Peter J. Connors

Peter Connors is a distinguished tax professional concentrating his practice on cross-border transactions and tax controversy matters and has more than four decades of experience in related areas of tax law, including financial transactions, corporate reorganizations, renewable energy investments, controversy matters, and providing legal counsel and tax strategies for multinational clients.

A portion of Peter’s innovative practice is focused on the intersection of renewable energy and tax law, particularly involving carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and hydrogen. He has experience serving as tax counsel and advising clients regarding the application of Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q tax credits for carbon capture, sequestration, and storage (CCUS). In this regard, he recently served as tax counsel to the project company in one of the largest carbon capture projects utilizing Section 45Q tax credits, receiving financing through a tax equity partnership.

Prior to joining the firm, Peter was a partner with an Am Law 100 firm serving technology, E&I funds, and financial institutions. He also served as a principal in the International Tax Services Group of Ernst & Young in New York.

Peter is a highly regarded practitioner in the tax industry, recently completing a four-year term as president of the International Fiscal Association’s (IFA) USA Branch. He is the only individual to serve as both president of the American College of Tax Counsel and the IFA USA Branch.

Peter is a prolific author on tax-related subjects, with more than 150 published articles in the field of taxation and over 500 citations in Tax Notes. He served as a co-author of a report on carbon capture for the United States Energy Association and Department of Energy entitled “Review of Federal, State, and Regional Tax Strategies and Opportunities for CO2-EOR-Storage and the CCUS Value Chain.” He is a member of the Bloomberg BNA Tax Advisory Board and has served as the Special Industries Editor for the Journal of Taxation since 2006.

Peter earned a J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law and received an LL.M. in Tax from the New York University School of Law.

Peter J. Connors is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law.

Peter J., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Peter J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.