About me

Address: Dallas: 2300 N. Field Street, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201-2481; Houston: 1111 Louisiana Street, 44th Floor, Houston, TX 77002-5200

Areas of Focus: Tax; Mergers & Acquisitions; Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances; Private Equity Transactions

Biography:
Julia provides tax advice to clients on a broad range of M&A and private equity transactional matters with a particular focus on energy transactions. She has advised on various structuring aspects of upstream oil and gas asset acquisitions and divestitures, drilling and midstream joint venture transactions and like-kind exchanges.
Julia earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, where she served as articles editor of SMU Law Review. She was also a member of the Order of the Coif.

Representative Work:
- FireBird Energy LLC , a private Midland Basin operator, in: its sale of assets to certain affiliates of Diamondback Energy, Inc. for $1.6 billion. securing equity commitments in excess of $500 million anchored by funds managed by Quantum Energy Partners.
- its sale of assets to certain affiliates of Diamondback Energy, Inc. for $1.6 billion.
- securing equity commitments in excess of $500 million anchored by funds managed by Quantum Energy Partners.
- Double Eagle Energy in its strategic partnership with EnCap Investments LP to form Double Eagle Energy Holdings IV and Tumbleweed Royalty IV, new investment entities focused on oil and gas properties and royalty and mineral interests with over $1.7 billion of equity committed.
- Saxum Energy Partners , a private partnership focused on the acquisition of oil and natural gas minerals, in the final closing of its inaugural partnership, Saxum Energy I LP at its hard cap of $435 million of equity commitments.
- Represented a portfolio company of a private equity fund in its sale of natural gas processing and pipeline assets to a publicly traded midstream company.
- Advised a private operating company focused on the midstream sector on a joint development agreement in the Delaware Basin.

Credentials:
Education: J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, 2012 (magna cum laude); B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 2009 (with honors)
Bar Admissions: Texas, 2012
Court Admissions: U.S. Tax Court, 2019

Recognitions:
- Chambers USA , Tax, 2021-2026.
- The Legal 500 US , US Taxes: Non-contentious, 2024.

Affiliations:
- Member, Attorneys Serving the Community
- Member, Women’s Energy Network – North Texas Chapter
- Volunteer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Insights:
- Chambers USA 2026 Recognizes Akin Lawyers and Practices  (June 4, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/awards-and-accolades/chambers-usa-2026-recognizes-akin-lawyers-and-practices
- Fifth Circuit Overrules Tax Court, Providing Major Victory for Limited Partners on Self-Employment Tax (January 26, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/fifth-circuit-overrules-tax-court-providing-major-victory-for-limited-partners-on-self-employment-tax
- New Section 892 Regulations: Action Points for Private Fund Sponsors and Non-U.S. Pension Plan & Sovereign Investors (December 24, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/new-section-892-regulations-action-points-for-private-fund-sponsors-and-non-us-pension-plan-and-sovereign-investors
- Akin Advises Energy Transfer on Strategic Crude Oil Pipeline Joint Venture with Enbridge (November 11, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-energy-transfer-on-strategic-crude-oil-pipeline-joint-venture-with-enbridge
- Akin Advised Funds Managed by Blue Owl’s Digital Infrastructure Strategy on a Majority Investment in Gigabit Fiber (September 17, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advised-funds-managed-by-blue-owls-digital-infrastructure-strategy-on-a-majority-investment-in-gigabit-fiber
- Akin Advises Stream Data Centers and Stream Realty Partners in Majority Stake Sale to Apollo Funds (August 11, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-stream-data-centers-and-stream-realty-partners-in-majority-stake-sale-to-apollo-funds
- Akin Advises Sumitomo Corporation of Americas on its Strategic Investment in Independence Hydrogen   (July 22, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-sumitomo-corporation-of-americas-on-its-strategic-investment-in-independence-hydrogen
- Akin Advises Princeton Equity Group in its Sale of International Franchise Professionals Group  (July 9, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-princeton-equity-group-in-its-sale-of-international-franchise-professionals-group
- Chambers USA 2025 Recognizes Akin Lawyers and Practices (June 5, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/awards-and-accolades/chambers-usa-2025-recognizes-akin-lawyers-and-practices
- Akin Advises Baseline Energy Services in Sale to Pennybacker Capital Management (April 18, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-baseline-energy-services-in-sale-to-pennybacker-capital-management
- Akin Advises Double Eagle in $2.5 Billion Strategic Partnership for Permian Basin Investments  (April 15, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-double-eagle-in-dollar25-billion-strategic-partnership-for-permian-basin-investments
- Akin Advises Hart Energy in its Sale to Crain Communications   (March 3, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-hart-energy-in-its-sale-to-crain-communications