Ms Elizabeth McGinley > Bracewell LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Bracewell LLP
31 W. 52nd Street
Suite 1900
New York, NY 10019
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Tax

Position

Elizabeth McGinley, chair of Bracewell’s tax department, regularly advises clients on acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, joint ventures and debt and equity investments in the upstream and midstream oil and gas and conventional and renewable power industries. She represents both public and private energy companies as well as private equity funds. In addition to her traditional energy practice, Liz also advises on tax issues arising in connection with the energy transition including federal tax credits and investment structures. Liz has experience with the use of carbon dioxide emissions for enhanced oil recovery.

Education

LL.M., Taxation, New York University School of Law, 1999; J.D., New York University School of Law, 1996; B.S., Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, Lehigh University, 1990

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious

Drawing on its broad national presence, Bracewell LLP continues to field a team with highly specialized tax knowledge pertaining to transactions and advisory issues in the energy sector. In New York, tax chair Elizabeth McGinley advises major public corporations and funds on carbon capture projects, such as federal tax credit matters, while Houston-based managing partner Gregory Bopp‘s MLP expertise attracts upstream and midstream companies in North America, as well as investment banks. Also in Houston, Todd Greenwalt and Brian Teaff specialize in tax-exempt financings, whereas Austin-based Victoria Ozimek concentrates on state and local government financings, including single and multifamily housing, school, and airport ventures. Another recommended individual is New York-based Steven Lorch, whose recent work involves energy storage, carbon sequestration, and biomass projects.