What’s Shaking: Blank Rome’s State + Local Tax Roundup

Blank Rome’s nationally prominent State + Local Tax attorneys are thought leaders in the community as frequent guest speakers at various local and national conferences throughout the year. Our State + Local Tax attorneys believe it is necessary to educate and inform their clients and contacts about topics that will impact their businesses. We invite you to attend, listen, and learn as our State + Local Tax attorneys interpret and discuss key legal issues companies are facing and how you can put together a plan of action to mitigate risk and advance your business in accordance with state and local tax laws.

Orange County TEI SALT Day

Blank Rome State + Local Tax partners Nicole L. Johnson, Craig B. Fields, and associate Melanie L. Lee will be speaking at the Orange County TEI SALT Day event in Orange County, California on June 4, 2026. Nicole and Craig’s two speeches are titled “Litigation Updates: State of the States” and “Alternative Apportionment: Curing the Disease of Distortion,” Craig and Melanie’s speech is titled “All in the Family: Foreign Source Income, Combined Reporting and Intercompany Addbacks,” and Nicole and Melanie’s speech is titled “The 31st State: Updates on California Taxes.”

Paul J. Hartman SALT Forum

Blank Rome State + Local Tax partner Nicole L. Johnson will be speaking at the Paul J. Hartman SALT Forum in Nashville, Tennessee on October 27, 2026. Nicole’s speech is titled “That’s Just Stupid.” To learn more, please click here.

New England State and Local Tax Forum

Blank Rome State + Local Tax partner Nicole L. Johnson will be speaking at the New England State and Local Tax Forum in Boston, Massachusetts on November 18, 2026. Nicole’s speech is titled “Hot Topics in Apportionment.” To learn more, please click here.

This update is one in a series of updates written for the May 2026 edition of The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight.

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