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Vinson & Elkins advised Comscore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR) in connection with a recapitalization transaction with its preferred stockholders (the “Recapitalization”).

Vinson & Elkins advised Apollo Funds in their agreement to acquire Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, a leading independent owner and operator of hydroelectric facilities across the U.S.

The Legal 500 UK ranks Vinson & Elkins in five categories. In total, 15 attorneys were ranked, some in more than one practice area.

Vinson & Elkins represented the underwriters, led by UBS Securities LLC, Evercore Group L.L.C., Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., and Mizuho Securities USA LLC, in connection with the initial public offering of 32,500,000 shares of common stock of Fermi Inc. at a price to the public of $21.00 per share.

Vinson & Elkins served as counsel to Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) (the “Company”) in connection with its private offering of $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.375% senior unsecured notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) through certain of the Company’s subsidiaries.

Vinson & Elkins has been awarded “Marketing Initiative of the Year” at the Legal Business Awards 2025.

Vinson & Elkins advised the initial purchasers, led by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in connection with the private placement of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% senior priority guaranteed notes due 2032 by Transocean International Limited (the “Issuer”), a subsidiary of Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG).

In commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Francisco Morales Barrón wrote a moving article for Texas Lawyer that reflects on his journey from Guadalajara, Mexico to Vinson & Elkins, where he is a partner and co-heads the firm’s Shareholder Engagement practice.

Vinson & Elkins served as initial purchasers’ counsel in connection with an upsized private offering by Chord Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHRD) of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.000% senior notes due 2030.

Vinson & Elkins represented Green Plains Renewable Energy (“GPRE”) in the sale of 2025 45Z credits generated from several of their ethanol facilities and the negotiation of a term sheet for an additional tranche of 2025 45Z Credits.

Lawdragon names three Vinson & Elkins lawyers to its 2026 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers Guide.

Vinson & Elkins partner Bryan Loocke has been named as The American Lawyer’s 2025 Texas Energy Attorney of the Year.

Vinson & Elkins advised the underwriters, led by Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., in connection with an upsized underwritten public offering of 125,000,000 shares of Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (“Transocean”) at a price to the public of $3.05 per share.

Vinson & Elkins advised Golar LNG Limited in the Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.500% senior notes due 2030 (the “Notes”).

The Global M&A Network has selected Vinson & Elkins as the winner of its 2025 Prepackaged Restructuring of the Year Award (middle market).

Vinson & Elkins Vice Chair Hilary Preston has earned a spot on the 2025 Heroes Executives Role Model list, a global recognition of leaders driving workplace inclusion, marking her second year in a row receiving this honor.

Vinson & Elkins advised Antero Midstream Corporation in connection with an upsized private placement of $650 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior notes due 2033 by its subsidiaries Antero Midstream Partners LP and Antero Midstream Finance Corporation.

Vinson and Elkins advised Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, the initial purchasers’ representative, in connection with Weatherford International plc’s upsized offering of $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.75% senior unsecured notes due 2033.

Polito represents clients on a variety of regulatory, transactional, enforcement, and compliance matters involving the U.S. wholesale electricity and natural gas markets.

Vinson & Elkins LLP advised Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Raymond James & Associates, Inc., as representatives of the underwriters, in connection with an underwritten public offering of an aggregate of 6,570,355 ordinary shares of Diversified Energy Company PLC (including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional ordinary shares) by certain selling stockholders, at a public offering price of $13.75 per share.

Vinson & Elkins served as counsel to affiliates of Generate Capital, PBC in connection with their roles as sole lender, administrative agent and collateral agent, in the negotiation of a financing of up to $100,000,000 in connection with certain large-scale data center facilities located in Briscoe County and Willacy County, Texas, with Soluna DVSL ComputeCo, LLC, Soluna DVSL II ComputeCo, LLC, and Soluna KK I ComputeCo LLC acting as the borrowers.

Vinson & Elkins advised Permian Resources Corporation (the “Company”) and the selling stockholders in connection with an underwritten public offering of an aggregate of 46,112,899 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock by the selling stockholders, at a price to the public of $13.53 per share.

Vinson & Elkins advised Berry Corporation (bry) (NASDAQ: BRY) (“Berry”) in its entry into a definitive agreement with California Resources Corporation (NYSE: CRC) (“CRC”) pursuant to which CRC will acquire Berry in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $717 million, inclusive of Berry’s net debt.

Lawdragon has recognized 34 Vinson & Elkins attorneys in its 2026 500 Leading Litigators in America guide.

Vinson & Elkins advised Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NASDAQ: PAA) (“PAA”) in connection with an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of debt securities, consisting of $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.700% senior notes due 2031 at a price to the public of 99.865% and $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.600% senior notes due 2036 at a price to the public of 99.798%.

Vinson & Elkins LLP advised Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP (the “Company”) in its offering of $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.750% senior notes due 2034 (the “Notes”) upsized from $600,000,000.

Vinson & Elkins represented Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) (“Sunoco”) in connection with an aggregate $3.4 billion in capital markets financings, including its upsized, multi-tranche offering of $1.9 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes and its upsized offering of $1.5 billion of 7.875% Series A Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units.

Vinson & Elkins is representing the underwriters in AGNC Investment Corporation’s offering of 13,800,000 depositary shares representing a 1/1000th fractional interest in a share of AGNC’s 8.75% Series H Fixed-Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, including 1,800,000 depositary shares issued pursuant to the underwriters’ overallotment option, for gross proceeds of $334,132,500.

Vinson & Elkins represented Crestline Management, L.P., an alternative investment manager with approximately $17 billion in assets under management, in connection with its entry into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Rithm Capital Corp.

Vinson & Elkins LLP advised Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KNTK) in its sale of its 27.5% equity interest in EPIC Crude Holdings, LP to a wholly owned subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Nasdaq: PAA) and Plains GP Holdings (Nasdaq: PAGP) for approximately $500 million in net upfront cash and an additional $96 million contingent cash payment due upon a final investment decision on a capacity expansion project.

Vinson & Elkins represented Cresta Fund Management and Sentinel Midstream, a crude oil pipeline platform across the Gulf Coast, in the completion of a new investment vehicle for Sentinel Midstream.

Vinson & Elkins announced today that Ainsley Ierland has joined the firm as a partner in its Finance practice, based in London.

Vinson & Elkins advised Bapco Energies (“Bapco”), the integrated energy company leading the energy transition in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in closing a landmark strategic concession agreement and related joint venture arrangements with EOG Resources Bahrain Awali WLL (“EOG”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the United States independent oil and gas exploration and production company, EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE: EOG).

Vinson & Elkins advised Green Plains, Inc. on its entry into a definitive agreement to sell its Rives, Tennessee ethanol plant for $190 million in cash, inclusive of an estimated $20 million of working capital.

Vinson and Elkins served as issuer’s counsel in connection with New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.’s registered direct offering of $25,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 9.875% senior unsecured notes due 2030.

Vinson & Elkins advised Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTLE) (“Vital”) in its entry into a definitive agreement with Crescent Energy Company (NYSE: CRGY) (“Crescent”) under which Crescent will acquire Vital in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.1 billion, inclusive of Vital’s net debt.

Vinson & Elkins advised Blackstone Inc. in its entry into an agreement to acquire Shermco Intermediate, LLC, a leading independent provider of electrical system maintenance, engineering, testing, and repair services for various industries across the U.S. and Canada, from funds managed by Gryphon Investors.

The Best Lawyers in America (BL Rankings, LLC) has named 125 Vinson & Elkins lawyers in its “Best Lawyers” category in the 2026 edition. Additionally, 76 Vinson & Elkins attorneys have been named in the “Ones to Watch” category, which recognizes lawyers with 5–10 years’ experience. Some individuals are listed in more than one practice area, giving the firm a total of 305 rankings.

Vinson & Elkins is recognized by Chambers Latin America 2026 as a leading firm for International Arbitration work.

Vinson and Elkins served as underwriters’ counsel in connection with CubeSmart, L.P.’s public offering of $450,000,000 of 5.125% senior unsecured notes due 2035.

Vinson & Elkins advised New Process Steel, L.P., a metals solutions and distribution supply-chain management company headquartered in Houston, in connection with the sale of the remaining 55% of its limited partnership interests to STLD Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Steel Dynamics, Inc., an Indiana-based carbon steel producer.

Vinson & Elkins LLP represented HF Sinclair Corporation (“HF Sinclair”) in the issuance of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”) in a registered offering.

On August 5, 2025, Presidio Petroleum, an oil and gas operator headquartered in Ft. Worth, Texas with more than 2,000 wells in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, entered into a definitive business combination agreement with EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. (“EQV”), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by EQV Group, that will result in Presidio becoming a publicly listed company.

Vinson & Elkins represented the Agents and/or Forward Sellers and Forward Purchasers in the establishment of a new at-the-market program by Urban Edge Properties (the “Company”).

Vinson & Elkins advised Arelac, Inc. (d/b/a Fortera) (“Fortera”) in connection with its entry into a strategic partnership agreement with Graymont Western U.S. Inc. (“Graymont”) providing the framework to produce Fortera’s ReAct™ low-carbon cement by leveraging Graymont’s existing lime production operations and its innovations in sustainable building materials.

Vinson & Elkins advised Western Midstream Partners, LP in its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Aris Water Solutions, Inc., an environmental infrastructure and solutions company, in a transaction valued at approximately $2.0 billion.

Lawdragon named five Vinson & Elkins lawyers to its 2025 500 Leading Global Litigators Guide.

Vinson & Elkins represented Energy Vault Inc. in an approximately $18 million loan in connection with the financing of the Cross Trails project, a battery energy storage system located in Snyder, Texas, and capable of delivering approximately 57 MW peak power and 114 MWh of energy storage capacity.

Vinson & Elkins served as underwriters’ counsel in connection with NETSTREIT Corp.’s (the “Company”) public offering of 12,420,000 shares (the “Shares”) of its common stock, sold on a forward basis, at a price to the public of $17.70 per share.

Vinson & Elkins counsel Stephen Josey has been recognized by Chambers High Net Worth 2025 as a leading practitioner for Tax: Private Client – USA Nationwide.

Vinson & Elkins has been recognized by Houston Volunteer Lawyers as an Equal Access to Justice Champion for fulfilling its annual pledge. Over the past campaign year, the firm took 56 pro bono cases, reflecting its strong commitment to serving the Houston community.

Vinson & Elkins announced today that Harry Upcott has joined the firm as a partner in its Finance practice, based in London.

Vinson & Elkins today announced the latest group of exemplary high school graduates who have been selected as V&E Scholars, each receiving $10,000 college scholarships.

Vinson & Elkins was named to the Vault Law 100, a ranking of the most prestigious law firms in the United States based on feedback from associates nationwide. The firm received the No. 1 ranking as the Best Firm in Texas for the ninth consecutive year and as the Best Law Firm for Energy, Oil & Gas for the 12^th consecutive year.

Vinson & Elkins served as issuer’s counsel in connection with New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.’s public offering of $90 million aggregate principal amount of 9.875% senior unsecured notes due 2030, including $5 million aggregate principal amount of notes issued and sold pursuant to the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option.

Vinson & Elkins LLP represented Sabinal Energy, LLC (“Sabinal”) in its definitive agreement to sell certain oil and gas assets in the Permian Basin to Mach Natural Resources LP (NYSE: MNR) (“Mach”) for approximately $500 million in a cash-and-stock transaction.

Vinson & Elkins LLP represented Mach Natural Resources LP (NYSE: MNR) (“Mach”) in a definitive agreement to acquire oil and gas assets located in the San Juan Basin from IKAV Energy Inc. (“IKAV”) for approximately $787 million in a cash-and-stock transaction.

Vinson & Elkins advised Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) (the “Company”), a leading provider of offshore services vessels, in connection with its debut Rule 144A/RegS offering of 9.125% Senior Notes due 2030.

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. advised Golar LNG Limited (the “Company”) in its offering of $575,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.75% convertible senior notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) pursuant to Rule 144A, which included the exercise in full of the initial purchasers’ option to purchase up to an additional $75,000,000 principal amount of Notes.

Lawdragon has named two Vinson & Elkins lawyers among the world’s top bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers.

Vinson & Elkins LLP served as underwriters’ counsel in connection with NNN REIT, Inc.’s public offering of $500,000,000 of 4.600% senior unsecured notes due 2031.

Vinson & Elkins LLP advised Vitol Inc. in connection with its investment in Valor Mining Credit Partners, L.P. (“VMP”), a fund-of-one sponsored by Breakwall Capital LP.

Vinson & Elkins served as issuer’s counsel in connection with the private placement of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 8.375% senior notes due 2034 by Crescent Energy Finance LLC (the “Issuer”), an indirect subsidiary of Crescent Energy Company (NYSE: CRGY).

Vinson & Elkins represented Takanock, LLC, a provider of innovative digital and power infrastructure solutions, which announced today new capital commitments totaling $500 million from ArcLight and DigitalBridge, two leading investors focused on digital infrastructure and electrification infrastructure, respectively.

Vinson & Elkins advised Global Partners LP (NYSE:GLP), an owner, supplier, and operator of fueling stations and convenience markets, and GLP Finance Corp., in connection with their upsized private placement of $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.125% senior notes due 2033 to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several initial purchasers.

Vinson & Elkins has once again been ranked in the Chambers Crisis & Risk Management guide.

Francis and Schuster bring 25-plus years of combined experience representing clients in the formation and management of private equity funds, infrastructure funds, hedge funds and other investment vehicles.

Lawrence represents publicly and privately held corporate borrowers and issuers, credit funds, private equity funds, and commercial banks in complex financings.

Lawdragon has named five Vinson & Elkins partners among the world’s top leaders in crisis management in its inaugural Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management guide.

Vinson and Elkins advised the underwriters in connection with Enterprise Products Operating LLC’s public offering of $2 billion aggregate principal amount of notes comprised of (i) $500 million principal amount of 4.30% Senior Notes due 2028 (ii) $750 million principal amount of 4.60% Senior Notes due 2031, and (iii) $750 million principal amount of 5.20% Senior Notes due 2036.

Vinson & Elkins advised Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (“PAA”), in its sale of substantially all of its Canadian natural gas liquids (NGL) business to Keyera Corp., for a cash purchase price of approximately $5.15 billion CAD.

Vinson & Elkins represents Talen Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: TLN) in an expansion of its existing nuclear relationship with Amazon to provide carbon-free energy from Talen’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant to Amazon Web Services data centers in Pennsylvania and the region.

The Legal 500 US 2025 recommended Vinson & Elkins as a leading law firm in 43 practice categories. In total, 133 attorneys are recognized, many in more than one category. Vinson & Elkins attorneys earned multiple special designations, such as “Leading Trial Lawyer,’ “Hall of Fame,” “Leading Partner,” “Next Generation Partner,” and “Leading Associate.”

Vinson & Elkins represented Securonix, Inc. (“Securonix”), a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, in its acquisition of ThreatQuotient, Inc. (“ThreatQuotient”).

Vinson & Elkins advised SCF Partners (“SCF”), an energy investment firm, and its portfolio company, T.D. Williamson Holdings, LLC (“TDW”), a global leader in pipeline infrastructure technology and services, in connection with a strategic investment by funds managed by Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO).

Vinson & Elkins announced today that it achieved 18 Band 1 rankings in Chambers USA 2025:

Nationwide: Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation); Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional); Energy Transition; Offshore Energy; Projects: Oil & Gas; Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional

New York: Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded

Texas: Bankruptcy/Restructuring;  Capital Markets: Debt & Equity; Corporate/M&A: The Elite; Environment: Mainly Transactional; Litigation: Securities; Real Estate; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use; Tax; Technology: Corporate & Commercial

Texas: Austin & Surrounds: Corporate/M&A

Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Of the firm’s 167 individual lawyer rankings, 16 were newly added in 2025. Some lawyers are ranked in more than one category.

Vinson & Elkins advised NGP Energy Capital Management in connection with NGP XI Midstream Holdings, L.L.C.’s sale of its 49.9% interest in Delaware G&P LLC, a midstream joint venture with EnLink Midstream Operating, LP (“EnLink”), to EnLink, a subsidiary of ONEOK, Inc., for a mix of stock and cash consideration valued at $940,000,000.

Vinson & Elkins advised Sitio Royalties Corp. (NYSE: STR) (“Sitio”) in connection with the entry by Sitio into a definitive agreement with Viper Energy (Nasdaq: VNOM) (“Viper”) pursuant to which a subsidiary of Viper will acquire all outstanding shares of Sitio in an all-equity transaction through a series of mergers involving their respective subsidiaries.

Vinson & Elkins announced today that Louise Fischel-Bock has rejoined the firm as counsel in the corporate team in London.

Johnson is an accomplished litigator who has served in senior roles in government and private practice, handling appeals in civil and criminal matters.

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.

Vinson & Elkins is proud to announce that Kim Dalrymple, a senior associate in the firm’s Aviation Finance practice, has been named a 2025 Rising Star by Airfinance Global. This recognition honors the most promising legal professionals in the North America and Asia-Pacific regions for their exceptional contributions to the aviation finance industry.

Lawdragon named four Vinson & Elkins lawyers to its 2025 500 Global Tax Lawyers Guide. 

Vinson & Elkins advised Ridgewood Energy Corporation in the successful formation of Ridgewood Energy Oil & Gas Fund V, L.P.

Lawdragon named seven Vinson & Elkins lawyers to its 2025 500 Global Cyber Lawyers Guide. 

Vinson & Elkins LLP advised White Rock Energy, LLC, a portfolio company of Quantum Capital Group, in its sale of producing assets in the Elm Coulee field of the Williston Basin of Montana and North Dakota to a subsidiary of TXO Partners, L.P., a publicly traded master limited partnership (NYSE: TXO).

Adetutu has a distinguished track record helping clients with international trade, tariffs, sanctions, and export controls.

Vinson & Elkins advised NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC (“NGP”) in an equity investment in Greenlake Energy Holdings II, LLC (“Greenlake”), a newly formed company focused on upstream oil and gas opportunities.

Vinson & Elkins served as co-counsel in advising Apollo-managed funds that agreed to acquire maritime liquefied natural gas carrier infrastructure platform Hav Energy LNG Holding AS from HitecVision, a leading investor in the European energy industry.

Vinson & Elkins represented Orion Infrastructure Capital (“OIC”) in connection with its debt and equity investment in DartPoints, an owner and operator of data centers in mid-size markets across six states in the United States.

Buehner has extensive experience in real estate investment, development and asset management, including serving in senior leadership roles at a global investment bank and at the nation’s largest commercial real estate development firm. 

Vinson & Elkins represented Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) (“Sunoco”) in its entry into a definitive agreement with Parkland Corporation (TSX: PKI) (“Parkland”) whereby Sunoco will acquire all outstanding shares of Parkland in a cash and equity transaction valued at approximately $9.1 billion, including assumed debt.

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. advised Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. (the “Company”) in its public offering of $155,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.75% convertible senior notes due 2030 (the “Notes”), which included the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to an additional $20,000,000 principal amount of Notes.

Vinson & Elkins advised Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm focused on infrastructure and real assets, in its $340 million acquisition from Repsol of a 46.3% interest in a 777 MW portfolio of operating solar and battery storage projects.

Vinson & Elkins advised NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC (“NGP”) in an equity investment in Mora Energy Holdings, LLC (“Mora”).

Vinson & Elkins advised EQT Corporation in the acquisition from Olympus Energy, a portfolio company of Blackstone Group, of substantially all of Olympus’s upstream and midstream oil and gas assets in Pennsylvania for a mix of stock and cash consideration valued at $1.8 billion.

Vinson & Elkins advised Crescent Energy Company (“Crescent”) in connection with the sale of non-operated Permian Basin assets to a private buyer for $83 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing purchase price adjustments.

Vinson & Elkins advised Basin Properties, LLC in the sale of 100% of its interests in Accelerated Water Resources, LLC, a Texas based water midstream and infrastructure company, to Lea & Eddy Holdings, LLC.

Vinson & Elkins Named to 2025 GAR 100 by Global Arbitration Review

Canizares has significant experience in private practice and government, handling high-stakes litigation, investigations and enforcement actions.

Vinson & Elkins represented Energy Vault Inc. in an approximately $28 million loan and subsequent note purchase in connection with the financing of the Calistoga Resiliency Center project, a hybrid hydrogen and battery energy storage and hydrogen fuel cell electrical power generation facility located in Calistoga, California and capable of delivering 8.5 MW peak power and 293 MWh over a 48-hour period without refueling while generating.

Vinson & Elkins represented CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (the “Company”) in completing separate, privately negotiated transactions with holders of  $35,208,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”), in which the holders exchanged their Notes for an aggregate of 1,089,555 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), and aggregate cash payments totaling approximately $29 million.

Project Finance International (PFI) selected Stonepeak’s financing of its acquisition of a stake in the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project (CVOW) as the 2024 Americas Deal of the Year.

Vinson & Elkins advised SCF Partners, Inc. in its line of equity investment in Phoenix Service Partners Holdings, LLC (“Phoenix”).

Vinson & Elkins advised New Fortress Energy Inc. (“NFE”), a leading integrated gas-to-power energy infrastructure company, in connection with an agreement for the sale of its Jamaican businesses to Excelerate Energy, Inc. (“Excelerate”) for approximately $1.055 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

Castle has broad-based experience handling complex civil and criminal antitrust litigation and investigations and defending mergers and acquisitions before the DOJ and FTC

Vinson & Elkins is recommended by The Legal 500 EMEA in the United Arab Emirates in its 2025 edition.

Vinson & Elkins represented EZCORP, Inc., a leading provider of pawn transactions in the United States and Latin America, in the issuance of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.375% Senior Notes due 2032 in a private offering.

Crain’s New York Business named Vinson & Elkins Partner Jason Halper to its list of 2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys.

Vinson & Elkins advised Longview Infrastructure, a newly formed electric transmission development and investment platform, and its founders in connection with securing an equity commitment from Stonepeak.

Vinson & Elkins represented Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) (“Sunoco”) in connection with its offering of $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 6.250% senior notes due 2033 pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.

Vinson & Elkins advised Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (“Brookfield”) in its entry into a definitive agreement for the sale of Brookfield’s remaining 25% interest in Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC (“NGPL”) to one or more funds controlled by ArcLight Capital Partners LLC (“ArcLight”).

Vinson & Elkins advised KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLXE) (the “Company”), an onshore provider of oilfield services servicing the Permian, Eagle Ford, Rockies, Bakken, Marcellus, Utica and MidCon basins, in a refinancing transaction (the “Refinancing”).

Vinson & Elkins advised funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management in their agreement to acquire a majority stake in OEG Energy Group.

Vinson & Elkins advised Kinetik Holdings Inc. in connection with a tack-on offering of $250 million of additional 6.625% senior notes due 2028 by its subsidiary Kinetik Holdings LP.

Vinson & Elkins advised E-3 Tech, LLC and its affiliates (“E3T”) in connection with its acquisition of BPCP FMS Holding, Inc. d/b/a Sylvan Inc. and its affiliates (“Sylvan”) from funds affiliated with Blue Point Capital Partners and related syndicated debt and equity financings of E3T.

Cornejo’s practice focuses on complex environmental transactional matters, regulatory counseling, remedial issues, enforcement defense, and navigating the energy transition.

Vinson & Elkins turned up the heat last Friday with the annual chili cook-off, featured by Law360, where spicy competition and “ridiculous fun” blended perfectly to crown the winners of the 25th edition of this fiery tradition.

Vinson & Elkins advised Lithium Americas Corp. (the “Company”) in a $250 million strategic investment from Orion Resource Partners LP (“Orion”) to fund the development and construction of Phase 1 of the Thacker Pass Project in Nevada, expected to be completed by late 2027.

Noble has significant litigation experience in both the public and private sectors, including jury trials and high-stakes, complex business disputes.

Lawdragon has selected 54 Vinson & Elkins attorneys in its 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Energy Lawyers guide.

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Mizuho Securities USA LLP, as representatives of the underwriters, in connection with an underwritten public offering of 8,500,000 ordinary shares (the “Offering”) by Diversified Energy Company PLC (“DEC”), at a price to the public of $14.50 per share.

Vinson & Elkins has released its latest industry report, Energy Disputes: Navigating Key Trends and Challenges, providing an in-depth analysis of the evolving landscape of energy-related disputes.

Vinson & Elkins advised Outrigger Energy II LLC in connection with an agreement for the sale of its subsidiary OE2 North Holdings LLC, including its natural gas gathering and processing assets in the Williston Basin of North Dakota, to Hiland Partners Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) for approximately $640 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

Law360 has selected Vinson & Elkins a 2024 Energy Group of the year, citing the billions of dollars in energy transactions handled by the firm and the courtroom wins secured for energy clients.

Vinson & Elkins advised Double Eagle IV MidCo, LLC (“Double Eagle”), a subsidiary of Double Eagle Energy Holdings IV, LLC and a private company backed by EnCap Investments L.P. (“EnCap”), in the entry into a definitive agreement whereby Double Eagle will sell certain of its subsidiaries and assets to Diamondback E&P LLC, a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG), in exchange for approximately 6.9 million shares of FANG common stock and $3 billion of cash consideration, subject to customary adjustments.

The Chambers Global rankings, announced today, included a new ranking for the firm as a Global Market Leader for Asset Finance.

Vinson & Elkins represented Pitney Bowes Inc. (“PBI”), as borrower, and its subsidiaries, in a $1,040,000,000 refinancing of their previous term and revolving facilities.