Overview

Adam’s practice focuses on the U.S. federal income tax aspects of domestic and international transactions and tax planning matters. He advises clients with regard to the U.S. federal income tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital markets transactions, reorganizations, restructurings, and private equity.

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Experience

  • Global Infrastructure Partners in the acquisition of a 50% interest in the multi-billion dollar South Fork and Revolution Offshore Wind Projects from Eversource Energy, including the negotiation of the joint venture arrangements with Orsted for the construction and operation of the projects and all financing arrangements (IJInvestor Joint Venture of the Year, 2024)

  • Spartan Acquisition Corp. III, a SPAC, in its $3.14 billion business combination with Allego Holding B.V., a leading pan-European electric vehicle charging network

  • Live Oak Acquisition Corp. II in its $1.4 billion business combination with Navitas Semiconductor, the industry leader in Gallium nitride power ICs

  • Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation IV, a SPAC, in its $1.39 billion business combination with Hammerhead Resources, a Calgary-based energy company

  • Goldman Sachs Renewable Power in its separation from Goldman Sachs Asset Management to form MN8 Energy, an independent renewable energy company, and MN8 Energy’s subsequent initial public offering of common stock (In Registration)

  • EagleClaw Midstream, a Blackstone and I Squared Capital portfolio company, in its $9 billion business combination with Altus Midstream to form Kinetik Holdings

  • Tug Hill and XcL Midstream in the $5.2 billion sale of Tug Hill’s upstream and XcL Midstream’s gathering and processing assets to EQT Corporation

  • SCF Partners in its investment in Westbrook Sales and Distributing Corporation, a globally-integrated, industry-leading domestic manufacturer of pipe fitting equipment and flanges

  • FloWorks International, a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital Group, in its sale to Wynnchurch Capital

  • Moda Midstream, an EnCap Flatrock Midstream portfolio company, in its $3.0 billion sale to Enbridge of the Moda Ingleside Energy Center, the largest crude export terminal in the U.S.

  • U.S. Independent Oil Producer in its acquisition of Powder River Basin assets in Wyoming from an American Energy Company

  • 3 Bear Energy, a Blackstone Credit portfolio company, in the $624.7 million sale to Delek Logistics Partners, of its crude oil and gas gathering, processing and transportation assets and water disposal and recycling operations in the Delaware Basin in New Mexico

  • HEQ Deepwater in the acquisition and related project financing of a working interest in a deepwater Gulf of Mexico development

  • Momentum Minerals in a definitive purchase and sale agreement with Sitio Royalties in which Sitio acquired over 12,200 NRAs in the Permian Basin for approximately $224 million

  • The Carlyle Group in the sale of oil and gas assets jointly held by Carlyle and its joint venture partner, EOG Resources to Maverick Energy

  • Harvest Midstream in its $232.5 million acquisition of the remaining 75% interest in Arrowhead ST Holdings from its joint venture partner HEF HoldCo, resulting in Harvest owning 100% of Arrowhead

  • Outrigger Energy II on its sale of 100% of the equity interests in Outrigger DJ Midstream, including its natural gas gathering and processing and crude oil gathering assets in the DJ Basin, to Summit Midstream Holdings

  • Pioneer Energy Services in its $295 million sale to Patterson-UTI Energy

Credentials

Education

  • New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2019 (Harry J. Rudick Memorial Award)
  • South Texas College of Law, J.D. summa cum laude, 2018 (Editor-in-Chief, South Texas Law Review)
  • Texas Christian University, B.S. Economics, 2015

Admissions

  • Texas

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News & Achievements

Deals & Cases

Vinson & Elkins Advises Spire Midstream LLC on $650 Million Sale of Belle Butte to I Squared Capital Affiliate

Vinson & Elkins advised Spire Midstream LLC in connection with the sale of Belle Butte LLC for a total consideration …

April 15, 2026

April 15, 2026 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

Vinson & Elkins Advises Antero Resources Corporation and Antero Midstream Corporation in Strategic Upstream and Midstream Transactions

Vinson & Elkins advised Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE: AR) (“Antero Resources”) and Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE: AM) (“Antero Midstream”) in connection with the entry into definitive agreements to sell Antero Resources’ Ohio Utica Shale upstream assets and Antero Midstream’s Ohio Utica Shale gathering, compression and water assets for a combined $1.2 billion in cash (subject to customary closing conditions and adjustments).

December 8, 2025

December 8, 2025 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

Crescent Energy Completes Accretive Sale of Non-Operated Permian Basin Assets

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.

April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP Announces $231 Million Midland Basin Acquisition in Cash and Unit Transaction

Vinson & Elkins acted as counsel on Texas law and U.S. tax and security law matters for Boren Minerals (a Saskatchewan partnership), in connection with the sale of mineral interests in the Mabee Ranch to Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP.

January 7, 2025

January 7, 2025 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

Skyborn Enters US Offshore Joint Venture

Vinson & Elkins advised Global Infrastructure Partners in connection with the entry into an advanced US offshore wind joint venture by its portfolio company, Skyborn Renewables (“Skyborn”), whereby Skyborn completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in the Revolution Wind and South Fork Wind projects from US utility Eversource Energy.

October 1, 2024

October 1, 2024 • 2-minute read