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Tax
Chambers and Partners USA
According to Chambers USA 2012:
Elizabeth McGinley heads the practice at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP. She is held in high regard for her work on behalf of energy industry clients, and for her expertise in corporate and partnership taxation, and energy investments. “She has a good grasp of complicated tax issues and concerns, and she gets us the right answers while still protecting our interests,” say clients.
According to Chambers USA 2012:
THE FIRM Bracewell & Giuliani's tax team is particularly skilled in transactional work, and represents both public and private companies in M&A, joint ventures, private equity investments and capital market offerings. Work involving MLPs and energy industry clients forms the core of its practice. The team recently handled Canadian Mutual Fund Trust Enerplus's conversion into a corporate entity.
Sources say: “The practice is sophisticated and deep.”
KEY INDIVIDUALS Gregory Bopp is “a high-class practitioner” in the tax aspects of capital markets transactions, M&A, financings and joint ventures. He draws particular praise for his work on behalf of MLPs and continues to represent longstanding client Kinder Morgan in a range of transactions, including a recent $3.2 billion IPO.
Legal 500
Domestic Tax: Central (Tier 3)
According to Legal 500 2012:
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP’s tax group, with partners located in Houston, Seattle, Austin and New York, is recognised for its work in the energy industry and with private investment funds. Clients note in particular the firm’s value for money and excellent response times. Gregory Bopp (“the premier expert on partnership taxation and master limited partnership structuring”) and Lance Behnke recently led the firm’s advice to Kinder Morgan on the tax aspects of its $38bn acquisition of El Paso Corporation, involving complex issues surrounding preservation of losses and structuring work. James Reardon acted for Chesapeake Energy Corporation on the tax aspects of recent notable capital markets transactions totaling $4bn comprising public offerings of senior notes and a tender offer to acquire contingent convertible notes. Behnke and New York-based Elizabeth McGinley advised Chesapeake on its $1.25bn joint venture with EIG Global Energy Partners. Other clients include Royal Dutch Shell, Scotia Capital and Legend Natural Gas.
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