Chambers USA 2021 Recognizes Vinson & Elkins' Corporate and Tax Departments in 26 Practice Categories, 82 Individual Lawyer Rankings*

Vinson & Elkins’ Corporate and Tax departments collectively achieved 10 Band 1 practice rankings in Chambers USA 2021: Nationwide Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional); Nationwide Projects: Oil & Gas; Nationwide Projects: Power & Renewables (Transactional); Texas Banking & Finance; Texas Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Texas Capital Markets: Debt & Equity; Texas Corporate/M&A: The Elite; Texas Tax; Austin Corporate/M&A; and New York Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded.
Overall, the firm’s Corporate and Tax departments received five new/regained practice rankings and 20 new/regained individual rankings. Eighteen individuals from these departments received Band 1 recognition, including three who were promoted to Band 1 this year. The Corporate and Tax departments achieved 108 combined practice and individual rankings, with the firm’s overall total standing at 186.
“Vinson & Elkins continues to build momentum across our Corporate and Tax practices and the value of our client work is reflected in this year’s Chambers rankings,” said Keith Fullenweider, co-head of its Corporate department and Chair-Elect of the firm. “While we have always ranked high in Texas and continue to do so, our New York office has seen a significant rise in recognition and now has seven individually ranked lawyers, including four first-time recipients. In particular, we’ve seen an increase for specific service offerings in New York, verified by the high ranking of our Shareholder Activism partners and by two new practice rankings in Bankruptcy/Restructuring and Real Estate. Our D.C. and Virginia offices also saw outstanding results, particularly in the REITs arena.”
“Having fully half of our tax partners recognized individually by Chambers this year, including some of our leaders in complex corporate, partnership, energy, restructuring and REIT taxation, demonstrates the dedication to our clients and knowledge of our counsel,” said George Gerachis, partner and head of the firm’s Tax Practice. “Our new rankings this year in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy represents our recent strategic growth in that area, while several new and improved rankings across the REITs and Tax categories solidify our existing leading position. This is a testament to the breadth and sophistication of our tax practice.”
Chambers cites corporate clients who say the firm’s lawyers “are incredibly helpful, they always go above and beyond, and their responses are timely and exactly what we need.”
Tax clients told Chambers “Their services are top-tier; their quality of advice is extremely high.”
*65 Corporate and Tax attorneys were recognized, with some ranked in more than one category.
Following is the full list of firm’s Corporate and Tax practice rankings:
NATIONWIDE
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite
Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel
Capital Markets: Equity: Manager Counsel
Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Projects: LNG
Projects: Oil & Gas
Projects: Power & Renewables (Transactional)
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
REITs
Tax: Corporate & Finance
AUSTIN
Corporate / M&A
DALLAS/FT. WORTH
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
NEW YORK
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
TEXAS
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Intellectual Property
Real Estate
Tax
Technology: Corporate & Commercial
Following is the full list of Corporate and Tax individual rankings:
NATIONWIDE
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Central United States)
Alan Beck
Mark Kelly
Ramey Layne
Sarah Morgan
Douglas McWilliams
David Oelman
Mike Telle
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Douglas Bland
David Cohen
John B. Connally
Keith Fullenweider
John Grand
Bryan Loocke
Danielle Patterson
Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Patrick Breeland
Projects: LNG
Mark Brasher
Projects: Power & Renewables (Transactional)
Trina Chandler
Peter Marshall
Eamon Nolan
Kaam Sahely
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Michael Joyce
Sean Moran
Aaron Prince
REITs
Greg Cope
Christopher Green
Daniel LeBey
REITs: Tax
Paige Anderson
Christopher Mangin
SPACs
Ramey Layne
Tax: Controversy
George Gerachis
Technology: Corporate & Commercial
Paul Tobias
AUSTIN
Corporate/M&A
Wes Jones
Milam Newby
Paul Tobias
DALLAS/FT. WORTH
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
David D’Alessandro
Dario Mendoza
NEW YORK
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
David Meyer
Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense
Lawrence Elbaum
Patrick Gadson
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
Adam Endick
Julia Sanabria
Wallace Schwartz
TEXAS
Banking & Finance
Cris Dewar
Guy Gribov
Brian Moss
Erec Winandy
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Paul Heath
James Lee
Harry Perrin
William Wallander
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Alan Beck
Mark Kelly
Ramey Layne
Douglas McWilliams
Sarah Morgan
David Oelman
Mike Telle
Corporate/M&A
Alan Bogdanow
Jeffery Floyd
Keith Fullenweider
Steve Gill
Mark Kelly
Robert Kimball
Douglas McWilliams
Brittany Sakowitz
Michael Saslaw
Lande Spottswood
Matthew Strock
Scott Wulfe
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
Keith Fullenweider
Matthew Strock
Intellectual Property
Devika Kornbacher
Real Estate
Randy Jurgensmeyer
Paul Martin
Tax
Ryan Carney
John Lynch
David Peck
Wendy Salinas
Todd Way
Tax: Litigation
George Gerachis
Technology: Corporate & Commercial
Wesley Jones
Paul Tobias
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