Blank Rome State + Local Tax partner Nicole L. Johnson will serve as a panelist at the 2026 New England State and Local Tax Forum, being held Wednesday, November 18, 2026, in Newton, Massachusetts. Blank Rome LLP is pleased to be a Platinum Sponsor of the Forum. 

About the Forum

The New England State and Local Tax Forum is a non-profit organization that was organized to promote, encourage, assist and foster education in the area of state and local taxation and tax policy. The Forum was founded by Stan Arnold, former Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Revenue for 15 years. The Forum’s primary activity is to promote an annual conference to provide an update on significant state and local tax issues from across the country with a particular focus on New England.

Nicole’s session, “Hot Topics in Apportionment,” will take place from 2:35 to 3:40 p.m.

About the Session

This session highlights the apportionment developments most affecting multistate businesses and will cover the hottest apportionment issues, including the latest developments in market-based sourcing, the opportunities and risks of pursuing or responding to alternative apportionment claims, and the increasing focus on sourcing gains from the sale of pass-through interests and other intangible assets. Additionally, this session will review the growing controversy around look-through sourcing and its increasing relevance in complex structures.

Panelists:

  • Nicole Johnson, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
  • Jill Libby, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Jamie Yesnowitz, Partner, Grant Thornton

To learn more and to register, please visit the event webpage.