Overview

Robert advises private equity firms, portfolio companies and a variety of public and private businesses in connection with a range of strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, structured financings, leveraged buyouts and joint ventures. His work spans a variety of industries, including infrastructure, renewables, telecommunications, energy and technology.

Experience

  • Quantum Capital Group in financing matters related to Quantum’s agreement to acquire Cogentrix Energy, from funds managed by The Carlyle Group, for a total consideration of approximately $3 billion

  • Quantum Capital Group and FourPoint Resources, in partnership with Kayne Anderson, in their $2 billion acquisition of Ovintiv’s (NYSE, TSX: OVV) Uinta Basin assets

  • Global Infrastructure Partners, a leading global infrastructure investor, in connection with its approximately $2.6 billion all cash sale of Medallion Midstream Partners, LLC to ONEOK, INC. (NYSE: OKE)

  • Lithium Americas in its joint venture with General Motors, which will deliver $625 million of cash and letters of credit along with a $2.26 billion commitment from the DOE to advance their Thacker Pass Construction Project in Nevada, the largest known lithium deposit in the U.S.

  • A BlackRock Diversified Infrastructure fund and a Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners fund in their $1.14 billion joint acquisition of the Portland Natural Gas Transmission System from TC Energy Corporation and its partner Northern New England Investment Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Énergir L.P.

  • 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

  • KKR in the $5.7 billion merger between Independence Energy and Contango to form Crescent Energy Company

  • DigitalBridge in its acquisition of a controlling stake in Vertical Bridge Holdings, the largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the U.S.

  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Fund of The Carlyle Group in the formation of a joint venture with Alchemy Renewable Energy, LLC (ARE), a renewable energy developer and tax equity arranger, together with the acquisition of certain operating and development-stage solar projects from ARE

  • TPG Growth and The Rise Fund in the acquisition of CLEAResult, the country’s leading provider of efficiency solutions for utility companies, from General Atlantic

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Credentials

Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with honors, 2013 (Member, Texas Law Review)
  • The University of Texas, B.A., Government, 2009

Admissions

  • Texas

Recognitions

  • Chambers USA, Private Equity: Buyouts (Texas), 2024, 2026; Corporate/M&A (Texas), 2025 and 2026
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” (Houston): Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, 2023 and 2024; Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2023 and 2024
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (Houston), 2026 and 2027; Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2027
  • Selected to the Texas Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2020–2024
  • Dealmakers League, North America Private Equity Dealmakers: Top 10 M&A Lawyers, 2022
  • MergerLinks, Top Private Equity Lawyers (North America), 2022
  • Legal 500 U.S., M&A/Corporate & Commercial: M&A: Large Deals ($1 bn+), 2023 and 2024; M&A/Corporate & Commercial: Private Equity Buyouts, 2024–2026; “Next Generation Partner” in Energy Transactions: Oil & Gas Power ($500m+), 2026
Insights

Podcasts

Powering Progress Episode 7 – Scaling the Deal

As investment in data centers accelerates, many organizations are pursuing platform strategies and joint ventures to scale development and deploy …

June 10, 2026

June 10, 2026 • 5-minute read

Events

Vinson & Elkins Sponsoring and Speaking at the 23rd Annual EIC Conference

Vinson & Elkins is a platinum sponsor of the Energy Infrastructure Council’s (EIC) 23rd Annual Energy Infrastructure CEO & Investor …

May 18, 2026

May 18, 2026 • 1-minute read

Client Alerts

Implications of a Texas Supreme Court Ruling Confirming Customary Investment Practices for Private Equity Sponsors

On June 23, 2023, the Texas Supreme Court issued a decision embracing the rule that an investor can engage in customary investment practices without becoming liable for torts committed by a portfolio company.

June 29, 2023 • V&E Corporate Update

June 29, 2023 • 2-minute read

AOL - Texas Property Tax Disputes(1)
News & Achievements