Jared is a member of the firm’s Business & Transactional, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Tax Planning & Compliance Practice Groups. Jared brings a strong blend of transactional and tax experience to his practice, with a focus on helping clients navigate complex business deals with practical, strategic counsel. Before joining DBL Law, he served as in-house M&A Tax Attorney for NextEra Energy, where he advised on more than $1 billion in energy-sector transactions and worked closely with corporate development teams on deal structure, tax risk, and transaction documents across a wide range of acquisitions and joint ventures.
Jared’s background also includes tax and transaction work with KPMG and Grant Thornton, where he handled tax due diligence, R&D tax credit analysis, multistate tax issues, and complex research projects for major corporate clients across multiple industries. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Kentucky and a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law with a focus in Tax Law/Taxation, Jared combines strong technical knowledge with a business-minded approach to client service. He is active in the Kentucky Bar Association’s Tax Section, currently serving as Vice Chair after previously serving as Treasurer.
- Represented NextEra Energy as in-house tax counsel in its ~$800 million acquisition of Symmetry Energy Solutions, advising on tax-efficient structuring and transaction execution.
- Represented NextEra Energy as in-house tax counsel in the formation of Nitro Renewables Holdings, a joint venture with Blackstone involving an approximately $900 million investment, advising on tax-efficient structuring and joint venture formation matters.
- Represented NextEra Energy as in-house tax counsel in its acquisition of New Wave Energy, advising on tax structuring and transactional matters.
- Represented NextEra Energy as in-house tax counsel in its acquisition of ENGIE Power & Gas LLC, advising on tax structuring and transactional matters.
- Kentucky Bar Association – Chair-Elect, Tax Section – 2026-2027
- Kentucky Bar Association – Vice Chair, Tax Section – 2025-2026
- Kentucky Bar Association – Treasurer, Tax Section – 2023-2025
- University of Kentucky College of Law – President, Tax Law Society – 2017-2020
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law
- B.B.A., University of Kentucky –Summa cum laude