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Vinson & Elkins LLP

Corporate/M&A: The Elite

USA Guide 2026 : USA - Nationwide


Vinson & Elkins LLP

About

Provided by Vinson & Elkins LLP

Vinson & Elkins’ preeminent Mergers & Acquisitions practice leverages the firm’s global presence with a deep, talented bench of attorneys. Clients such as public and private companies, private equity and other financial sponsors, boards of directors and special committees, and financial advisors ask V&E to execute their most complex and high profile transactions. By leveraging the full capabilities of V&E’s offices worldwide, the M&A lawyers efficiently handle even the most complex, cross-jurisdictional deals. Vinson & Elkins has extensive experience representing public and private sellers, purchasers and targets in executing complex acquisitions and financings of private and public companies, joint ventures, carve-out transactions, going private transactions, spin-off transactions, control and minority investments and other strategic business combinations.

To learn more about our practice, please visit: https://www.velaw.com/practices/mergers-acquisitions/

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: The Elite - USA - Nationwide

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For
Vinson & Elkins LLP is a well-known practice with expertise in corporate work related to the energy, real estate, technology and financial sectors. Its broad client base includes public companies, private equity firms and financial advisers. It advises on issues such as M&A, joint ventures, divestitures and strategic alliances.
Notable practitioners

Steve Gill, Sarah Morgan and John Grand are key contacts.

Work Highlights

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  • Vinson & Elkins represented Sunoco in connection with its acquisition of Parkland Corporation.

Strengths

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  • Their top-notch service at all times and responsiveness continues to be a differentiating factor versus peers.

    Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentUSA
  • Vinson & Elkins' commercial awareness is the biggest reason we like to work with them.

    Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentUSA
  • The firm is very experienced in M&A and very thorough in its work.

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  • They are very commercial and detailed-oriented in understanding complex issues.

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