Legislative efforts to reform the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may bring significant changes to partnership taxation. What proposed modifications to subchapter K are likely to gain traction? How might those changes affect taxpayers, advisers, and passthroughs? What revenue considerations are driving these discussions? And what challenges or opportunities could arise as Congress debates tax reform? 

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Cara Griffith
President and CEO, Tax Analysts

As the moderator for our Taxing Issues webinars, Cara objectively analyzes issues and asks probing questions that challenge panelists to explain and defend their positions.

When she’s not moderating Taxing Issues webinars, Cara provides strategic oversight for Tax Analysts. She has led efforts to improve the Tax Notes suite of products and to aggressively pursue transparency in the administration of tax systems. Previously, Cara managed the editorial department, including the flagship daily news publications and weekly magazines. She has written for a broad range of tax policy publications, including Tax Notes State, The Tax Adviser, The Hedge Fund Law Report, and The Hill. She regularly speaks at tax conferences and other events, discussing a variety of technical tax issues as well as the need for transparency in tax administration.

Cara has a BA in political science and a BA in international studies from the University of Evansville and a JD from the George Washington University Law School.

Monisha Santamaria
Principal in KPMG's Washington National Tax practice

Monisha Santamaria joined KPMG as a principal in the firm’s Washington National Tax practice. Previously, Monisha served as a legislation counsel for the Joint Committee on Taxation. 

Before that, Monisha was a senior manager in the national tax department of another Big Four firm, advising clients on a wide range of U.S. federal income tax issues affecting domestic and foreign partnerships. Earlier in her career, she worked as a tax associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, primarily counseling multinational corporations on the U.S. federal income tax aspects of joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, and as a tax planning associate at Bingham McCutchen LLP, chiefly serving Fortune 50, financial sector, and energy industry clients. 

Monisha serves as a vice chair of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation’s Partnership Committee. She previously taught an advanced partnership tax course at the Loyola Law School and has spoken and published extensively on a variety of tax law issues. Monisha has been recognized as one of the top lawyers under 40 by the American Bar Association. 

Monisha holds a JD from Stanford Law School. She earned a master’s degree in history and a BA, summa cum laude, in history from Tulane University. 

Steve Rosenthal
Former senior fellow in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

Steve Rosenthal, a former senior fellow in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, researches, speaks, and writes on a range of federal income tax issues, with a particular focus on business taxes.  

Rosenthal practiced tax law in Washington for over 25 years. He also was a legislation counsel with the Joint Committee on Taxation, where he helped draft tax rules for financial institutions, financial products, capital gains, and related areas. He is the former chair of the Taxation Section of the District of Columbia Bar Association. 

Rosenthal holds an AB and JD from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MPP from Harvard University. 

Paul Schockett
Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Paul Schockett, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, advises clients on the U.S. federal income tax aspects of a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactional and planning matters.  His practice spans several areas and industries, from corporate and partnership transactions to private equity funds and other investment management vehicles, and he has advised clients on renewable energy deals and their related tax benefits. 

 Mr. Schockett is a frequent author and lecturer and is actively involved in Skadden’s attorney development, mentorship, and hiring programs.