Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins represented NextEra Energy, Inc in securing a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee of up to …
September 9, 2026
September 9, 2026 • 1-minute read
Overview
Lauren advises partnerships, corporations, and individuals on federal tax planning matters. Her practice also focuses on the federal income tax aspects of domestic and international transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructurings, capital markets transactions, and fund formation.
Ridgewood Infrastructure, LLC in the formation of Ridgewood Water & Strategic Infrastructure Fund II, L.P. with total commitments of $1.2 billion
A global investment firm with respect to tax issues arising from its investment in insurance subrogation claims against Pacific Gas & Electric relating to losses suffered by victims of the Northern California wildfires
A private equity fund in the formation of an approximately $8.2 billion fund targeting investments in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America
Talos Energy in multiple acquisitions of U.S. Gulf of Mexico producing assets, exploration prospects and acreage from affiliates of ILX Holdings, Castex Energy and Venari Resources for $640 million
OneWater Marine Inc. in its $64 million initial public offering of Class A common stock utilizing an Up-C structure
Credentials
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2016 (Order of the Coif; Founder’s Medal; Notes Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review)
- Louisiana State University, B.A. Mass Communications, summa cum laude, 2013
Admissions
- Texas
- Louisiana
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” Tax Law (Dallas), 2023–2027
News & Achievements
Deals & Cases
Plains All American Announces Pricing of Public Offering of $750 Million of Senior Notes
Vinson & Elkins advised Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NASDAQ: PAA) (“PAA”) in connection with an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of $750 million aggregate principal amount of debt securities, consisting of an additional issuance of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.700% senior notes due 2031 at a price to the public of 99.872% and an additional issuance of $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.600% senior notes due 2036 at a price to the public of 100.518%.
November 17, 2025
November 17, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson and Elkins advised Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, the initial purchasers’ representative, in connection with Weatherford International plc’s upsized offering of $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.75% senior unsecured notes due 2033.
September 23, 2025
September 23, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins Advises Tallgrass Energy on Upsized $700 Million Senior Notes Offering
Vinson & Elkins LLP advised Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP (the “Company”) in its offering of $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.750% senior notes due 2034 (the “Notes”) upsized from $600,000,000.
September 8, 2025
September 8, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins represented Cresta Fund Management and Sentinel Midstream, a crude oil pipeline platform across the Gulf Coast, in the completion of a new investment vehicle for Sentinel Midstream.
September 3, 2025
September 3, 2025 • 1-minute read
