Bucky Brannen

TC Energy Corporation — $1.14 billion divestiture of Portland Natural Gas Transmission System to funds managed by BlackRock and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners

PLT Energia — joint venture with GGS Energy LLC to develop more than 1 GW of renewable energy in Texas

Economic development — advised on negotiation of state and local economic development property and sales tax incentives from states, cities, counties, school districts, and special taxing units for large industrial projects and renewable energy facilities, including: $200 billion multi-phase semiconductor manufacturing facility near Austin, $29 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility in north Texas, $17 billion semiconductor facility near Austin, $15 billion multi-phase LNG facility near Corpus Christi, $5 billion multi-phase wafer manufacturing facility near Sherman, $3 billion semiconductor facility in north Dallas, $1.5 billion pipe mill near Matagorda County, $500 million petrochemical manufacturing facility near Matagorda County, $350 million food manufacturing facility near Dallas, $300 million expansion of a pulp and paper company near Nolan County, $150 million expansion of lumber mill in east Texas, $150 million expansion of steel mill near Midlothian, numerous wind and solar facilities around the state, among others*

Economic development — analyzed complex Texas school finance formulas critical to Chapter 313 economic development negotiations with Texas school districts, challenging revenue protection payment invoices in connection with the same which resulted in a favorable outcome*

Sunnova Energy Corporation — state tax issues relating to initial public offering, various acquisitions of distributed generation residential solar assets and platforms, several securitizations of residential solar assets, and tax equity partnerships*

Centaurus Renewable Energy — California Prop 13 property tax analysis and various other state tax issues in connection with acquisitions, dispositions, development, construction, and partnership-flip tax equity financing of utility-scale solar facilities in several states*

Cheniere Energy, Inc. — sales and franchise tax analysis in connection with construction and operation of manufacturing facility and exports of LNG*

BHP Billiton — state tax issues relating to $10.5 billion dollar bankruptcy and related asset dispositions*

Alternative energy companies — sales tax guidance relating to EPC contracts and development of wind and solar facilities in several states*

Professional service provider — US-wide analysis of economic nexus, multistate apportionment, and sales tax compliance*

Insurance company — challenged the constitutionality of state taxation on out-of-state insurance company which resulted in a favorable outcome*

Corporate jets — sales tax issues relating to acquisition and use of private corporate jets*

Alternative fuel companies — federal and state motor fuel taxes and related alternative fuel tax credits*

Skydiving company — at the State Office of Administrative Hearings, argued federal preemption to defeat sales tax assessment which resulted in a favorable outcome*

Aviation company — advised on negotiation of Louisiana and Arkansas economic development incentives*