Texas Chambers and Partners USA

Tax (Band 4)

The Firm: The tax team at Bracewell & Giuliani works closely with the corporate group, advising clients on a range of issues such as M&A, restructurings, joint ventures, public offerings and partnerships, primarily in the energy arena.

The Lawyers: One of the standout highlights of recent times was Gregory Bopp’s [Band 4] representation of pipeline company Knight on its sale of MidCon to Babcock & Brown for $6.6 billion. Bopp's practice spans the corporate and tax practices, and he is heavily involved in energy transactions, particularly on behalf of Kinder Morgan. Senior partner Joe Hull [Band 4] has a federal and state income practice across a number of industries, including real estate, oil and gas and banking.

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Euromoney

In 2008, Bracewell’s Tax practice was also ranked among the best in Texas by Benchmark: America's Leading State and Local Tax Advisors published by Euromoney Institutional Investor.

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The Legal 500

Tax: Domestic — Central  (Band 3)

PRACTICE: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP has developed a tax practice that provides excellent service to the firm’s numerous clients in the oil, gas and petroleum sector. Offices in Dubai and Kazakhstan add an international dimension. Alongside this industry expertise, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP has developed a strong private client and estate planning practice well supported by many of Texas’ high-net-worth families.

The practice assisted in structuring a multi-step acquisition when Smith International acquired Bracewell & Giuliani LLP’s client W-H Energy Services - the complex deal was intended to qualify as they tax-free reorganization for US federal tax purposes.

As primary outside securities counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP’s tax lawyers regularly represent El Paso Corporation, the owners of North America’s largest natural gas pipeline system and a major domestic gas and oil producer. Recent tax advice has been rendered in connection with a $600 million public offering of senior notes and a $1.275 billion public offering of senior notes underwritten by Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and other major banks.

CLIENTS: Clients include Statoil, ChevronTexaco, Coral Energy, FPL Energy, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, American Standard, and Hill-Rom Holdings.

INDIVIDUALS: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP’s core tax practice is housed in the Houston office where Gregory Bopp is highly recommended for his corporate tax expertise and Joe Hull, a senior practitioner with vast experience, is recommended for ‘quality tax work’ in federal, state and local taxation. Housed in New York, but contributing significantly to Texas-generated work such as the W-H Energy Services instruction, Elizabeth McGinley is an ‘energetic and reliable’ corporate tax expert.

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PLC Which Lawyer?

Bracewell's banking and finance, corporate/mergers & acquisitions, energy, environmental, restructuring and insolvency, intellectual property and tax practices were recognized for its excellence, 2006-2008.

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