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.
Paul J. Harman SALT Forum
Blank Rome State + Local Tax partners Craig B. Fields and Nicole L. Johnson will be speaking at the Paul J. Hartman SALT Forum in Nashville, Tennessee on October 27, 2025. Their speeches are titled “Controversy Management in SALT: Tools, Tactics, and Trends” and “O Customer, Where Art Thou? Complications in Sourcing to the Customer,” respectively. To learn more, please click here.
Tax Executives Institute, Annual Meeting
Blank Rome State + Local Tax partners Mitchell A. Newmark and Eugene J. Gibilaro will be speaking at the Tax Executives Institute Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California on October 27 and 28, 2025. Mitchell’s speech is titled “SALT of the Earth – Grounding State and Local Tax Policy in Practice,” and Eugene’s speech is titled “Breakout Session: From Coast to Coast – The Top 10 SALT Developments Across the States.” To learn more, please click here.
California Tax Policy Conference
Blank Rome State + Local Tax partners Craig B. Fields and Nicole L. Johnson will be speaking at the California Tax Policy Conference in San Diego, California on November 13, 2025. Craig’s speech is titled “Taxation Without Sales Factor Representation?” and Nicole’s speech is titled “SALT Litigation Update.” To learn more, please click here.
Blank Rome Tax Update 2025
Blank Rome State + Local Tax partner Craig B. Fields and associates Melanie L. Lee and Stephanie N. Terinoni will be speaking at the Blank Rome Tax Update 2025 in New York, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 18 and 20, 2025, respectively. Their speech is titled “General State Tax Update.” Craig and Stephanie will be speaking on the 18th, and Melanie and Stephanie will be speaking on the 20th.
New York State Society of CPAs
Blank Rome State + Local Tax associate Melanie L. Lee will be speaking at the New York State Society of CPAs in New York, New York on November 19, 2025. Her speech is titled “New Jersey Tax Updates.” To learn more, please click here.
NYU SALT Institute
Blank Rome State + Local Tax partners Craig B. Fields and Nicole L. Johnson will be speaking at the NYU SPS Institute on State and Local Taxation Conference in New York, New York on December 8 and 9, 2025. Nicole’s Speech on December 8th is titled “Top Ten (Non-Constitutional Cases) and Craig’s speech on December 9th is titled “The Intersection of Important International Issues.” To learn more, please click here.
NBI Continuing Legal Education Webinar
Blank Rome State + Local Tax associates Melanie L. Lee and Stephanie N. Terinoni will be speaking at a webinar for NBI Continuing Legal Education on February 10, 2026. Their two webinars are titled “Understanding Business, Tax, and Accounting Records - Internal Financial Reports, Analyses, and Correspondence,” and “Understanding Business, Tax, and Accounting Records - Business Records in Litigation.” To learn more, please click here.
This update is one in a series of updates written for the October 2025 edition of The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight.
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