Matthew A. Stevens, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP to Speak at KC’s Event on Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments (CDIs) on 10/16/2008
New York, NY, October 08, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused webinars announced today that Matthew A. Stevens, Partner of Alston & Bird LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webinar entitled: “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments (CDIs)”. This 2-hour event is scheduled on Thursday, October 16, 2008, at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET. (For further details of the event and an updated list of panelists, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2008_CDI.html)
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has recently completed its guidance regarding accounting for convertible debt instruments. The new guidance has in many cases changed certain advantages that convertible debt instruments used to offer. Companies should have a detailed understanding of the new guidance as it will undoubtedly result in significant reporting changes.
The Knowledge Congress is assembling a panel of distinguished professionals and key regulators to help you understand the new CDI guidance on your firm and the broader market. The speakers will present their expert opinions, which include best practices in a two-hour Live webinar.
About Matthew A. Stevens
Matthew Stevens, a partner in the International Tax Group, advises clients on a wide range of tax-related issues. He handles planning and controversy matters regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of transactions, specializing in the design, structuring and implementation of domestic and international financial transactions, including structures involving preferred stock financing transactions, swaps, options, all types of debt instruments (including hybrid debt and bond-hedge transactions), forward contracts, and Tier One capital financing transactions. Matthew also has substantial experience in international tax issues involving foreign tax credits, Subpart F and PFICs, withholding taxes, dual consolidated losses, hybrid and reverse hybrid entities and tax treaties.
From 2002 to 2004, Matthew served as special counsel to the Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service. He advised the Chief Counsel regarding published guidance, including regulations, revenue rulings and notices involving contingent convertible debt instruments, prepaid forward contracts, debt-forward contract units, partnership options, and notional principal contracts.
Matthew serves as Chair of the Practising Law Institute program “Taxation of Financial Products and Transactions” which is held semi-annually in both New York City and San Francisco. He co-teaches the Georgetown University Law Center class entitled United States Taxation of International Income – II. He has published a number of articles dealing with international aspects of U.S. income tax and with the taxation of financial products and transactions.
About Alston & Bird LLP
Founded in 1893, Alston & Bird has offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, New York, Washington, D.C., and the Research Triangle in North Carolina. Their more than 800 lawyers provide a full range of services to domestic and international clients conducting business around the world, and their 80 tax lawyers comprise one of the largest law-firm-based tax practices in the United States. Alston & Bird's tax practice has a long history of developing innovative solutions to address clients’ tax needs. With federal, state, and international tax expertise in transactions, administrative and judicial controversies, and public policy advocacy, their practice is one of the few law-firm-based practices that can address clients' comprehensive tax needs. Euromoney Legal Media Group has recognized five of their senior lawyers as “Leading Tax Advisers” and The International Tax Review named Alston & Bird as having one of the world's leading tax planning and tax transactional practices.
In all of their work, they strive to combine creativity, intelligence, and experience with a thorough understanding of the client’s facts and an appreciation for the client’s objectives and constraints. When the need arises, they can draw upon the expertise of their Alston & Bird colleagues in such areas as intellectual property, financial products and services, energy, health care, and biotechnology, and through a network of carefully selected foreign law firms with which they work closely, they can also assure their clients access to first-rate foreign legal advice.
For more information about Matthew A. Stevens and Alston & Bird LLP, please visit: http://www.alston.com.
About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces webinars that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour LIVE webinars to study the impact of changing regulations.” To contact or to register for an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board has recently completed its guidance regarding accounting for convertible debt instruments. The new guidance has in many cases changed certain advantages that convertible debt instruments used to offer. Companies should have a detailed understanding of the new guidance as it will undoubtedly result in significant reporting changes.
The Knowledge Congress is assembling a panel of distinguished professionals and key regulators to help you understand the new CDI guidance on your firm and the broader market. The speakers will present their expert opinions, which include best practices in a two-hour Live webinar.
About Matthew A. Stevens
Matthew Stevens, a partner in the International Tax Group, advises clients on a wide range of tax-related issues. He handles planning and controversy matters regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of transactions, specializing in the design, structuring and implementation of domestic and international financial transactions, including structures involving preferred stock financing transactions, swaps, options, all types of debt instruments (including hybrid debt and bond-hedge transactions), forward contracts, and Tier One capital financing transactions. Matthew also has substantial experience in international tax issues involving foreign tax credits, Subpart F and PFICs, withholding taxes, dual consolidated losses, hybrid and reverse hybrid entities and tax treaties.
From 2002 to 2004, Matthew served as special counsel to the Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service. He advised the Chief Counsel regarding published guidance, including regulations, revenue rulings and notices involving contingent convertible debt instruments, prepaid forward contracts, debt-forward contract units, partnership options, and notional principal contracts.
Matthew serves as Chair of the Practising Law Institute program “Taxation of Financial Products and Transactions” which is held semi-annually in both New York City and San Francisco. He co-teaches the Georgetown University Law Center class entitled United States Taxation of International Income – II. He has published a number of articles dealing with international aspects of U.S. income tax and with the taxation of financial products and transactions.
About Alston & Bird LLP
Founded in 1893, Alston & Bird has offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, New York, Washington, D.C., and the Research Triangle in North Carolina. Their more than 800 lawyers provide a full range of services to domestic and international clients conducting business around the world, and their 80 tax lawyers comprise one of the largest law-firm-based tax practices in the United States. Alston & Bird's tax practice has a long history of developing innovative solutions to address clients’ tax needs. With federal, state, and international tax expertise in transactions, administrative and judicial controversies, and public policy advocacy, their practice is one of the few law-firm-based practices that can address clients' comprehensive tax needs. Euromoney Legal Media Group has recognized five of their senior lawyers as “Leading Tax Advisers” and The International Tax Review named Alston & Bird as having one of the world's leading tax planning and tax transactional practices.
In all of their work, they strive to combine creativity, intelligence, and experience with a thorough understanding of the client’s facts and an appreciation for the client’s objectives and constraints. When the need arises, they can draw upon the expertise of their Alston & Bird colleagues in such areas as intellectual property, financial products and services, energy, health care, and biotechnology, and through a network of carefully selected foreign law firms with which they work closely, they can also assure their clients access to first-rate foreign legal advice.
For more information about Matthew A. Stevens and Alston & Bird LLP, please visit: http://www.alston.com.
About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces webinars that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour LIVE webinars to study the impact of changing regulations.” To contact or to register for an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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