The UCLA School of Law Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits and Loyola Law School are pleased to announce that they will host the 28th Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations on February 27 and February 28, 2025, at The California Endowment's Center for Healthy Communities in Downtown Los Angeles. Last year's two-day conference was sold out, with nearly 150 lawyers, accountants and in-house professionals representing a broad range of nonprofit organizations. Government officials will give federal and state updates, and prominent nonprofit practitioners, academics, and other experts from the sector will speak on current topics in nonprofit tax, state law, accounting and other compliance matters. The tax press covers this event extensively, and material from the conference continues to be cited as authority in articles and books.
Thursday, February 27, 2025 | 7:30 A.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Friday, February 28, 2025 | 7:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Event Venue and Host:
The California Endowment
1000 Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Pricing:
*Parking at the California Endowment is free
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7:30-8:30am: Breakfast and Check-In
8:30-8:40am: Day 1 Welcome
8:40-10:00am: Power Hour +
Ofer Lion, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Jean Tom, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Moderator: Karl Mill, Mill Law Center
10:00-11:30am: The Challenges of For-Profit/Nonprofit Structures
Rob Wexler, Adler & Colvin
Mary Beckman, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (*former)
David Shevlin, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Moderator: Rose Chan Loui, UCLA School of Law
11:30-11:45am: BREAK
11:45am-1:00pm: Data Protection and Privacy Law
Tenaya Rodewald, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Lynn Sessions, BakerHostetler
Arun Baheti, The California Wellness Foundation
Moderator: Terri Wagner Cammarano, Cedars-Sinai
1:00-2:30pm Lunch and Keynote—When Should Universities Speak Out?
Steve Poskanzer, Carleton College
Moderator: Jill Horwitz, UCLA School of Law
2:30-3:45pm: Loper Bright - The End of Chevron Deference for Treasury Regulations?
Michael Desmond, 48th Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service (*former)
Steve Toscher, Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez P.C.
Moderator: Ellen Aprill, UCLA School of Law
3:45-4:00pm: BREAK
4:00-5:30pm: International Hot Topics: What in the World is Going On?
Ruth Madrigal, KPMG US
Atiqua Hashem, Conrad M. Hilton Foundation
Jennifer Becker Harris, Clark Nuber PS
Moderator: Ingrid Mittermaier, Adler & Colvin
5:30-6:30pm: Reception
7:00-9:00pm: Faculty Dinner
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7:30-8:30am: Breakfast and Check-In
8:30-8:35am: Day 2 Welcome
8:35-9:45am: Accounting Updates: What All EO Practitioners Need to Know
Tonetta Conner, Harrington Group CPA, LLP
Nanaz Benyamini, SingerLewak LLP
Yulia Murzaeva, GHJ Advisors
Moderator: Debi Heiskala, Ernst & Young LLP
9:45-10:00am: BREAK
10:00-11:00am: One-Hour Breakout Sessions
Private Foundation Hot Topics
Emily Fan, The David and Lucille Packard Foundation
Rosemary Fei, Adler & Colvin
Lizbeth Nevarez, Green Hasson & Janks
Moderator: Michael Berry, Michael Berry, CPA
Advocacy in a Post-Election Year
Nona Randois, Alliance for Justice
Eric Gorovitz, Adler & Colvin
Moderator: Gene Takagi, NEO Law Group
Executive Compensation Hot Topics
Nanci Hibschman, SullivanCotter
Erin Bradrick, NEO Law Group
Moderator: Helen Cheng, Withersworldwide
11:00-11:15am: BREAK
11:15am-12:30pm: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Gerry Griffith, Jones Day
Robert Homchick, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Moderator: LaVerne Woods, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
12:30pm: Closing
* UCLA School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This session is approved for 10.5 hours of MCLE credit.
UCLA School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This session has requested MCLE credit and is currently pending approval.
