FEA Midyear Meeting Agenda

Agenda is subject to change to meet the needs of speakers and/or attendees.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
8:30 a.m. CES® Exam Registration – Paris Foyer
9:00 – 12:00 p.m. CES® Exam – Paris
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open – Athens Foyer
12:10 – 12:40 p.m. General Session: FinCEN’s New Real Estate Reporting Rule: Implications for QIs and EATs – Athens
Matthew Meltzer, Shareholder, Flaster Greenberg PC
12:40 – 1:10 p.m. General Session: Interest on Exchange Accounts: The 1.468B-6 Regs. Requirements – Athens
Matthew Meltzer, Shareholder, Flaster Greenberg PC
1:10 – 1:30 p.m. Break
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. General Session: Current Policy Issues Related to Real Estate – Athens
Ryan P. McCormick, Senior Vice President & Counsel, The Real Estate Roundtable
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. General Session: Impact of Political and Legislative Developments on U.S. Capital Markets– Athens
Brian Gardner, Chief Washington Policy Strategist, Stifel 
2:35 – 3:05 p.m. General Session: Thorny Issues – Athens
Matthew Meltzer, Shareholder, Flaster Greenberg PC
Matthew E. Rappaport, Esq., LL.M., Vice Managing Partner, Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP
3:05 – 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 – 3:45 p.m. General Session: Evaluating Primary and Alternative Proximate-Exchange Structures – Athens
Matthew E. Rappaport, Esq., LL.M., Vice Managing Partner, Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP
Bradley T. Borden, JD, MBA, LL.M., Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
3:45 – 4:15 p.m. General Session
4:15 – 4:45 p.m. General Session: Legislative Update – Athens
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) -- Member, House Committee on Ways & Means.
4:45 – 5:30 p.m. Prep for Day on the Hill – Athens
David E. Franasiak, Esq., FEA Lobbyist, Williams & Jensen
Mary Cunningham, CES®, President, Chicago Deferred Exchange Company, LLC
James I. Miller, Esq., Legal Counsel, Investment Property Exchange Services, Inc. - (IPX 1031®)
5:45 – 6:45 p.m. Evening Reception for all FEA Midyear Meeting attendees – Paris
Light refreshments served. Dinner reservations recommended.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Registration Desk Open
Assemble in Groups and Hill Visit Packet Distribution
Grab-and-go breakfast served
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Capitol Hill Visits with Members of Congress and/or Staff