Katie is currently on secondment to a client.
Katie’s practice focuses on the U.S. federal income tax aspects of domestic and international transactions and tax planning matters. She 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.
The following is a list of representative matters in which Katie has assisted.
Goldman Sachs in the $245 million acquisition of three Washington state tree fruit packing and farming operations
EnCap Investments in the formation of EnCap Energy Capital Fund XII with total commitments of $5.25 billion
EnCap Investments in the formation of EnCap Energy Transition Fund II with total commitments of $1.5 billion
HF Sinclair Corporation in its $1.44 billion acquisition of the remaining outstanding units of Holly Energy Partners not already owned by HF Sinclair Corporation or its affiliates
SCF Partners in its acquisition of the Newpark Fluids Systems business of Newpark Resources, Inc., a leading global pure-play oil & gas and geothermal fluids solution provider
Global Infrastructure Partners in its $3.9 billion joint venture with TC Energy to acquire a 40% interest in TC Energy’s Columbia Gas Transmission and Columbia Gulf Transmission systems
Rockcliff Energy II, a portfolio company of Quantum Energy Partners, in its $2.7 billion sale to TG Natural Resources
Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc., an ESG-focused crypto asset mining company focused on bitcoin, in its $146 million initial public offering of Class A common stock utilizing an Up-C structure
Stonepeak in the acquisition from Ørsted of an approximately $300 million interest in a 957 MW portfolio of four U.S. onshore wind projects
Core Laboratories in its reorganization, including the redomestication of the parent company from the Netherlands to the United States
Lotus Midstream, an Encap Flatrock Midstream portfolio company, in its $1.45 billion sale to Energy Transfer LP
North Texas Public Broadcasting on the purchase of The Denton Record-Chronicle, the primary source of local news in Denton County, Texas
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
SelectQuote in its inaugural securitization of a pool of healthcare commission receivables and the creation of a separate receivables subsidiary
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Vinson & Elkins served as counsel to Diameter Capital in its investment in Delfin Midstream Inc. (“Delfin”). Delfin is developing …
July 31, 2026
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March 16, 2026
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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
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