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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
1:30PM - 3:00PM
Tax-Exempt Organizations Primer and Key Considerations
Bankruptcy, Business & Taxation Track (Studio 3)
An overview of forming a New Jersey nonprofit organization and applying for tax-exempt status. Key considerations to keep in mind to not jeopardize the tax-exempt status. The panel will also discuss fraud and internal controls; raffles and gaming, audit requirements, and registering with state charities.
Moderator/Speaker:
Farah N. Ansari, Esq., Past Chair, Taxation Law Section , Schenck, Price Smith & King
Speakers:
Kristen Crouchelli, CAAS Chief Financial Officer , CLA Livingston
June Toth, WilkinGuttenplan, PC
THURSDAY, MAY 15
8:45AM - 10:00AM
Bankruptcy Court Law Changes and Mass Tort Liability
Bankruptcy, Business & Taxation Track (Studio 2)
Learn from this panel about efficacy and impact of recent bankruptcy court law changes by the Supreme Court and how that impacts the ability to address mass tort liability (e.g., church sex abuse, asbestos, talc) in the bankruptcy context.
Moderator/Speaker:
Colleen Restel, Esq., Lowenstein Sandler
Speaker:
Donald W. Clarke, Esq., Genova Burns LLC
THURSDAY, MAY 15
3:15PM - 4:45PM
What's New with LLCs 2025
Bankruptcy, Business & Taxation Track (Waves)
A panel of judges and attorneys will discuss and analyze recent court opinions from NJ and elsewhere concerning LLCs.
Moderator/Speaker:
Gianfranco A. Pietrafesa, Esq., Archer & Greiner, PC
Speakers:
Hon. Frank Covello, P.J.Ch., New Jersey Superior Court, Passaic County
Hon. Robert James Mega, P.J.Ch., Superior Court of New Jersey
Hon. Lisa M. Vignuolo, P.J.Ch., Middlesex County Courthouse
Wendy Klein, Esq., Cole Schotz PC.
Rachel Stark, Esq., Stark & Stark
Jeremy Stein, Esq., Hartmann Doherty Rosa Berman & Bulbulia LLC