Asset Management & Tax Partners to Speak at ICI ETF Conference

Event
June 8 and 9, 2026

Asset management partners Jeremy Smith and James Thomas and tax partners Pamela Glazier and Franziska Hertel will speak at the ICI ETF Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on June 8 and 9.

Jeremy, Pamela, and Franziska will participate in the panel discussion, “In-Kind ETF Seeding: An Introduction to 351 Transactions.” Panelists will discuss key tax and 1940 Act considerations and constraints when seeding ETFs in kind at scale and on a tax-free basis.

James will speak on the panel “Knowing the Score: ETF Regulation in Real Time.” Panelists will discuss how ETF regulation continues to evolve, and how a missed cue can matter. This panel offers a real‑time look at the regulatory priorities shaping the ETF industry.

Hosted by the Investment Company Institute, the conference brings together compliance professionals, regulators, and industry participants to discuss current developments affecting the investment management industry.