwC
Dallas, TX

Aaron D. Vera

Exxon Mobil Corporation
Spring, TX

Clifford M. Warren

Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Bret Wells

University of Houston Law Center
Houston, TX

R. David Wheat

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Houston, TX

William H. Wilson Jr.

Internal Revenue Service
Farmers Branch, TX

Steven C. Wrappe

Grant Thornton LLP
Washington, DC

Denney L. Wright

The University of Houston Law Center
Houston, TX

Gabriel Zimmerman

Chevron
Houston, TX

Planning Committee

John S. Dzienkowski—Co-Chair

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Robert J. Peroni—Co-Chair

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Jennifer Bernardini

Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

John T. Bradford

Liskow & Lewis
Houston, TX

Thomas Clayton Clark

Exxon Mobil Corporation
Spring, TX

Maria T. Collman

PwC
Houston, TX

Stephen E. Comstock

American Petroleum Institute
Washington, DC

R. Richard Coston

Norton Rose Fulbright
Houston, TX

Anne Devereaux

Office of Chief Counsel (INTL), Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Timothy J. Devetski

Ernst & Young LLP
Houston, TX

Thomas L. Evans

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Chicago, IL

George M. Gerachis

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Nanette Hamilton

Internal Revenue Service
San Jose, CA

Richard A. Husseini

Baker Botts L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Joanna Jefferson

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Eileen E. Johnson

Internal Revenue Service
Houston, TX

Kevin L. Kenworthy

Miller & Chevalier Chartered
Washington, DC

Glenn Leishner

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
The Woodlands, TX

Peter A. Lowy

Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry
Houston, TX

C. Ellen MacNeil

Andersen
McLean, VA

Gregory M. Matlock

Ernst & Young LLP
Houston, TX

Carol Bingham McClure

IRS, District Counsel
Houston, TX

Kenneth J. Moy

American Petroleum Institute
Washington, DC

Peg O'Connor

Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Edward C. Osterberg Jr.

Mayer Brown LLP
Houston, TX

James D. Reardon

Porter Hedges LLP
Houston, TX

Rochelle S. Seade

Chevron Services Company
Houston, TX

Gloria Sullivan

Internal Revenue Service
Oakland, CA

Robert A. Swiech

KPMG LLP
Houston, TX

Carol P. Tello

Eversheds Sutherland LLP
Washington, DC

Jacklyn M. Thomas

Exxon Mobil Corporation
The Woodlands, TX

C. Elizabeth Wagner

Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

P. Todd Way

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Dallas, TX

William H. Wilson Jr.

Internal Revenue Service
Farmers Branch, TX

Steven C. Wrappe

Grant Thornton LLP
Washington, DC

Denney L. Wright

The University of Houston Law Center
Houston, TX

Jeff Wright

Deloitte Tax LLP
Houston, TX

Credit Info

  • Houston
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 11.25 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Tax Law
You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
Toggle view California – 11.25 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov.  UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
Toggle view Louisiana – 11.25 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
At the completion of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Supreme Court of Louisiana Continuing Legal Education Committee within 30 days after the conference. 
Toggle view Oklahoma – 13.50 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.
Other Credit
Toggle view National Accounting CPE – 13.50 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

Delivery Method: Group-Live (UT Law CLE is a provider of NASBA Group-Live credit only, which excludes online offerings. 

To comply with NASBA Standards, attendees claiming CPE credit must sign in to verify attendance for each segment. Attendance sign-in sheets will be available at the registration desk. You will need your CPA license number to sign in. A CPE Certificate of Completion will be provided at the conclusion of the conference.

Reporting: CPAs are responsible for reporting CPE credits earned to their state's accountancy board, and must retain appropriate documentation of their participation in learning activities. Visit your state’s reporting website for more information or www.nasba.org.
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 13.50 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Houston – Nov 21-22, 2019 – JW Marriott Houston by The Galleria
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Individual
Last day for $625.00 Regular pricing: Nov 13, 2019

$675.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $565.00 Regular pricing: Nov 13, 2019

$615.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $500.00 Regular pricing: Nov 13, 2019

$550.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Nov 15, 2019

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Nov 18, 2019

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5150 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX
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$199 room rate good through November 1, 2019 (subject to availability). Please mention the "15th Biennial Parker C. Fielder Oil and Gas Tax Conference" when you call the reservations department to receive the discounted rate.

Reservations may also be made online here. 

Parking Information

$12 daily self-parking; $25 daily valet parking
$16 overnight self-parking; $39 overnight valet parking
 

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  • Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP logo
    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
    Akin Gump is a leading global law firm providing innovative legal services and business solutions to individuals and institutions. We are one of the world’s largest law firms, with more than 900 lawyers and professionals in 21 offices. Our firm’s clients range from individuals to corporations and foreign governments.
    We were founded in Texas in 1945 by Robert Strauss and Richard Gump, with the guiding vision that commitment, excellence and integrity would drive the success of the firm. We incorporated those qualities into the firm’s core values as we grew into an international, full-service law firm positioned at the intersection of commerce, policy and the law. Our goal in every engagement is to offer a level of client service that not only meets but anticipates our clients’ needs and exceeds their expectations. From reputational defense of headline-makers to down- and midstream energy investments, from precedential class action dismissals to protection of terrorism’s victims, we serve clients in over 85 practices that range from the traditional, such as litigation and corporate, to the contemporary, such as climate change and cybersecurity. Our lawyers, many of them with years of experience in the boardroom, on the bench and in the halls of government, collaborate across borders and practice areas to provide comprehensive counsel.
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    Andersen
    Andersen is the founding member of Andersen Global, an international association of member firms with more than 4,5000 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 150 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms. In the U.S., Andersen has more than 1,000 personnel located in 19 cities across the country. Andersen encompasses top advisors with previous experience in the international accounting firms, law firms, IRS, and state taxing authorities.
    andersen.com
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    Baker Botts L.L.P.
    For over 175 years, Baker Botts has delivered results-oriented services, establishing us as a leading law firm. Our reputation is complemented by our tradition of leadership in government, the judiciary and our communities. Regardless of size, sector or jurisdiction of a client, our commitment is to help achieve their business objectives. With a focus on serving companies in the energy sector, Baker Botts has a long and rich experience advising on tax issues unique to the oil and gas industry. Clients understand the importance of selecting advisors who appreciate the history and evolution of oil and gas tax issues, given the sparseness of Code provisions and judicial decisions setting forth the peculiar rules and concepts unique to the industry, and an environment of ever-changing deal dynamics.
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  • Bracewell LLP logo
    Bracewell LLP
    Bracewell is a leading law and government relations firm serving the oil and gas, power, financial services, technology and public finance industries throughout the world. Our industry focus enables us to maintain cutting-edge experience and in-depth knowledge of the commercial, legal and regulatory challenges faced by our clients so that we can provide the most effective legal solutions to facilitate transactions and resolve disputes.  Bracewell offers the personalized attention of a boutique and the broad-based resources of our full-service law firm. We advise on all aspects of intellectual property law, including patent prosecution and enforcement, licensing, technology transfers, and joint venture agreements. Our seasoned litigators practice in courtrooms across the country and include both licensed patent attorneys and litigators experienced in complex commercial litigation. This sophisticated litigation experience includes in-depth training in science, energy and technology, and allows Bracewell's intellectual property litigation practice to deliver an aggressive and practical defense of our clients’ valuable intellectual property rights.
    bracewell.com/
  • Caplin & Drysdale logo
    Caplin & Drysdale
    Founded by former IRS commissioner Mortimer Caplin in 1964, Caplin & Drysdale remains a premiere law firm focused on handling highly complex tax issues for corporate multinationals in the United States and abroad. Among our areas of primary focus are international taxation and tax controversies, including counsel and defense in the event of tax audits and other administrative controversies, tax planning advice on compliance with U.S. and foreign transfer pricing rules in connection with ongoing business operations or business transactions, as well as the negotiation of advance pricing agreements between taxpayers, the IRS, and foreign tax authorities. Our ranks include former senior officials from the IRS, the U.S. Treasury, and the Justice Department. Clients can rely on our attorneys' broad knowledge of the tax process and our enduring and productive relationships with tax authorities. Caplin & Drysdale’s substantial technical skill and considerable knowledge on how tax law is made, administered, and applied to specific industries, delivers great value to the firm’s clients.
    capdale.com
  • Chamberlain Hrdlicka logo
    Chamberlain Hrdlicka
    Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry celebrates over five decades as a diversified law practice focused on the highest level of client service. Although we have grown to a firm of more than 120 attorneys with a wide variety of practice areas, personalized attention to our clients’ needs remains a hallmark of our heritage. We have built our reputation working with established businesses as well as entrepreneurs and individuals with sophisticated legal needs. Today, our tradition of personalized service continues to be valued by clients from the smallest start-up ventures to the largest multinational companies.
    chamberlainlaw.com
  • Deloitte Tax LLP logo
    Deloitte Tax LLP
    Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee (“DTTL”), its network of member firms, and their related entities. DTTL and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL (also referred to as “Deloitte Global”) does not provide services to clients. In the United States, Deloitte refers to one or more of the US member firms of DTTL, their related entities that operate using the “Deloitte” name in the United States and their respective affiliates. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting. Please see www.deloitte.com/about to learn more about our global network of member firms.
     
    deloitte.com
  • Ernst & Young LLP logo
    Ernst & Young LLP
    The oil and gas sector is constantly changing. Increasingly uncertain energy policies, geopolitical complexities, cost management and climate change all present significant challenges. EY’s Global Oil & Gas Sector supports a global network of more than 10,000 oil and gas professionals with extensive experience in providing assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services across the upstream, midstream, downstream and oil field subsectors. The Sector team  works to anticipate market trends, execute the mobility of our global resources and articulate points of view on relevant sector issues. With our deep sector focus, we can help your organization drive down costs and compete more effectively.
    ey.com
  • Eversheds-Sutherland (US) LLP logo
    Eversheds-Sutherland (US) LLP
    Eversheds Sutherland serves as tax counsel to many of the world’s most prominent corporations—including more than 35 of the Fortune 100—in every area of federal, international, state and local tax law. Our prominence in legal tax services dates back to the firm’s founding nearly a century ago. More than 100 tax attorneys represent taxpayers in federal, international, energy, employee benefits, insurance, tax exempt, and state and local tax matters. By virtue of the size of our tax practice and our varied client base, we are active in every area of taxation—from planning the most complex corporate tax transactions to representing taxpayers in administrative and judicial tax controversies.
     
    eversheds-sutherland.com

  • Grant Thornton LLP

    Grant Thornton LLP
    grantthornton.com
  • KPMG LLP logo
    KPMG LLP
    KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services. We trace our origin back to 1897. Our high-performing people mobilize around our clients, using our experience and insight to cut through complexity and deliver informed perspectives and clear methodologies that our clients and stakeholders value. Our client focus, commitment to excellence, global mind-set, and consistent delivery build trusted relationships that are at the core of our business and reputation. KPMG believes that the quality of our services separates us from our competitors. We focus on turning knowledge into value through a range of services—from state and local tax to international corporate tax—to help organizations manage costs, improve processes and stay in step with international regulatory requirements.
    kpmg.com/us
  • Latham & Watkins LLP logo
    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Latham is dedicated to working with clients to help them achieve their business goals and overcome legal challenges anywhere in the world. From a global platform spanning 14 countries, Latham lawyers help clients succeed. Clients depend on the firm to find innovative solutions to complex business issues, and Latham lawyers leverage the firm’s global platform to help clients handle these challenges. Latham is a single, integrated partnership focused on providing the most collaborative approach to client service. The firm offers, deep experience in successful enterprise-transforming transactions and in defending bet-the-company controversies, solutions-based approach, providing innovative and sound commercial advice, optimally sized teams that provide cost-effective and high-quality services, and a culture geared toward establishing and nurturing long-term client relationships.
    lw.com
  • Liskow & Lewis logo
    Liskow & Lewis
    Liskow & Lewis was founded in 1935 and includes nearly 140 lawyers in four offices, strategically located in New Orleans, Lafayette, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Houston, Texas. Since its inception, the firm’s practice has focused on the energy and oil and gas industry, and has grown to meet the evolving demands of its clients, diversifying into a wide-ranging litigation and transactional practice across the Gulf Coast.
    liskow.com
  • Mayer Brown LLP logo
    Mayer Brown LLP

    Mayer Brown is a distinctively global law firm, uniquely positioned to advise the world’s leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex deals and disputes. With extensive reach across four continents, we are the only integrated law firm in the world with approximately 200 lawyers in each of the world’s three largest financial centers—New York, London and Hong Kong—the backbone of the global economy. We have deep experience in high-stakes litigation and complex transactions across industry sectors, including our signature strength, the global financial services industry. Our diverse teams of lawyers are recognized by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do. Our one-firm culture—seamless and integrated across all practices and regions—ensures that our clients receive the best of our knowledge and experience.

    mayerbrown.com
  • Miller & Chevalier Chartered logo
    Miller & Chevalier Chartered
    Miller & Chevalier is a Washington, DC law firm founded in 1920 as the first federal tax practice in the United States. For nearly 100 years, the firm has successfully represented the most sophisticated corporate clients in all facets of federal income taxation. In the past three years, the firm's lawyers have represented more than 40 percent of the Fortune 100, one-quarter of the Fortune 500, and approximately 30 percent of the Global 100. In addition to Tax, the firm has leading practices in Litigation, International Law, Employee Benefits (including ERISA), White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations, and Government Affairs. Miller & Chevalier is proud of its enduring working relationships with many companies in the oil and gas industry (several spanning decades) and is pleased to be a long standing sponsor of the Parker Fielder Oil & Gas Tax Conference.
    millerchevalier.com
  • Norton Rose Fulbright logo
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 4,000 lawyers and other legal staff based in Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Recognized for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare. Through our global risk advisory group, we leverage our industry experience with our knowledge of legal, regulatory, compliance and governance issues to provide our clients with practical solutions to the legal and regulatory risks facing their businesses.
    nortonrosefulbright.com
  • Porter Hedges LLP logo
    Porter Hedges LLP
    Porter Hedges is one of the leading law firms in Texas and Oklahoma focusing on sophisticated transactions and complex litigation. We represent public and private companies in a wide variety of established and growing energy industries.  We are recognized for both the depth of our experience and the ability to meet our clients' business objectives.  Our oil and gas tax attorneys assist clients in structuring partnerships and joint venture arrangements, applying sophisticated tax allocation and ownership strategies that offer maximum financial return while conforming to all regulatory requirements. Our team understands the complex laws governing tax treatment of working interests, royalties, net profit interests, production payments and other interests generated by domestic and international operations.
    porterhedges.com
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP logo
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
    Skadden’s Tax Group, comprising over 120 attorneys in nine offices worldwide, has extensive experience at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service as well as in congressional tax writing committees. Our tax attorneys are experienced in virtually every type of matter that presents significant tax issues, and regularly develop unique solutions to help address clients’ business needs. In addition to handling all aspects of tax law in transactions worldwide, we have played leading roles in developing creative controversy resolutions, such as global settlements, fast-track appeals settlements, prefiling agreements and similar expedited resolution strategies. If litigation is required, the firm has well-known tax litigators who have successfully represented clients at trial and on appeal.
    "Leading firm with outstanding bench strength and renowned expertise spanning the full spectrum of domestic and international tax matters."  – Chambers USA 2019
    skadden.com
  • Thompson & Knight LLP logo
    Thompson & Knight LLP
    Established in 1887, Thompson & Knight is a full-service law firm with more than 300 attorneys.  The firm provides solutions to clients and communities around the world and is particularly recognized for its depth of experience and capabilities on behalf of the energy industry.  Thompson & Knight has been named “Law Firm of the Year” in Natural Resources Law (2018) and in Oil & Gas Law (2011-2013, 2015, 2017) in U.S. News-Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” 
    tklaw.com
  • Vinson & Elkins LLP logo
    Vinson & Elkins LLP
    Vinson & Elkins was founded in 1917 during the emergence of the Texas oil industry. Named #1 in Energy, Utilities and Mining (By Volume) by Mergermarket in 2018, we assist clients in all facets of the energy and natural resources industry. With 13 global offices, V&E has an understanding of legal and regulatory structures in jurisdictions around the world. Our nationally-recognized Tax Practice is comprised of over 50 attorneys in our U.S. and London offices and provides strategic counseling and tax-planning advice that results in advantageous tax treatment for our clients, while protecting their financial interests. We represent domestic and foreign clients, both public and privately held, and have extensive experience working with MLPs, complex E&P joint ventures, drillcos, and similar arrangements.
    velaw.com
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