Simon A. Willis

Houston

T: +1.713.758.2113

F: +1.713.615.5758

Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue
Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002

E: swillis@velaw.com

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Simon’s principal area of practice is environmental and natural resources law, including environmental litigation, regulatory compliance, permitting, and transactional support.

Credentials

Tulane University Law School, J.D. cum laude, 2020 (Managing Editor, Tulane Law Review, Environmental Law Certificate)
Florida State University, B.S. Environmental Studies, 2015

Texas

Texas Crawls Towards Primacy for CCS Permits

InsightSeptember 21, 2023
V&E Environmental Update

Environmental
Sunoco LP Announces $500M Private Offering of Senior Notes

Deals & CasesSeptember 20, 2023
HF Sinclair Corporation and Holly Energy Partners, L.P. Announce Definitive Merger Agreement

Deals & CasesAugust 16, 2023
KERA Completes Acquisition of The Denton Record-Chronicle

Deals & CasesAugust 7, 2023
EPA Proposes to (Finally) Approve Louisiana to Issue CCS Permits

InsightMay 1, 2023
V&E Environmental Update

Environmental
Vast To Go Public Through Business Combination With Nabors Energy Transition Corp.

Deals & CasesFebruary 14, 2023
Crescent Energy Announces $400 Million Private Placement of Senior Notes

Deals & CasesFebruary 1, 2023
Clearlake Sells Majority Interest in FloWorks International to Wynnchurch Capital

Deals & CasesJanuary 24, 2023
Targa Resources Corp. Prices $1.75 Billion Offering of Senior Notes

Deals & CasesJanuary 4, 2023
Swift Current Energy Closes Project Financing on 197 MW Wind Project in Central Texas

Deals & CasesNovember 21, 2022

Energy Transition
ProPetro Acquires Silvertip Creating a Leading Completions-Focused Oilfield Services Company

Deals & CasesNovember 3, 2022
Select Energy Services Announces Acquisition of Breakwater Energy Partners

Deals & CasesNovember 3, 2022
Stronghold Digital Mining Announces $9 Million Private Placement

Deals & CasesSeptember 21, 2022
Waste Management to Acquire Controlling Interest in Avangard Innovative's U.S. Business

Deals & CasesSeptember 13, 2022
EPA Proposes to Designate Two PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA: Quick Answers to Top Questions

InsightSeptember 2, 2022

Environmental
Bluescape Clean Fuels, LLC to Become Publicly Traded via Business Combination with CENAQ Energy Corp., Creating Verde Clean Fuels, LLC

Deals & CasesAugust 15, 2022

Energy Transition
SCF Partners and T.D. Williamson Announce Investment Partnership

Deals & CasesJuly 5, 2022
Three Things to Watch in Development of U.S. Offshore Wind

InsightJune 15, 2022

Energy TransitionEnvironmental
Hartree Partners to Acquire Sprague Resources

Deals & CasesJune 3, 2022
Crestwood Announces Strategic Delaware Basin Acquisitions And Divestiture Of Its Non-Core Barnett Shale Assets

Deals & CasesMay 25, 2022
ProFrac Holding Corp. Closes Initial Public Offering

Deals & CasesMay 17, 2022
Blackstone Energy Partners Announces Majority Investment in Geosyntec

Deals & CasesMay 10, 2022
Delek Logistics Partners, LP to Acquire 3Bear Energy

Deals & CasesApril 11, 2022
Update for Property Purchasers: PFAS, Phase Is, and CERCLA Protections

InsightMarch 28, 2022

Environmental
Trident Energy Expands Growth Capabilities with New Investment from Quantum Energy Partners

Deals & CasesFebruary 22, 2022
Environmental Groups Push for Broader PFAS Disclosure Requirements Under EPCRA

InsightFebruary 17, 2022

Environmental
Crescent Energy Announces Pricing of Upsized $200M Private Placement of Additional 7.250% Senior Notes

Deals & CasesFebruary 8, 2022
Range Resources Prices $500 Million Senior Notes Offering

Deals & CasesJanuary 13, 2022
FloWorks Acquires SemiTorr

Deals & CasesJanuary 6, 2022
Crestwood to Acquire Oasis Midstream Partners in $1.8 Billion Transaction

Deals & CasesOctober 26, 2021
Dawson Geophysical to Merge with Wilks Brothers, LLC

Deals & CasesOctober 25, 2021
FTS International to Be Acquired by ProFrac for $26.52 Per Share in Cash

Deals & CasesOctober 22, 2021
EO Charging, a Leader in Electric Vehicle Fleet Charging, to Become Publicly Listed Via Merger with First Reserve Sustainable Growth Corp

Deals & CasesAugust 12, 2021
DigitalBridge Investment Management to Acquire Controlling Stake in Vertical Bridge

Deals & CasesAugust 10, 2021
Speculative Report Opens PFAS Front Against Fracking

InsightJuly 28, 2021

Environmental
EPA Proposes Collecting Data from PFAS Manufacturers

InsightJune 28, 2021

Environmental
Delek Logistics Partners, LP Closes $400 Million Senior Notes Offering

Deals & CasesMay 24, 2021
Axel Johnson Agrees to Sell Controlling Interest in Sprague Resources to Hartree Partners

Deals & CasesApril 20, 2021
Energy Transfer to Acquire Enable Midstream in $7B All-Equity Transaction

Deals & CasesFebruary 17, 2021

Simon A. Willis

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