Overview

Griff advises public and private companies, private equity firms and other financial sponsors on a broad range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, financings, securities law, corporate governance, and general corporate matters.

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Experience

  • CrownRock, a joint venture of CrownQuest Operating and Lime Rock Partners, in its $12 billion sale to Occidental

  • Denbury Inc. in its $4.9 billion sale to ExxonMobil

  • Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. in its $175 million acquisition by Bitfarms Ltd.

  • Southwest Airlines in defense of the special meeting proxy fight of Elliott Management

  • First Reserve in its acquisition of Palmdale Oil Company, a wholesale distributor of fuel, lubricants and other petroleum products in the Southeastern United States

  • First Reserve in its acquisition of AP4 Group, LLC, a global full-service provider of critical power plant and turbomachinery maintenance services

  • Global private equity firm in its acquisition of a multinational manufacturing company

  • Goldman Sachs in its $70 million follow-on preferred investment in Kymera International, a leading global specialty materials company

  • EZCORP, Inc. in its $200 million offering of convertible senior notes

  • Advised an international public energy company on their climate change and sustainability disclosures, compliance with expected regulatory and existing voluntary climate-related disclosure requirements

  • Advised on the sale of a private energy company with oil and gas assets in the Piceance Basin to institutional investors

  • CrownRock Holdings, L.P. in connection with CrownRock’s $1.72 billion underwritten secondary offering of 29,560,619 shares of common stock, par value $0.20 per share, of Occidental Petroleum Corporation

  • Berry Corporation in its entry into a definitive agreement with California Resources Corporation pursuant to which CRC will acquire Berry in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $717 million, inclusive of Berry’s net debt

  • Advised investment firm affiliates in the sale of a portfolio company specializing in spill containment solutions across multiple industries to a strategic buyer

Credentials

Education

  • Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D. summa cum laude, first in class, 2021 (Order of the Coif; Lead Articles Editor and Board Member, BYU Law Review)
  • Texas Tech University, B.A., Music summa cum laude, 2018

Admissions

  • Texas

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News & Achievements

Deals & Cases

Vinson & Elkins Advises Blackbeard Holdings in $2.2 Billion Combination

Vinson & Elkins advised Blackbeard Holdings, LLC (“Blackbeard”), a portfolio company of NGP Energy Capital Management, in its entry into …

July 29, 2026

July 29, 2026 • 2-minute read

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Vinson & Elkins Represents KERA Pro Bono in Acquisition of Public Radio Program Showcasing Young Classical Musicians

Vinson & Elkins represented KERA, Dallas’ public broadcasting network, on a pro bono basis in its agreement to acquire From …

February 23, 2026

February 23, 2026 • 2-minute read

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Lone Star Acquires Alliance Ground International

Vinson & Elkins represents Lone Star Funds (“Lone Star”), which today announced that an affiliate of Lone Star Fund XII, …

January 22, 2026

January 22, 2026 • 1-minute read

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California Resources Corporation Announces All-Stock Combination with Berry Corporation

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.

September 15, 2025

September 15, 2025 • 1-minute read

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Bitfarms to Acquire Stronghold Digital Mining

Vinson & Elkins advised Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. (“Stronghold”), a vertically integrated Bitcoin mining company, in its entry into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bitfarms Ltd. (“Bitfarms”), a global Bitcoin mining company, in an all-stock transaction valued at $175 million.

August 21, 2024

August 21, 2024 • 1-minute read