Lawdragon Names 10 Vinson & Elkins Lawyers as Top Dealmakers in America
Lawdragon has named 10 Vinson & Elkins lawyers among the honorees in its 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America guide.
“This is our 6th guide honoring the lawyers who shake the world with the deals they make happen,” Lawdragon said about this year’s honorees. “Their skill is a superpower, bringing together the vast knowledge required of a client, its strategy and legal and financial underpinnings, with the momentary apple of its eye – financing, an acquisition, a joint venture, a multi-billion-dollar merger.”
Lawdragon selects honorees through its own research process, which involves independent journalistic research, submissions and peer review.
The following Vinson & Elkins lawyers are included in the 2026 Leading Dealmakers guide:
- Keith Fullenweider
- Mark Kelly
- Robert Kimball
- Ramey Layne
- Douglas McWilliams
- Sarah Morgan
- Kaam Sahely
- Wendy Salinas
- Lande Spottswood
- Matthew Strock
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