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, 2021, 2022). In addition, she has been listed in Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars for Tax Law (2012-2014, 2019-present) and in The Best Lawyers in America® Tax Law (2021-present), Corporate Law (2023). She serves as the president of NOVA Swimming.
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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08.17.2023
131 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
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07.06.2023
Williams Mullen Represents Evening Post Group in its Acquisition of Morgan Wood Products
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04.10.2023
Firm Advises Unifour Fire & Safety in Merger with The Hiller Companies
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03.15.2023
Firm Represents Long-Time Client Leesa Sleep in Sale to 3Z Brands
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11.30.2022
65 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite for 2022
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08.18.2022
Summary of Key Renewable Energy Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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08.18.2022
123 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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07.29.2022
Firm Represents Family-Office-Based Investor in Acquisition of New York-Based Century Linen & Uniform
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05.09.2022
28 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 13 Named 2022 Rising Stars
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12.28.2021
Williams Mullen Represents Superior Fence & Rail in Sale to Outdoor Living Brands
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12.22.2021
Williams Mullen Advises ICAT Logistics, Inc. in Sale
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12.07.2021
Firm Represents DroneUp in Acquisition of AirMap LLC
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12.06.2021
Williams Mullen Represents E-Learning Provider in Sale
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12.02.2021
48 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite for 2021
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10.11.2021
Ding Dong, the OZ Ground Lease (May Be) Dead!
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08.31.2021
Williams Mullen Advises Space Technology Provider in Capitalization from ATL Partners
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08.23.2021
124 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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06.17.2021
Williams Mullen Represents DroneUp in Investment by Walmart
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05.07.2021
32 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 11 Named 2021 Rising Stars
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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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05.24.2023
Williams Mullen Tax Planning Roundtable
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05.17.2023
Hampton Roads Spring Tax Forum
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03.11.2022
Opportunity Zones/Tax Updates for Real Estate
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02.25.2022
13th Annual Fiduciary Focus
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06.08.2021
Spring Tax Forum 2021
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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
M&A Webinar Series - 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
The Qualified Opportunity Zone Tax Incentive
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02.22.2019
2019 Fiduciary Focus
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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?