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Bracewell helps clients identify relevant tax issues associated with structuring and designing tax-advantaged financing options, including compliance with arbitrage regulations, private business use rules and other tax law requirements imposed on tax-advantaged debt.

The firm has experience assisting clients in post-issuance compliance matters and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) examinations, securing advance rulings from the IRS and seeking regulatory and legislative rule changes.

Bracewell lawyers regularly advise large charitable organizations regarding applicable tax rules and represent charitable organizations in all aspects of tax compliance, from initial organization and recognition under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code to ongoing compliance and transaction structuring to IRS examinations.

Bracewell's tax lawyers have served as counsel on billions of dollars of transactions, including public and private company mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, private equity investments, joint ventures and capital markets offerings. Other areas of focus include partnerships, trusts, subchapter C-corporations, subchapter S-corporations and tax-exempt entities and municipalities.

Chambers Review

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Tax - Texas

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Bracewell LLP is adept at advising on the structuring of tax requirements for a broad array of commercial transactions. The department is particularly noted for its capacity to advise on the issuance of tax-exempt and tax credit obligations. The firm's strong reputation within the energy sector makes it well placed to advise on the tax structuring of deals for upstream and midstream oil and gas clients.

Work Highlights

  • Bracewell served as special tax counsel to the City of Houston Airport System, which included advising on the acquisition of $760 million in bonds for the development of the city's airports.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Gregory M Bopp
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Gregory M Bopp
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Eminent Practitioners

Gregory Bopp is managing partner of Bracewell and a highly experienced practitioner who handles an array of tax issues centered on transactions.

He is a Texas tax legend.

R. Todd Greenwalt
4
R. Todd Greenwalt
4
Band 4

Todd Greenwalt has a strong tax practice that centers on advising governmental and tax-exempt entities on bond issuances and a multitude of tax-exempt status issues.

He has always been good and is very thoughtful when you get into more complex tax issues.

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Gregory M Bopp
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Gregory M Bopp
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Eminent Practitioners
R. Todd Greenwalt
4
R. Todd Greenwalt
4
Band 4

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