Partner
Jenna Walker is a Partner in Bennett Thrasher’s Tax practice and a trusted advisor to real estate investors, hospitality ownership groups, private equity firms, family offices, and closely held businesses. With more than 20 years of public accounting experience, she specializes in tax planning and structuring for real estate and hospitality investments, guiding clients through acquisitions, development, operations, refinancing, and dispositions.
Jenna’s practice is focused on the hospitality industry, where she advises hotel owners, management companies, developers, and investment groups on tax-efficient ownership structures, joint ventures, operational planning, financing transactions, and acquisition and disposition strategies. She has extensive experience serving ownership groups associated with globally recognized luxury hotel brands and large hospitality portfolios operating in the United States and internationally.
A significant portion of Jenna’s practice involves advising foreign investors, international private equity groups, family offices, and institutional investment platforms on U.S. real estate investments. She has deep expertise in inbound international taxation, including FIRPTA, withholding tax regimes, partnership taxation, international reporting requirements, and cross-border investment structures. She is particularly recognized for helping non-U.S. investors navigate the tax complexities of acquiring, owning, operating, and disposing of U.S. real estate and hospitality assets.
A recognized thought leader, Jenna is co-author of Tax Issues for Entities with Foreign Owners, published through the Southern Federal Tax Institute, and a contributor to the Guide to U.S. Real Estate Investing. She is known for simplifying complex tax issues and delivering practical, commercially focused advice that supports clients’ strategic and long-term business objectives.
