Bracewell LLP

Tax

Bucky Brannen advises clients on ways to reduce state and local taxes (SALT) in every phase of business. He helps negotiate pre-investment economic incentives, structure operations to minimize tax, manage audits and dispute assessments and property tax valuations, and facilitate growth through tax-efficient restructurings, acquisitions and dispositions.

Regarding economic development tax incentives, Bucky has advised on many of the largest tax incentives packages in Texas history — frequently developing novel solutions to optimize economic benefits while ensuring a positive, long-term partnership with the local community.

Dallas Bar Association State Bar of Texas, Vice-Chair, State and Local Tax Committee; Tax Section; Tax Section Leadership Academy, 2016-2017

New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2012 Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D., 2011, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif Austin College, B.A., 2008, magna cum laude