Evan M. Migdail, Partner, DLA Piper to Speak at KC’s 2010 Tax Relief Act: A 2011 Update Live Webcast

New York, NY, May 18, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Evan M. Migdail, Partner, DLA Piper will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “2010 Tax Relief Act: A 2011 Update LIVE Webcast.” This event is scheduled for August 24, 2011 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm ET. (For further details, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2011_Tax_Relief_Act.html)

Event Synopsis:

The "Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010,” known as "2010 Tax Relief Act" or "Act," was signed into law on December 17, 2010. This law provides important guidance and extensions of various favorable tax cuts both for individuals and businesses.

Some of the key areas addressed in this webcast are:

- Overview of Importance Provisions
- Tax Rates, Exceptions, Reductions and Extensions
- AMT Patch
- Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Tax Provisions
- Impact for Estate Planning for 2011 and 2012
- The Two-Year Extension of Bush-Era Tax Cuts Up-Close
- Tax Breaks and Incentives for Individuals and Businesses
- Other Provisions

Industry participants and watchers should pay close attention to these provisions as they may give way to potentially unique planning opportunities for them and their businesses in the coming years.

The Knowledge Group is assembling a panel of distinguished experts and key regulators to explore the issues and concerns surrounding these changes and to provide valuable information, analysis and insights that will help industry experts make sense of it all.

About Evan M. Migdail

Evan Migdail represents corporations, associations, tax-exempt organizations, and governments before Congress, the Administration, and federal agencies with a concentration on tax, trade, government ethics, and matters affecting international law and commerce.

In private practice for almost 20 years, Mr. Migdail previously served as an assistant to a United States senator, assistant legislative director for a national trade association, and as an attorney/advisor to an independent federal government agency. Mr. Migdail’s experience in tax law is both in the legislative area and in substantive representation of clients in controversies before the Internal Revenue Service, and at the highest policymaking levels at the Department of the Treasury.

Born and raised in Mexico City, Mr. Migdail is fluent in Spanish and has represented a broad range of US companies that do business in Mexico and Mexican entities in commercial matters in the United States and before Congress and the executive branch. He has assisted major US companies in their efforts to initiate business operations in Mexico.

About DLA Piper

DLA Piper is a law firm of 4,200 lawyers in 76 offices in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. With a direct presence in 30 countries, we represent more clients in a broader range of geographies and practice areas than virtually any other law firm in the world. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000 and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies.

For more information about Evan Migdail and DLA Piper please visit: http://www.dlapiper.com.

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

The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.

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