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Tax
Chambers and Partners USA
According to Chambers USA 2011:
THE FIRM This experienced department is well versed in corporate tax, handling joint ventures, public and private M&A and private equity transactions, in addition to particular expertise in MLP matters. Raising its profile was the team's representation of Apache in its $7 billion acquisition of energy assets from BP and $3.6 billion of related capital markets offerings. Other clients include Kinder Morgan Energy and Chesapeake Energy.
KEY INDIVIDUALS Gregory Bopp is “steeped in the practice and lore of MLPs,” sources say. Cochair of the corporate department, his practice also focuses on M&A, joint ventures and financings. He handled the Apache matter as well as representing Kinder Morgan Energy in a $921 million purchase of interest in Petrohawk.
Legal 500
Domestic Tax: Central (Tier 3)
According to Legal 500 2011:
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP “ranks high due to responsiveness and reasonable fees.” The group is widely spread geographically with three partners in Texas, one in Seattle, and one in New York fully committed to tax, and six other partners with a partial commitment. The US offices work seamlessly with one in Dubai. The firm is commended for high-quality international energy tax advice. Houston’s Gregory Bopp, noted for “his substantive skills and easy to understand communications,” led the tax advisory team for Apache Corporation in its $7bn acquisition of BP’s oil and gas operations in the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico and in Egypt’s Western Desert, as well as BP’s upstream natural gas business in western Alberta and British Columbia. New York-based Elizabeth McGinley, who frequently contributes to work led from Texas, is an ‘energetic and reliable’ corporate tax expert. Practice clients include Eni Petroleum, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Shell and Statoil.
