Alan Winston Granwell, Partner, DLA Piper to Speak at KC’s The New FATCA Regulatory Guidance: Understanding Its Scope and How It Applies

New York, NY, September 14, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Alan Winston Granwell, Partner, DLA Piper will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “The New FATCA Regulatory Guidance: Understanding Its Scope and How It Applies”. This event is scheduled for October 01, 2010 at 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET.

For further details, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2010_FATCARG.html

Event Synopsis:

The new FATCA provisions (sections 1471-1474) in a very broad grant of authority leave much of its interpretation to the IRS and Treasury. This panel will discuss some of the most important aspects of that broad regulatory authority and will help you understand the new FATCA guidance, how it will impact affected entities, and what remains to be done.

The FATCA provisions have provoked comments from many foreign associations representing various types of entities (e.g., banks and insurance companies) that have a stake in how the FATCA provisions are applied. This panel will help you understand the concerns of the members of those associations and how they believe the regulations should provide relief.

About Alan Winston Granwell

Alan Winston Granwell is an international tax partner resident in DLA Piper's Washington, DC office. Mr. Granwell’s practice encompasses representing multinational corporations on cross-border planning, to include acquisitions, dispositions and business restructurings, IP migrations, services arrangements, repatriation planning, international transportation, cross-border leasing, transfer pricing and the use of bilateral tax treaties. He also advises high-net-worth individuals on cross-border tax planning and structuring.

Recently, Mr. Granwell has become active in advising investors from emerging countries engaged in cross-border transactions involving the United States and Europe and in advising financial institutions and their clients on international tax enforcement initiatives. He conducts an active administrative practice, regularly representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service and the US Treasury Department (including negotiating advance pricing agreements, conducting competent authority proceedings, advising taxpayers on voluntary disclosures, assisting clients in obtaining regulatory changes and tax rulings and advising clients on tax legislation matters).

About DLA Piper

DLA Piper has 3,600 lawyers in 25 countries and 64 offices throughout the U.S., U.K., Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia. It has leading practices in corporate, finance, human resources, litigation, real estate, regulatory and legislative, tax, and technology, media and communications.

For more information about Alan Winston Granwell, and DLA Piper, please visit: http://www.dlapiper.com

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcast that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.

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