8th Annual University of Houston Law Center
Denney L. Wright International Energy Tax Conference
and
26th Annual Houston Business and Tax Law Journal Symposium

Friday, February 27, 2026
10:00a-5:00p Central Program
5:00-6:00p Central Reception
In-person and Virtual

John M. O’Quinn Law Building
4170 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77204

Approved for 6.5 hours of Texas MCLE credit
Texas CPE credit is available for public accountants attending in person.

Agenda

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	Introduction Denney Wright Professor of Practice, University of Houston Law Center Lecturer, Bauer School of Business, University of Houston Sean Phoebus Editor-in-Chief, Houston Business and Tax Law Journal Turab Abbas Events Editor, Houston Business and Tax Law Journal
10:00 – 10:45a	U.S. One Big Beautiful Bill Act Highlights for Domestic Taxation Jeff Romero, Moderator Partner, Tax, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Houston Terry Coleman Manager in Transaction Tax, Mergers and Acquisitions Ernst & Young, Houston Amit Sachdeva Partner, Mergers and Acquisitions Tax Ernst & Young, Houston
10:45 – 11:45a	U.S. One Big Beautiful Bill Act Highlights for International Taxation Bret Wells, Moderator John Mixon Chair & Professor of Law University of Houston Law Center Patrick Martin Shareholder, Chamberlain Hrdlicka, San Antonio
11:45a – 12:45p	U.S. One Big Beautiful Bill Act Highlights for Energy/Credits Julie Chapel, Moderator Managing Director, Passthroughs, Incentives, Credits and Methods Group, Washington National Tax Office KPMG LLP, Oklahoma City Barbara de Marigny Partner, Baker Botts, Houston Rita Julien Assistant Professor University of Houston Law Center John R. Lehrer II Partner, BakerHostetler, Washington, D.C. Jenny Speck Partner, Tax, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston
12:45 – 1:15p	Break / Pick up Box Lunches
1:15 – 2:15p	The New AIEN Model Host Government Agreement (PSC): Update and Discussion Luís Miranda, Moderator Of Counsel, Miranda Alliance, Houston David Juarez-Navarro Senior Manager, ExxonMobil Global Business Development, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Houston Norman Nadorff Special Counsel, Mayer Brown, Houston/Rio de Janeiro; Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center
2:15 – 3:15p	Energy Dispute Resolution Challenges Andrew Wright, Moderator Partner, Buck Keenan LLP, Houston Imad Khan Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP, Houston Gary McGowan McGowan Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Houston Alexander K. Obrecht Partner, BakerHostetler, Denver Ann Ryan Robertson Independent Arbitrator Ann Ryan Robertson PLLC, Houston Andrew Zeve Partner, White & Case LLP, Houston
3:15 – 415p	Sanctions and Tariffs Julian Cardenas, Moderator Research Assistant Professor and Director, Center for U.S. and Mexican Law University of Houston Law Center Eric Cassidy Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Provost, Colt & Mosle LLP Houston Bryan Schillinge Executive Director, Indirect Tas/Global Trade Ernst & Young, Houston
4:15- 5:00p	Comparative Discussion of Tax Reforms and Tariffs Challenging Energy Investments in Canada and Mexico Dan Jankovic, Moderator Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Calgary, Canada Tayler Amatto Associate Principal, Charles River Associates Calgary, Canada Mario Barrera Tax Partner, Clark Hill, Mexico City, Mexico Andrea Iturbide Associate, Clark Hill, Mexico City, Mexico Benjamín Torres-Barón Partner, Baker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C. Mexico City, Mexico