February 28, 2025
9:00 am – 6:00 pm Central | Conference
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Central | Reception
In-person and Virtual
Approved for 8.5 hours of Texas MCLE credit
Texas CPE credit available for public accountants attending in person
John M. O’Quinn Law Building
Danny M. Sheena Courtroom
4170 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77204
Mario Barrera
Tax Partner, Clark Hill
Mexico City, Mexico
Mia Bertagnolli
Partner, International Tax and Transaction Services
Ernst & Young LLP
Deborah Billy Gillis-Harry
Events Editor, Houston Business & Tax Law Journal
University of Houston Law Center
John Bridges
Executive Director
Association of International Energy Negotiators
Eduardo Canales
Counsel
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Houston
Julian Cardenas Garcia
Research Assistant Professor
Director, Center for U.S. and Mexican Law
University of Houston Law Center
Chantal Carriere
Associate, White & Case
Houston
Julie Chapel
Managing Director
Passthroughs, Incentives, Credits, and Methods Group
Washington National Tax
KPMG LLP
Ricardo Colmenter
CEO, Entra Consulting, Houston
Affiliate Scholar for International Energy Programs
Center for U.S. and Mexican Law and EENR
University of Houston Law Center
Barbara de Marigny
Partner, Baker Botts
Houston
Mona Deo
Editor-in-Chief
Houston Business & Tax Law Journal
University of Houston Law Center
Gabrielle Finger
Commercial Manager, Storegga, Houston
Swati Herwadkar
Managing Director, Tax
KPMG LLP
Andrea Iturbide
Associate, Clark Hill
Mexico City, Mexico
Dan Jankovic
Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Calgary, Canada
Joel T. Johnson
Managing Tax Counsel – Central Organizations
ExxonMobil Corporation
J. Patrick Landon
Associate, Streusand, Landon, Ozburn & Lemmon, LLP
Austin
John R. Lehrer II
Partner, BakerHostetler, Washington, DC
Patrick W. Martin
Shareholder, Chamberlain Hrdlicka,
San Antonio
Eduardo Miranda
Stena Sonangol Suezmax
USA
Luís Miranda
Of Counsel, Miranda Alliance, Houston
Norman Nadorff
Special Counsel, Mayer Brown, Houston/Rio de Janeiro
Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center
Alexander K. Obrecht
Partner, BakerHostetler
Denver, CO
Steven P. Otillar
Partner, White & Case, Houston
Carmen Patino Urdaneta
President, UHLC AIEN Student Chapter
Ann Ryan Robertson
Counsel,
Troutman Pepper Locke,
Houston
Jeff Romero
Partner, Tax
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP,
Houston
Jenny Speck
Partner, Tax,
Vinson & Elkins
Ivan Thomann
Senior Tax Counsel, bp,
Chicago
Helder Waiandt
Vice President, Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce
David Weiss
Partner, Mayer Brown, Houston
Bret Wells
John Mixon Chair & Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center
Savannah Witte, 3L
Winner, 2024-2025 AIEN Student Writing Competition
University of Houston Law Center
Andrew Wright
Partner, Buck Keenan LLP
Houston
Jason Yen
Principal, International Tax and Transaction Services
National Tax Department, Ernst & Young LLP
Washington, D.C.
Andrew Zeve
Partner, White & Case
Houston
The University of Houston Law Center is part of a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university and an EEO/AA institution.