James Jennings is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of Gibson Dunn’s Tax Practice Group. James represents clients in a broad range of tax matters, including private and public M&A, joint ventures, IPOs, spin-offs, restructurings, and other significant transactions. He also has substantial experience obtaining private letter rulings from the IRS, rendering opinions, and advising clients in connection with complex and/or novel tax issues.
James speaks regularly about M&A and partnership tax related topics at national tax conferences, including at the NYU Institute on Federal Taxation, the USC Tax Institute, PLI’s Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, the International Fiscal Association’s USA tax conference, and the ABA’s Philadelphia tax conference.
James received his Juris Doctor in 2015 from the University of Virginia, where he served on the editorial board of the Virginia Tax Review. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania. James is admitted to practice in the State of New York.
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Credentials
Education:
- University of Virginia - 2015 Juris Doctor
- University of Pennsylvania - 2012 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar