Overview

Lauren advises partnerships, corporations, and individuals on the federal income tax aspects of complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganizations, and private equity. She also represents taxpayers in tax controversies involving complex domestic and international business transactions.

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Experience Highlights

  • Global Infrastructure Partners in the acquisition of a 50% interest in the multi-billion dollar South Fork and Revolution Offshore Wind Projects from Eversource Energy, including the negotiation of the joint venture arrangements with Orsted for the construction and operation of the projects and all financing arrangements (IJInvestor Joint Venture of the Year, 2024)

  • ProFrac Holding Corp. in its $288 million initial public offering of common stock utilizing an Up-C structure

  • Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its initial public offering

  • Rice Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its $215 million initial public offering of units utilizing an Up-SPAC structure

  • Focus Financial Partners, a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, in its $7 billion acquisition by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

  • KKR and its portfolio company, Independence Energy, in the $5.7 billion Up-C combination of Independence Energy and Contango Oil & Gas to form Crescent Energy Company

  • Earthly Labs, a leading provider of small-scale carbon capture systems, in its $73 million acquisition by Chart Industries (NYSE: GTLS)

  • RLH Equity Partners in its investment in Astound Commerce, a global provider of digital commerce solutions

  • Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp. in its $1.75 billion business combination with Fisker Inc., a developer of eco-friendly electric vehicles

  • Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II in its $1.4 billion business combination with Volta Industries, an industry leader in commerce-centric electric vehicle charging networks

  • Spartan Acquisition Corp. II, a SPAC, in its $345 million initial public offering

Credentials

Education

  • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2018
  • University of Michigan, B.A. History and Spanish with high distinction, 2014

Admissions

  • Texas

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News & Achievements

Deals & Cases

Vinson & Elkins Advises Fermi Inc. on $431.25 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering

Vinson & Elkins advised Fermi Inc. in connection with its upsized private offering of $375 million aggregate principal amount of …

July 14, 2026

July 14, 2026 • 1-minute read

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Vinson & Elkins Represents Samos Energy Acquisition Corporation in $230 Million Initial Public Offering

Vinson & Elkins represented Samos Energy Acquisition Corporation in connection with its initial public offering of 23,000,000 units at a …

July 14, 2026

July 14, 2026 • 1-minute read

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Vinson & Elkins Represents KPET Ultra Paceline Solution Corporation on Its Initial Public Offering

Vinson & Elkins represented KPET Ultra Paceline Solution Corporation in connection with its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at …

April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026 • 1-minute read

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Vinson & Elkins Represents Aligned Data Centers in Closing of $2.58 Billion Credit Facility

Vinson & Elkins represented Aligned Data Centers in the closing of a new $2.58 billion credit facility to support the …

March 26, 2026

March 26, 2026 • 1-minute read

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Vinson & Elkins Represents Sunoco in $1.2 Billion Upsized Senior Notes Offering

Vinson & Elkins represented Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) (“Sunoco”) in connection with its upsized offering of an aggregate principal amount …

February 27, 2026

February 27, 2026 • 1-minute read