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Lauren White

Partner | Co-Chair - Business Planning and Tax Practice Group

Clients work with Lauren White during times of transition and change. She advises partnerships, limited liability companies, private and publicly held corporations, and individual investors on a range of businesses planning and tax issues, from initial formation and operation to disposition.

Lauren assists clients in structuring and forming new business ventures and provides ongoing governance and operational advice to joint ventures, operating companies, investment funds, family offices, and other businesses. She also represents individuals and business entities in connection with a range of federal and state tax matters, including tax aspects of taxable and tax-free mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations and dispositions; and state tax controversies, including audits and examinations. She has advised on the formation of compliant healthcare structures for physicians and chiropractors, including non-profit health organizations (formerly known as “5.01(a) organizations”) and accountable care organizations.

Clients appreciate Lauren’s ability to explain tax concepts in an easily digestible way. Her practical advice considers the needs of their businesses as well as legal requirements. Her client representations include:

  • A product development, custom designer, and manufacturer of medical-related containers and packaging solutions company in the sale of a majority of its equity
  • A private investment fund in an investment in and roll-up of industry-leading steel processing and warehousing services companies
  • A movie exhibitor through an organizational restructuring and a subsequent minority sale of its equity interests
  • Juniper Capital Management in a simultaneous investment and roll-up of two industry-leading sewer rehabilitation companies
  • A private client in connection with a joint venture related to small-scale LNG liquefaction technology and LNG plant development and operation
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  • “Corporate Transparency Act Regulations,” presenter, 2023 LLCs, LPs and Partnerships Conference, UT CLE, July 2023.
  • “Hot Topics in the Tax World,” panelist, State Bar of Texas, Tax Section Annual Meeting, June 2023.
  • “Buy-In, Buy-Out and Operational Considerations for Professional Practices and Closely Held Businesses,” panelist, American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, May 2023.
  • “Succession Planning for Privately Held and Family Businesses,” presenter, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Business Law Course, November 2022.
  • “Tax Issues – Life Cycle of a Business,” co-presenter, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Business Law Course, November 2020.
  • "Medicare ACOs: Business Planning and Structural Considerations," co-presenter, Dallas Bar Association, Health Law Section, June 2013.
  • "Annual Review of Litigation, Chapter 3: Appellate Practice," contributor, American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, April 2011.

Education

B.A., St. Edwards University, 2005, summa cum laude, valedictorian

M.S., Personal Financial Planning, Texas Tech University, 2009

J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law, 2009, summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, Texas Tech Law Review

Admissions

Texas

Article/Mention
White in Accounting Today: Uncertainty Surrounds CTA — For Accountants And Small Biz
April 05, 2024

Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Lauren White was quoted in an Accounting Today article after a ruling on the Corporate Transparency Act further confused both the small businesses it affects, and the professionals who are trying to guide them through it. "With cases already in progress that question the constitutionality of the CTA, I expect a good number of other cases will be filed," said White, co [...]