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Keith Fullenweider is Chair of the firm and a member of the firm’s Management Committee.

Michael currently serves as a Vice Chair of the firm and a member of the Management Committee and Diversity Executive Committee. His practice includes mergers & acquisitions, securities litigation, corporate governance, directors and officer representation, and commercial disputes. Michael has appeared as lead counsel in several jurisdictions, and has significant experience in handling Delaware corporate and partnership litigation matters. Most recently, Michael was lead trial counsel for Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. in connection with a lawsuit adverse to The Williams Companies to enforce rights under the parties’ merger agreement. Following expedited discovery and an expedited trial, The Delaware Court of Chancery entered an opinion and order permitting his client to terminate the merger agreement. This decision was affirmed by the Delaware Supreme Court. Michael has also handled a variety of corporate investigations, including internal investigations and investigations initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Jim is a Vice Chair of the firm and a member of the firm’s Management Committee and the Diversity Executive Committee.

Hilary currently serves as a Vice Chair of the firm and a member of the Management Committee and the Diversity Executive Committee. Hilary additionally serves as Co-Chair of V&E’s Women’s Initiative. Hilary focuses her litigation practice on intellectual property litigation and commercial disputes. She has represented clients in these types of lawsuits in trial and appellate courts across the country and regularly “provides strong practical advice and offers creative solutions” for clients (Chambers USA 2016). Hilary also has substantial experience counseling clients in risk management surrounding technology development, particularly in the sports, digital media, mobile content delivery, and e-commerce industries. In particular, she is noted as having “excellent communication skills and knowledge of the digital technology and telecommunications arenas” and has been called “a trusted advisor” with “excellent judgment” (Chambers USA 2016). Hilary has been recognized for her work in Chambers USA since 2014 and in New York Super Lawyers since 2013.

Chris Mangin is a nationally-recognized authority on real estate investment trust (REIT) taxation, real estate funds, and real estate partnerships. Chris works with REITs, real estate companies, and private equity sponsors on IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, real estate fund formation, qualified opportunity zone funds, joint ventures, take-private transactions, spin-offs, financings, dispositions, recapitalizations, and issues relating to foreign investment in U.S. real estate under FIRPTA.

David is Head of Vinson & Elkins’ Restructuring and Reorganization group and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. David’s practice involves representing companies, equity holders, investors, and creditors in all aspects of complex corporate restructurings including chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings, and special situation investments and acquisitions.

Jessica is a partner in the Restructuring and Reorganization practice group. Her principal areas of practice include the representation of debtors, creditors, and investors in various aspects of complex corporate restructurings, including chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings, and acquisitions. Jessica has represented clients in a range of industries, including gaming, coal, retail, and professional sports.

Alex advises public and private companies, private equity firms and other financial sponsors on a broad range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures and capital-raising transactions.

Abby’s principal areas of practice are private equity and mergers and acquisitions. She counsels private equity funds, their portfolio companies, and a variety of public and private companies in connection with strategic investments, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as on general corporate matters.

Lauren’s practice focuses on all aspects of restructuring and reorganization work, including representing debtors, creditors, equity holders, and investors in chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings, and distressed acquisitions and investments. She has experience representing clients in a variety of industries including energy, transportation, agriculture, finance, health care, and food and beverage.

Christopher Green is a corporate finance attorney with a focus on capital markets and other corporate transactions involving REITs, real estate funds and specialty finance vehicles.

Greg’s principal areas of practice are capital markets, securities law, and mergers and acquisitions. He has a particular focus on representing real estate investment trusts (REITs). He advises REITs in all stages of their life cycles: initial capitalization and formation, debt and equity offerings, corporate governance, securities law issues and reporting obligations, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and activist investor defense. Greg is nationally ranked by Chambers USA, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers in America© in REITs.