Vinson & Elkins’ Austin office is well connected to the city’s many flourishing industries, including technology, life sciences, environmental, manufacturing, private equity, venture capital, and more.
200 West 6th Street
Suite 2500
Austin, Texas 78701
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With its vibrant and entrepreneurial business environment, Austin is consistently regarded as one of the fastest growing and most desirable cities in the country. Vinson & Elkins’ lawyers are well connected to the city’s many flourishing and diverse industries, especially the technology, life sciences, environmental, manufacturing, private equity, and venture capital sectors.
We offer legal services to a broad spectrum of local, national, and international clients. With our experience and industry knowledge, we approach the needs of clients in a collaborative manner, working to understand our clients’ businesses and objectives so we can find solutions that meet their goals.
Lawyers in V&E’s Austin office work in many of the firm’s key practice groups, including Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Litigation, Intellectual Property and Life Sciences, Environmental, Appellate, and Regulatory. We represent clients in a variety of areas, such as acquisitions and divestitures, public and private offerings, private equity and venture capital transactions, patent litigation and technology counseling.
Many of the lawyers in our Austin office have been recognized as among the best in their fields in surveys by leading publications, such as Legal 500 U.S., Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers.
In addition to our commitment to client service, we enthusiastically support community involvement and pro bono projects. Our lawyers actively participate in nonprofit organizations, and we frequently partner with other community groups to host events benefiting Central Texas. For more than a decade, our lawyers have partnered with Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas to staff monthly legal advice clinics for low-income clients, and we are five-time recipients of the nonprofit’s Pro Bono Award. In addition, in 2014, V&E received the Access to Justice Award for the Best Pro Bono Firm from American Gateways for the firm’s commitment to work on asylum-related matters. We are committed to making a difference in our community.
At Vinson & Elkins, we bring decades of knowledge, skill, and experience to our clients’ most complex legal matters.
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CLE Events
Choosing Your Corporate Battlefield: Texas vs. Delaware Strategy
Join us in person on January 29, as panelists unpack the governance, fiduciary, and dispute-resolution differences between Texas and Delaware entities—then connect those legal distinctions to current dealmaking trends.
January 29, 2026
January 29, 2026 • 1-minute read
Client Alerts
Louisiana Presses Pause on Class VI Permitting
On October 15, 2025, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry issued an Executive Order (“Order”) halting the review of all new Class VI Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) well permits in the state and directed the state’s regulator, the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy (“LDCE”) to undertake a more careful review of pending Class VI permit applications.
October 17, 2025 • V&E Environmental Update
October 17, 2025 • 4-minute read
Client Alerts
EPA Draws the Line: What Can You Build Before Getting an Air Permit?
What can project developers actually build before securing an air permit?
September 18, 2025 • V&E Environmental Update
September 18, 2025 • 4-minute read
Client Alerts
The Texas Legislature was active this Session in proposing and passing bills that seek to restrict foreign ownership of real estate and businesses in Texas.
September 17, 2025 • V&E CFIUS Update Published by The Real Estate Finance Journal, November 2025
September 17, 2025 • 6-minute read
Client Alerts
Senate Draft Tax Provisions Impacting REITs and Foreign Investors
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its draft tax title for inclusion in the Senate’s version of the budget reconciliation bill, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “OBBBA”).
June 18, 2025 • V&E REIT Update
June 18, 2025 • 4-minute read
Client Alerts
Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Ownership of Salt Caverns
On May 16, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued a decision ruling that, absent specific contractual language, surface owners retain ownership of the caverns created by salt mining operations.
June 12, 2025 • V&E Energy Update
June 12, 2025 • 4-minute read
Client Alerts
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum announcing the creation of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Fraud Initiative (the Initiative), which directs DOJ attorneys to utilize the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., to combat knowing violations of civil rights law and the false certification of compliance with such laws by recipients of federal funds such as educational institutions and federal contractors.
June 11, 2025 • V&E False Claims Act Update Published by Of Counsel, August 2025. Copyright Wolters Kluwer.
June 11, 2025 • 6-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins served as initial purchasers’ counsel in connection with an upsized private offering by Civitas Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CIVI) of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 9.625% senior notes due 2033.
May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
TransMontaigne Partners LLC Announces Pricing of $500 Million Senior Unsecured Notes Offering
Vinson and Elkins advised Barclays Capital Inc., the initial purchasers’ representative, in connection with TransMontaigne Partners LLC’s upsized offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 8.500% senior unsecured notes due 2030.
February 7, 2025
February 7, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Atlas Energy Solutions Announces Pricing of Upsized Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock
Vinson & Elkins advised Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (“Atlas”) in the pricing of an upsized underwritten public offering of an aggregate 11,500,000 shares of Atlas common stock, at a public offering price of $23.00 per share, for total gross proceeds of $264.5 million.
February 3, 2025
February 3, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Fervo Energy Secures Additional $255 Million Funding to Meet Unprecedented Energy Demand
Vinson & Elkins represented Fervo Energy Company (“Fervo”) in its $135 million corporate equity financing.
December 20, 2024
December 20, 2024 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Coterra Energy Announces Pricing of $1.5 Billion of Senior Unsecured Notes
Vinson & Elkins advised the underwriters in connection with Coterra Energy Inc.’s offering of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.40% senior unsecured notes due 2035 and 5.90% senior unsecured notes due 2055.
December 4, 2024
December 4, 2024 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as underwriters’ counsel in connection with Hilcorp Energy I., L.P.’s and Hilcorp Finance Company’s $1 billion offering of senior notes aggregate principal amount of 7.250% senior notes due 2035.
October 3, 2024
October 3, 2024 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins advised WildFire Energy I LLC (the “Company”) in connection with the inaugural private offering (the “Offering”) by WildFire Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, of $600.0 million aggregate principle amount of its 7.500% Senior Notes due 2029.
September 24, 2024
September 24, 2024 • 1-minute read
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