Howard J. Levine spoke on "Everything You Wanted To Know About Like-Kind Exchanges" at the Heart of America Tax Institute, Kansas City.

Roberts & Holland held a Breakfast Seminar on Taxation at The Cornell Club, New York City. The topic was: "Financially Distressed Real Estate -- On a New Landscape."

Howard J. Levine spoke on "Recent Developments in Section 1031," at the NYU Institute on Federal Taxation, New York City.

Howard J. Levine spoke on "Handling a Section 1031 Audit and Appeal," at the Annual Meeting of the Federation of Exchange Accommmodators, Las Vegas, NV.

Howard J. Levine spoke on "Hot Like-Kind Exchange Issues" at ALI-ABA's Creative Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions, Chicago.

Lary S. Wolf participated in a series of panels at the 29th Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Course of Study Creative Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions on the following topics: "Hot Topics in Partnership & Real Estate Taxation," "Maximizing Capital Gains in Real Estate Transactions," "Partnership Agreement Drafting: How to Structure and Document Joint Ventures," and "Tax Issues in Private Equity Structures" in Chicago.

Howard J. Levine spoke on "Maximizing Capital Gains in Real Estate Transactions" at ALI-ABA's Creative Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions, Chicago.

Howard J. Levine spoke on "Tax and Business Issues in Using Series LLCs" at ALI-ABA's Creative Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions, Chicago.

Michael J. Miller participated in a panel on the "Treasury Department's Explanation of the Pending Protocol to the Canadian Treaty" at the ABA Tax Section Meeting in San Francisco.

Howard J. Levine spoke on "The New Section 468B Regulations" at the BNA Tax Management Program in Washington, DC

Michael J. Miller participated in a panel on "Case Studies for Outbound and Inbound Investment" at NYU's Introduction to International Taxation at the Westin New York in New York City.

Michael J. Miller spoke on "Derivative Benefits Under U.S. Income Tax Treaties" at the Internationl Tax Institute Seminar at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.

Michael J. Miller spoke on "Section 367" at NYU's Introduction to International Taxation at the Westin New York in New York City.

Howard J. Levine spoke on "Recent Developments in Section 1031," at the BNA Tax Management Advisory Board Meeting, New York City.

Roberts & Holland held a Breakfast Seminar on Taxation at The Cornell Club, New York City. The topic was: "Understanding the Taxation of Today's Financial Instruments."

Sanford H. Goldberg was selected for inclusion in the 2008 Edition of The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers.

Lary S. Wolf chaired a panel on "Legal & Tax Aspects of Project-Level Real Estate Workouts, Defaults & Foreclosures" at INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NETWORK's 9th Annual US Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.

Debra G. Kosakoff was the keynote speaker at the American Jewish Committee's Women's Campaign speaking on "Women and Wealth: Estate Tax Planning for the Financial Future You Deserve," at the Jacob Blaustein Building, New York City.

Michael J. Miller participated in a panel entitled "Your Multinational Client Is Reorganizing It's Global Business Operations: A Checklist for the Tax Professional" at the ABA Tax Section Meeting in Washington, DC.

Roberts & Holland held a Breakfast Seminar on Taxation at The Cornell Club, New York City. The topic was: "Are You More Likely Than Not To Incur Preparer Penalties?"

Lary S. Wolf spoke on "Structures for Avoiding UBIT & Bad REIT Income (including parking income issues)" at PLIs Tenth Annual Real Estate Tax Forum at the PLI New York Center.

David E. Kahen spoke on "Recent Developments in State and Local Taxation of S Corporations" at the ABA Section of Taxation Midyear Meeting at the Loews & Ritz Carlton, in Lake Las Vegas, NV.

Joseph Lipari spoke on "Hot Planning Techniques Involving Leases: Lease v. Sale" at the ABA Section of Taxation Midyear Meeting Real Estate Committee in Lake Las Vegas, NV.

Norman J. Misher spoke on "Automatic Enrollment Under 401(k)Plans and New DOL Fee Disclosure Rules for Service Providers Under 401(k)" at the Quarterly Meeting of the Western Pension Conference, in Las Vegas, NV.

Michael J. Miller spoke on "Operating Offshore: Traps for the Unwary" at the Tax Executives Institute Annual Tax Symposium in New York City.

Howard J. Levine spoke on "Recent Developments in Section 1031," at the New York State Bar Association Advanced Real Estate Practice, New York City.

Roberts & Holland held a Breakfast Seminar on Taxation at The Cornell Club, New York City. The topic was: "Where the Money Is Coming From: Addressing the Tax Issues That Arise When Foreigners Invest In U.S. Business Ventures."

Howard J. Levine spoke on "Recent Developments in Section 1031" at the Maryland Advanced Tax Institute, Baltimore, MD.

Howard J. Levine spoke on "Recent Developments in Section 1031" at the Tulane Tax Institute in New Orleans.

Roberts & Holland held a Breakfast Seminar on Taxation at The Cornell Club, New York City. The topic was: "Update on State and Local Taxation," and included: Recent Cases Redefining Nexus; NYS 2007 Budget; Dealing With Apportionment in the Modern Economy.

Michael J. Miller spoke on "Attribution of Ownership Between Foreign Trusts and U.S. Beneficiaries -- The Interplay May Be Taxing" at the ABA Tax Section Meeting in Washington, DC.

Roberts & Holland held a Breakfast Seminar on Taxation at The Cornell Club, New York City. The topics were: "Unraveling the Tax Mysteries of Certain Life Insurance Products, and New Incentives and Limits on Charitable Giving."

Howard J. Levine spoke on "Recent Developments in Like-Kind Exchanges," at the USC Tax Institute, at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, Los Angeles, CA.

Stuart J. Gross conducted a workshop on "Estate Planning Using Entities" at the NEW YORK STATE BAR ASOCIATION's Fourth Annual Sophisticated Trusts and Estates Law Institute at the Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York City.

Howard J. Levine spoke on "Current Developments" at the 2nd Annual Strategic 1031," at the Seaport Hotel, Boston, MA.

Roberts & Holland held a Breakfast Seminar on Taxation at The Cornell Club, New York City. The topic was: "Getting Into, Living With, and Getting Out Of Partnerships, LLCs, and S Corps."

Howard J. Levine spoke on "Current Developments in Section 1031" at the DC Bar Association, DC Bar Headquarters, Washington, DC.

Howard J. Levine spoke on "Hot Like-Kind Exchange Issues" at the NYU Institute on Federal Taxation at The Grand Hyatt, New York City.

Norman J. Misher spoke on "A Revolution in the World of Deferred Compensation" at the Western Pension & Benefits Conference Las Vegas Chapter Annual Half-Day Seminar at the Palms Hotel, Las Vegas.

Roberts & Holland held a Breakfast Seminar on Taxation at The Cornell Club, New York City. The topic was: "Deferred Compensation -- It's a New Ballgame"! A Case Approach to Analyzing How Section 409A Applies to: Elective Deferrals, SERPs., Excess Benefit Plans, Severance Arrangements, Bonuses, Options on Stock and Partnership Interests, Payments on Change of Control.