Blank Rome State + Local Tax partners Craig B. Fields and Nicole L. Johnson will serve as speakers at the California Lawyers Association’s (“CLA”) 2025 California All-Tax Conference, being held November 12 through 14, 2025, in San Diego, California. Blank Rome LLP is pleased to be a Platinum Sponsor of the Conference.
ABOUT THEIR SESSIONS
Taxation Without Sales Factor Representation?
Thursday, November 13 | 8:30–9:32 a.m.
This session will cover updates, policies, and fundamental principles of the California sales factor. The panel will discuss and analyze the impacts of the California Office of Tax Appeals’ Microsoft decision and CRTC Section 25128.9 and how other states address the vexing issue of gross receipts in the sale factor.
Speakers:
- Saba Shatara, Reed Smith
- Delinda Tamagni, Franchise Tax Board
- Craig Fields, Blank Rome
- Brian Keegan, Deloitte
- Jenica Wilkins, EY
SALT Litigation Update
Thursday, November 13 | 3:25–4:25 p.m.
This panel will provide an overview of recent developments in state and local tax (“SALT”) litigation across the country. The session will highlight significant court decisions, administrative rulings, and constitutional challenges shaping the SALT landscape. Panelists will discuss hot-button issues such as apportionment and sourcing disputes, challenges to retroactive tax legislation, nexus and P.L. 86-272 controversies, and the expanding reach of state tax authorities in the digital economy. The panel will also examine procedural developments, including standing and jurisdictional hurdles in state tax litigation.
Speakers:
- Moderator: Nicole Johnson, Blank Rome
- Ray Rouse, Franchise Tax Board
- Scott Chavez, California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
- Marty Dakessian, Dakessian Law LTD
- Carley Roberts, Pillsbury
Attendees can earn up to 12 Hours of MCLE.
To learn more and to register, please visit the event webpage.
