Overview

Curt Wimberly is a transactional tax lawyer who focuses on the U.S. federal income tax implications of complex domestic and international transactions. He advises clients on a wide range of transactions, including the formation of private equity structures, joint ventures, “Up-Cs” and other initial public offering (IPO) vehicles, master limited partnerships (MLPs), and various cross-border structures. He also advises on the tax implications of mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, capital markets transactions, and cross-border restructurings.

Experience Highlights

  • Oasis Petroleum and its affiliate companies in the $1.8 billion merger of Oasis Midstream Partners LP with Crestwood Equity Partners LP

  • Brigham Minerals in its $4.8 billion business combination with Sitio Royalties

  • Western Midstream Partners in its $2.0 billion acquisition of Aris Water Solutions

  • IFM Investors in the formation of joint venture with DigitalBridge to acquire Switch, a global technology infrastructure company focused on ultra-advanced data centers, in an $11 billion take-private transaction

  • Chevron Phillips Chemical Company in connection with a joint venture with QatarEnergy to develop an $8.5 billion integrated polymers facility in Orange, Texas

  • Goldman Sachs in a strategic, preferred equity investment in Elea Digital, a connected platform of edge data centers across Brazil

  • Talos Energy in its $1.1 billion acquisition of EnVen Energy Corporation, a private operator in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico

  • Vitol, the largest independent energy trading company globally, in the formation of dedicated credit investment platforms with Breakwall Capital LP

  • Rockcliff Energy II, a portfolio company of Quantum Energy Partners, in its $2.7 billion sale to TG Natural Resources

  • Crescent Energy in its $2.1 billion acquisition of SilverBow Resources

  • OCI Global in all aspects of the development, and subsequent $2.35 billion sale, of its equity interests in a clean ammonia project under construction in Beaumont, Texas to Woodside Energy Group

  • Quantum Capital Partners, QB Energy, KODA Resources in their $1.8 billion acquisition of oil and gas assets in the Piceance and Uintah Basins from Caerus Oil & Gas

  • The Lion Electric Company, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, in its $1.9 billion combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., a SPAC

  • CSI Compressco in its $854 million sale to Kodiak Gas Services

  • KKR in the $5.7 billion merger between Independence Energy and Contango to form Crescent Energy Company

  • Quantum Capital Group and FourPoint Resources, in partnership with Kayne Anderson, in their $2 billion acquisition of Ovintiv’s (NYSE, TSX: OVV) Uinta Basin assets

  • TPG Pace Beneficial Finance in its $1.4 billion business combination with EVBox, a leading global provider of smart charging solutions for electric vehicles (terminated)

  • TPG Pace Tech Opportunities, a SPAC, in its $1.7 billion Up-C business combination with Nerdy, a direct-to-consumer, curated gig economy platform for live online learning

  • Talos Energy, a portfolio company of Apollo Global Management and Riverstone Holdings, in its $2.5 billion combination with Stone Energy, creating an offshore-focused E&P company

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Credentials

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2016
  • Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., Taxation with distinction, 2016
  • The University of Texas at Austin, M.P.A., Accounting, 2008
  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., Accounting, 2008

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Texas

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Recognitions

  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” Tax Law (Houston), 2023–2027
Insights

Events

Vinson & Elkins Sponsoring and Speaking at the 23rd Annual EIC Conference

Vinson & Elkins is a platinum sponsor of the Energy Infrastructure Council’s (EIC) 23rd Annual Energy Infrastructure CEO & Investor …

May 18, 2026

May 18, 2026 • 1-minute read

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Vinson & Elkins Partners to Join TEI’s 2026 Midyear Conference

Vinson & Elkins is a platinum sponsor of the 2026 Tax Executives Institute (TEI) Midyear Conference. The conference will explore …

March 16, 2026

March 16, 2026 • 1-minute read

Client Alerts

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Key Tax Impacts for Businesses

On July 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) into law. Congress passed the OBBBA through budget reconciliation, a special legislative process that allows Congress to advance certain tax, spending, and debt limit legislation with a simple majority vote in the Senate so long as the legislation does not increase the federal budget deficit outside a 10-year budget window.

July 8, 2025 • V&E Tax Update

July 8, 2025 • 10-minute read

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Client Alerts

Tax Law (and Controversy) Under the Trump Administration

As it releases executive orders with unprecedented speed, the Trump administration has begun executing its vision for the United States and the world. This article addresses some of the tax-related topics likely to be the focus of the Trump administration in the coming months, including the extension of certain expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA”), changes to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”), increased tariffs, and changes to enforcement priorities at the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”).

March 6, 2025

March 6, 2025 • 10-minute read

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Client Alerts

CAMT Claus Is Staying In Town?

Lawmakers have been making their lists and checking them twice, and soon we will find out who’s been naughty or nice.

December 18, 2024 • V&E Tax Update

December 18, 2024 • 3-minute read

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