Danielle Mangrum Patterson

Partner

Energy & Infrastructure

“I work hard to find the specific right answers for my clients, and I think they appreciate my ability to separate the signal from the noise in a given situation. This is especially true in the energy industry, which is endlessly dynamic, from upstream oil and gas to renewables.”

Danielle Patterson

Overview

Danielle’s practice focuses exclusively in the energy and infrastructure industries, with an emphasis on upstream and midstream oil and gas, renewable power and the energy transition. In particular, she represents clients in mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, joint ventures and project development transactions. Danielle has advised all players in the energy industry, including strategic companies, institutional investors, private equity funds and other financial institutions.

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Experience

  • Enbridge (US) Inc. in its $1.2 billion acquisition of seven operating U.S. landfill gas-to-renewable natural gas facilities in Texas and Arkansas from Morrow Renewables

  • LSB Industries in its agreement with Lapis Energy for the development of a project to capture and permanently sequester CO2 from ammonia production at LSB’s El Dorado, Arkansas facility

  • SUSI Partners AG in a joint venture with SMT Energy to develop, own and operate multiple battery energy storage systems in the United States, including 10 battery energy storage system in South Texas with a combined capacity of 100 MW

  • NALA Renewables and Buckeye Partners in connection with the acquisition of and joint venture structuring for, the Swift Current Energy portfolio, a US portfolio of development wind and solar assets in excess of 10GW, including the construction and term financing and tax equity investments in the portfolio assets

  • Takkion Holdings, a portfolio company of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, in connection with its acquisition of Renew Energy, a leading provider of operations and maintenance solutions serving the renewable energy market

  • Apollo Global Management in the formation of a joint venture with Altius Minerals Corporation’s subsidiary, Altius Renewable Royalties (“Altius”), to accelerate the growth of Great Bay Renewables, the US-based operating subsidiary of Altius and a leading provider of renewable energy development capital in North America

  • The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and its Renewable and Sustainable Energy Fund, through its affiliate Acadia Renewable Energy, in the acquisition of a portfolio of eight solar projects in Maine from BNRG representing over $130 million of capital investment

  • Antero Resources Corporation in the $220 million sale of a volumetric production payment, covering dry gas producing properties in West Virginia, to an affiliate of J.P. Morgan

  • Momentum Midstream in the sale of a gathering system and gathering pipeline in the Haynesville shale of Louisiana owned by Momentum and Indigo Natural Resources to DTE Midstream for $2.25 billion in cash, plus a $400 million milestone payment upon completion of the gathering pipeline

  • EagleClaw Midstream Ventures, a portfolio company of Blackstone Energy Partners, in a joint venture with Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline, a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, to construct and own the approximately $2 billion Permian Highway Pipeline Project

  • Flywheel Energy Operating, a portfolio company of funds managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, in its $1.86 billion acquisition of all Fayetteville Shale and ARKOMA upstream and midstream assets of Southwestern Energy Company via the acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding securities in SWN Production (Arkansas), LLC and DeSoto Gathering Company, LLC

  • Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation (formerly TPG Pace Energy Holdings Corp.) in its acquisition from certain funds managed by EnerVest, Ltd. of oil and gas assets within EnerVest’s South Texas Division for approximately $2.66 billion in cash and stock  

  • Caerus Oil and Gas, LLC in its $735 million acquisition of natural gas assets in Northwestern Colorado from Encana Corporation

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Credentials

Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with honors, 2010 (Editor in Chief, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law)
  • St. Edward’s University, B.B.A. summa cum laude, Economics, 2007

Admissions

  • Texas
  • Arkansas

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Recognitions

  • Chambers Global, Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) (USA), 2024–2026; “Up and Coming” in Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) (USA), 2022 and 2023; Projects: Power & Renewables (Transactional) (USA), 2025 and 2026
  • Chambers USA, Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)(Nationwide), 2021–2026; “Up and Coming” in Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)(Nationwide), 2021 and 2022; Projects: Power & Renewables (Transactional)(Nationwide), 2022–2026; “Up and Coming” in Projects: Power & Renewables (Transactional)(Nationwide), 2022
  • Legal Media Group’s (Euromoney’s) Rising Star, 2017
  • Selected to the Texas Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2019 and 2020
  • Legal 500 U.S., Energy: Transactions: Oil & Gas, 2019–2026, “Rising Star” in Energy: Transactions: Oil & Gas, 2019; “Next Generation Lawyer” in Energy: Transactions: Oil & Gas, 2020; “Next Generation Partner” in Energy: Transactions: Oil & Gas, 2021–2026; Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power, 2020–2026, “Next Generation Lawyer” in Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power, 2020, “Next Generation Partner” in Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power, 2021–2026; Energy: Transactions: Conventional Power, 2021; Finance: Project Finance, 2025; Private Equity Funds (including Venture Capital), 2026; M&A/Corporate & Commercial: Mergers & Acquisitions, 2026; M&A/Corporate & Commercial: Private Equity Buyouts, 2026
  • Expert Guides, “Rising Star”  in Energy and Natural Resources, 2020
  • IFLR1000, 2020–2023
  • The Best Lawyers in America® (BL Rankings, LLC), Energy Law (Houston), 2022–2026
  • Texas Lawyer, Texas Legal Awards, “On the Rise,” 2022
  • Selected to the 500 Leading Energy Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2023–2026
Insights

Event Recaps

Vinson & Elkins’ Energy Transition & Inflation Reduction Act Conference

On November 7, Vinson & Elkins hosted an Energy Transition and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Conference in its New York office.

November 7, 2024

November 7, 2024 • 2-minute read

Vinson & Elkins' Energy Transition & Inflation Reduction Act Conference

Event Recaps

Vinson & Elkins’ Energy Transition and Inflation Reduction Act Conference

Vinson & Elkins was delighted to host its First Annual Energy Transition and Inflation Reduction Act Conference.

May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024 • 1-minute read

Client Alerts

Renewable Energy SmartPod: Financing the Energy Transition

Vinson & Elkins Partner Danielle Patterson joined Renewable Energy SmartPod, a joint podcast with BloombergNEF, to talk about the significant amount of capital being poured into the energy transition, where the money is being spent, and who is spending it.

March 11, 2022 • Published in Renewable Energy SmartPod

March 11, 2022 • 1-minute read

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