AICPA/AAML National Conference on Divorce

Jointly sponsored by the AICPA and the AAML (American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers) this conference provides technical (tax, valuation, litigation, etc) and practice management skills in the field of divorce services. Many sessions feature two expert speakers – one CPA and one Attorney providing a full perspective.

Conference Highlights include:

• Hot Topics in Business Valuations
• Effective Communication – Selling Your Story
• How to Survive Bankruptcy, Workouts and Restructurings in the Midst of a Divorce
• Attorney Tricks/Witness Traps: The Litigation War
• Top 10 Dumbest Things People Do to Hide Money in a Divorce
• Case Law Update: The Dirty Dozen
• Marital Fraud Investigations & Tracing/Allocating Assets in Today’s Economy

AICPA/AAML National Conference on Divorce
May 6-7, 2010
Bellagio – Las Vegas, NV

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 – Solution Sessions and Value-Added Workshops

12:00pm – 5:00pm      Registration and Message Center Open

1:00pm – 1:50pm        Complimentary Solution Sessions
 These sessions provide 1 hour of CPE
S1        Family Law Tax Issues and New Settlement Solutions

Additional sessions to be added – please check back.

2:00pm – 5:00pm        Value-Added Workshops
101      Do’s and Don’ts of Electronic Evidence: Review of Rules of Evidence

102      Statistics

Thursday,  May 6, 2010   Main Conference – Day One

7:00am – 5:00pm        Registration and Message Center Open
7:00am – 8:00am         Continental Breakfast
8:00am – 8:10am         Opening Remarks
8:10am – 9:25am         General Session
01 Hot Topics in Business Valuations
9:25am – 9:45am         Break
9:45am – 11:00am       Concurrent sessions (select one)
02 Family Case Law Update – The Dirty Dozen: National/Emerging Issues (repeated in session 18)
03 Top 10 Dumbest Things People Do to Hide Money in Divorce: Tracking Made Easy (repeated in session 25)
04 Emerging Issues in Healthcare Valuation in Divorce Cases – Value of Healthcare Practices: An Oxymoron
11:00am – 11:20am     Break
11:20am – 12:35pm    Concurrent Sessions (select one)
05 Marital Fraud Investigations & Tracing/Allocating Assets in Today’s Economy
06 Hot Issues and Tips: 25Q, 25A and 75M
07 Valuation of Hedge and Private Equity Funds
12:35pm – 1:35pm      Lunch
1:35pm – 2:50pm        General Session

2:50pm – 3:00pm        Change Break
3:00pm – 4:10pm        Concurrent Sessions (select one)

4:10pm – 4:30pm        Refreshment Break and Vendor Display
4:30pm – 5:30pm        Concurrent Sessions (select one)

5:30pm – 7:00pm        Cocktail Reception

Friday,  May 7, 2010  Main Conference – Day Two

7:00am – 5:00pm        Registration and Message Center Open
7:00am – 8:00am         Continental Breakfast

7:00am – 8:00am         Early Riser Sessions
                                    201      Same-Sex Marriages and Civil Unions
                                    202      Dealing with Cash Flow in Divorce in the New Economy
                                    203      Top 10 Stupidest Things People Do to Hide Money in Divorce: Tracking Made Easy
8:00am – 9:30am         General Session
15        Bankruptcy and Workouts in Divorce
9:30am – 9:50am         Refreshment Break and Vendor Display
9:50am – 11:05am       Concurrent Sessions (select one)
16        Understanding and Managing High Conflict Disputes (Part 1, continued in session #19)
17        Cost of Capital in Today’s Economy and Valuing Companies in Distressed Economy
18        Case Law Update – The Dirty Dozen: National/Emerging
11:05am – 11:25am     Refreshment Break and Vendor Display
11:25am – 12:25pm     Concurrent Sessions (select one)
19        Understanding and Managing High Conflict Disputes  (Part II, continued from session #16)
20        Beyond a Reasonable Doubt – Reasonable Compensation and How to Divide It
21        Dirty Little Secrets (repeat of session #14)
12:25pm – 1:25pm      Lunch
1:25pm – 2:40pm         General Session
22        Attorney Tricks/Witness Traps: The Litigation Wars
2:40pm – 3:00pm        Refreshment Break and Vendor Displays
3:00pm – 4:00pm        Concurrent Sessions (select one)
23        Valuing Derivatives and Share-Based Compensation
24        When the Business in a Divorce Should be the Business of a Divorce – Is or Should be a Party to the Divorce
25        Subsequent Events after the Valuation Date
4:00pm – 4:15pm        Refreshment Break
4:15pm – 5:30pm        Concurrent Sessions (select one)
26        Should the Financial Effects of Recent Ponzi Schemes and Financial Frauds be Considered a Fraud Upon the Marital Estate?
27        Personal Goodwill Issues When the Consideration Received is in the Form of Executive Retirement Plans, Stock Options and other Executive Perquisites
28        Determining Income in Today’s Economy and What is the Proper Calculation of  “Income to Owner” from the Operation of a Business
5:30pm Conference Adjourns

Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
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Hotel Room Rate: $189 single/double
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