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HOUSTON, TX 77002
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Jennifer Speck
Work Department
Tax
Position
Jenny Speck advises clients on qualifications for and the monetization of energy transition tax incentives. She has worked on a range of energy transition projects, including onshore and offshore wind, solar, carbon capture, hydrogen and clean fuel credit projects.
She has firsthand knowledge of the carbon capture industry, having served as the senior manager of tax and regulatory compliance at Navigator CO2 Ventures LLC from April 2022 through October 2023. At Navigator, Jenny led all aspects of tax qualification, utilization and reporting compliance for federal income energy tax credits, and served as Navigator’s sole liaison with the US Department of Energy.
Jenny also provides tax advice on traditional purchase agreements, joint ventures, financings and other general transactional work.
Education
University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D., 2012
Northeastern State University, B.F.A., 2010
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Bracewell LLP’s transactional tax practice, primarily operating from the firm’s offices in New York and Texas, has a strong reputation for its work in the energy sector, handling both traditional and energy transition tax matters. New York-based practice co-chair Elizabeth McGinley advises on up-, mid-, and downstream oil and gas matters as well as carbon capture projects. Firm managing partner and tax practice co-chair Gregory Bopp in Houston focuses on the tax aspects of transactions involving midstream and upstream energy clients, including MLPs. Todd Greenwalt, also in Houston, specializes in representing governmental entities and tax-exempt organizations. Having joined the firm in Dallas in April 2023 from Baker Botts (UK) LLP, Bucky Brannen brings considerable expertise in state and local tax matters. Specializing in energy transition tax incentives, Jennifer Speck joined the firm’s Houston office in January 2024 from an in-house role at a carbon solutions company.
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- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
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Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Government > Government relations
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense