Overview

Trey advises partnerships, corporations, and individuals on the federal income tax aspects of complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganizations, and private equity. He also represents taxpayers in tax controversies involving complex domestic and international business transactions.

Credentials

Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with honors, 2023 (Research Editor, Texas Law Review)
  • Yale Divinity School, 2017
  • Southwestern University magna cum laude, 2012

Admissions

  • New York
Insights

Events

Vinson & Elkins Sponsoring and Speaking at the SEIA Finance, Tax, and Buyers Seminar

Vinson & Elkins is sponsoring the SEIA Finance, Tax, and Buyers Seminar, taking place June 23 – 24 in New …

June 23, 2026

June 23, 2026 • 1-minute read

Client Alerts

Beginning of Construction Guidance Eliminates 5% Safe Harbor (for Wind and Solar), but Physical Work Test Survives

On August 15, 2025, the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released guidance for wind and solar facilities under Sections 45Y and 48E (the “Tech-Neutral Tax Credits”) in the form of IRS Notice 2025-42 (the “Notice”).

August 18, 2025 • V&E Renewable Energy Update

August 18, 2025 • 4-minute read

Client Alerts

One Big Beautiful Bill Signed into Law – Impact on IRA Tax Credits

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1 119th Congress) (“OBBBA”) into law.

July 7, 2025 • V&E Renewable Energy Update

July 7, 2025 • 4-minute read

Client Alerts

Updates to IRA Tax Benefits Found in Senate Finance Committee Draft of 2025 Reconciliation Bill

In the afternoon of June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee (“SFC”) released its proposed legislative text of the tax title for the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” H.R. Con. Res. 14, 119th Cong. (2025) (the “Reconciliation Bill”).

June 18, 2025 • V&E Renewable Energy Update

June 18, 2025 • 6-minute read

Client Alerts

House Ways and Means Committee Approves Markup of Reconciliation Bill

Early this morning, the House Ways and Means Committee (the “Ways and Means Committee”) approved its recently proposed markup of H.R. Con. Res. 14, 119th Cong. (2025) (the “Reconciliation Bill”).

May 14, 2025 • V&E Renewable Energy Update

May 14, 2025 • 5-minute read

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