Jenny Connors focuses her practice on the taxation of businesses, business owners and investors, with a particular emphasis on the taxation of flow-through entities. Jenny also counsels clients on the establishment of private equity funds, the acquisition of low-income housing and historic preservation tax credits and the formation of tax-exempt organizations. She also advises clients on tax incentives for investments in the qualified opportunity zones established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Jenny Connors focuses her practice on the taxation of businesses, business owners and investors, with a particular emphasis on the taxation of flow-through entities. Jenny also counsels clients on the establishment of private equity funds, the acquisition of low-income housing and historic preservation tax credits and the formation of tax-exempt organizations. She also advises clients on tax incentives for investments in the qualified opportunity zones established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Jenny has been named among Virginia's "Legal Elite" by Virginia Business magazine (2016). In addition, she has been listed in Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars for Tax Law (2012-2014, 2019-present). She serves on the board of directors of ChildSavers.
A member of the Virginia State Bar, Jenny received her Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Richmond School of Law as a John Marshall Scholar. She was on the staff of the University of Richmond Law Review; a member of the Lewis F. Powell, Jr. American Inn of Court; and the vice president of the Client Counseling and Negotiation Board. Jenny placed first in the school’s annual Negotiation Competition and received a CALI Excellence for the Future Award for achieving the highest grade in the school’s Taxation of Non-Corporate Entities class.
Jenny earned both a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree, magna cum laude, and a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Richmond. She is a recipient of the Westhampton College Distinguished Leader Award and an inductee of both Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa.
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02.12.2021
IRS Provides Further Opportunity Zone Relief by Extending Timelines
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01.29.2021
IRS Releases Finalized Regulations Regarding Taxation of Carried Interest
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12.30.2020
Jenny Connors Writes on The Future of Opportunity Zone Tax Benefits for Real Estate
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12.16.2020
Williams Mullen Team Represents Virginia American Industries in Sale
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07.17.2020
Williams Mullen Advises Cary Street Partners in its Acquisition of Waypoint Advisors
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06.09.2020
IRS Provides Much-Needed Relief for OZ Investors, QOFs and OZ Businesses
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05.26.2020
IRS Issues Proposed Regs on Rehabilitation Credit
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05.07.2020
35 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 13 Named 2020 Rising Stars
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04.15.2020
IRS Provides OZ Relief for Some, But Not All
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03.23.2020
Treasury and IRS Move April 15 Tax Filing Deadline Amid COVID-19 Emergency
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10.22.2019
Jenny Connors Named to Style Weekly's Top 40 Under 40
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10.18.2019
Pass-through Deductions for Property Owners: New Clarity on Who Qualifies
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04.29.2019
Jenny Connors Quoted in Virginia Business on Opportunity Zones
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04.22.2019
The Second Tranche of Opportunity Zone Regulations: Answers to “Substantially All” of Our Lingering Questions
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04.10.2019
47 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 17 Named 2019 Rising Stars
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04.10.2019
The Virginia Gazette Covers Presentation on Opportunity Zones by Jenny Connors
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10.24.2018
The Recent Qualified Opportunity Zone Guidance: What We Know, What We Don’t and What It All Means
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10.19.2018
Treasury and IRS Issue Proposed Qualified Opportunity Zone Regulations
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10.18.2018
Status Update on OZ Proposed Regulations
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09.13.2018
Seeking Guidance? QO Zone Regulations Imminent
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07.26.2018
Williams Mullen Announces Qualified Opportunity Zones Resource Page
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06.04.2018
Jenny Connors Writes on Tax Incentives of Qualified Opportunity Zones in Virginia for Law360
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01.23.2018
Williams Mullen Represents Groome Transportation in Equity Investment by Cortec Group
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12.21.2017
Congress Passes Tax Act
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12.07.2016
50 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business magazine’s 2016 ‘Legal Elite’
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07.29.2016
The Cost of Clarity: IRS Issues Regulations Addressing Proper Treatment of Code Section 50(d) Income
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05.05.2016
New Regulations Squash Planning Tool for Avoiding Self-Employment Tax and Related Employee Benefit Issues
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01.21.2016
Fourth Circuit Affirms Tax Court Decision Holding Partnership Allocation of State Tax Credits Was a Taxable Disguised Sale.
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02.03.2015
Williams Mullen Announces the Election of Eight New Partners
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12.19.2014
Congress Passes One-Year Extension of Business and Individual Tax Provisions
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06.20.2014
Williams Mullen Virginia Attorneys Named 2014 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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02.14.2014
New Proposed Regulations Could Shake Up the Allocation of Partnership Debt
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01.13.2014
Revised Rev. Proc. 2014-12 Clarifies New Guidance on Rehabilitation Tax Credits
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01.03.2014
IRS Issues Long-Awaited Guidance Regarding the Allocation of Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credits
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12.06.2013
Tax Court Ruling Impacts the Treatment of Income Allocations Attributable to Unvested Partnership Capital Interests
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06.21.2013
Williams Mullen Virginia Attorneys Named 2013 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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08.31.2012
The “Meaningful Stake” Debate: Third Circuit Reverses Tax Court Decision in Historic Boardwalk
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06.19.2012
Ninety-Five Virginia Williams Mullen Attorneys Recognized by “Super Lawyers” for 2012
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03.02.2012
Characterizing and Quantifying Reasonable Compensation of S Corporation
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02.29.2012
White House Proposal for Business Tax Reform
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07.20.2011
IRS Expands Trust Fund Recovery Penalty Assessments to Third Party Payroll Providers
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10.27.2010
Aircraft Acquisitions: Eligibility for Bonus Depreciation in 2010, 2011
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05.14.2010
Recent Legislative Changes Affecting Virginia Affordable Housing Assessments
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03.31.2010
Understanding Health Care Reform - Employer Alert
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03.22.2010
Tax Implications of the HIRE Act
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02.01.2010
Retail Gift Cards and Store Credits — A Tax and Unclaimed Property Audit Risk
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11.30.2009
Williams Mullen Counsels Monarch Financial, Inc. with Public Offering
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01.27.2021
Winter 2021 Tax Forum
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10.29.2019
Investing in Opportunity: An In-Depth Discussion of the Opportunity Zone Tax Incentive Program
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10.03.2019
Fall 2019 Tax Forum
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07.25.2019
Newport News Opportunity Zones Information Seminar
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07.11.2019
Wealth Transfer Planning with Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund Interests
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05.16.2019
Venturing Into the Land of OZ – An Opportunity Zone Conference
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04.23.2019
Webinar: Tax Considerations for M&A Transactions
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04.23.2019
An Opportunity Zone Market Update
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04.09.2019
Opportunity Zones – Williamsburg Economic Development Authority
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02.22.2019
2019 Fiduciary Focus
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02.22.2019
The Qualified Opportunity Zone Tax Incentive
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02.20.2019
Opportunity Zone Investments
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01.10.2019
Qualified Opportunity Zones Seminar
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01.08.2019
Coffee Convesations: Understanding Taxes
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10.31.2018
Fall 2018 Tax Forum
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09.18.2018
New Opportunity Zones – What’s in them for LIHTC properties?
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06.26.2018
Tax Incentives for Qualified Opportunity Zone Investments in Virginia
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01.24.2018
Winter 2018 Tax Forum
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01.26.2017
Winter 2017 Tax Forum
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05.12.2016
Spring 2016 Tax Forum
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01.28.2016
Winter 2016 Tax Forum
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10.01.2014
Fall 2014 Tax Forum
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09.19.2013
Williams Mullen Fall 2013 Richmond Tax Forum
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06.04.2013
Williams Mullen Spring 2013 Richmond Tax Forum
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09.25.2012
Williams Mullen Fall 2012 Richmond Tax Forum
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01.30.2012
Williams Mullen Winter 2012 Richmond Tax Forum
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10.19.2010
Williams Mullen Fall 2010 Richmond Tax Forum
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07.22.2010
Williams Mullen Summer 2010 Richmond Tax Forum
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04.28.2010
Williams Mullen Spring 2010 Richmond Tax Forum