Overview

Layton’s principal areas of practice are corporate finance and securities law, including initial public offerings, other public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities, and general corporate representation, including periodic reporting compliance and corporate governance matters.

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Experience Highlights

  • Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. in its $324 million initial public offering of Class A common stock

  • Brigham Minerals in its $4.8 billion business combination with Sitio Royalties

  • Underwriters to Summit Midstream Partners LP in an offering of $700 million senior secured second lien notes

  • Brigham Minerals, Inc. in its $261 million initial public offering of Class A common stock 

  • Enable Midstream in its $7.2 billion merger with Energy Transfer

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

  • Tortoise Acquisition Corp. in the $1 billion business combination with Hyliion Inc., a developer and manufacturer of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles that significantly reduce emissions

  • Crestwood Midstream Partners LP in its $600 million offering of senior notes

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Credentials

Education

  • South Texas College of Law, J.D. summa cum laude, 2017 (Editor, South Texas Law Review; Managing Editor, Construction Law Journal)
  • Texas A&M University, B.S., Construction Science, 2014

Admissions

  • Texas

Recognitions

  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” (Houston): Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2026 and 2027
  • Legal 500 U.S., Finance: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings, 2025
News & Achievements

Deals & Cases

Vinson & Elkins Represents AirJoule in Acquisition of AI and HPC Infrastructure Cooling Business BitSink 

Vinson & Elkins represented AirJoule Technologies LLC (“AirJoule”), a subsidiary of AirJoule Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRJ), in its acquisition of …

September 14, 2026

September 14, 2026 • 1-minute read

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Vinson & Elkins Represents EagleRock Land in $78.2 Million Intrepid Ranch Acquisition

Vinson & Elkins represented EagleRock Land, LLC (NYSE: EROK) in its acquisition of the Intrepid Ranch, a surface land asset …

August 14, 2026

August 14, 2026 • 1-minute read

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Vinson & Elkins Advises Lithium Americas in $175 Million Convertible Financing

Vinson & Elkins represented Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE: LAC) (“Lithium Americas”) in connection with entry into a securities purchase agreement …

August 7, 2026

August 7, 2026 • 1-minute read

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Vinson & Elkins Advises WaterBridge Infrastructure on Acquisition of Northern Delaware Basin Landfill

Vinson & Elkins advised affiliates of WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC in connection with its entry into a definitive agreement to purchase …

August 6, 2026

August 6, 2026 • 1-minute read

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Vinson & Elkins Advises Group 1 Automotive in $1.3 Billion Acquisition of Hennessy Automotive Companies

Vinson & Elkins advised Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (the “Company”), a Fortune 250 automotive retailer, in connection with its acquisition …

July 30, 2026

July 30, 2026 • 1-minute read