About

Provided by Vinson & Elkins LLP

V&E’s trial lawyers and appellate specialists work together to handle litigation and appeals in a broad range of areas, including energy litigation, securities litigation, white collar crime, construction disputes, media and commercial speech cases, lawyer defense, intellectual property, bankruptcy, tax, business torts, condemnation, and regulatory matters.

Our team has substantial experience with multi-district and complex class actions, jury and bench trials and appeals of these proceedings in state and federal venues across the country, all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, with particular strength in Texas courts. We also represent clients before administrative agencies and in arbitration and mediation. Many of our lawyers hold clerkships, affording us familiarity with relevant procedures and precedents of the courts and sharpened skills in briefing and oral argument.

Our clients come from a diverse array of industries, including but not limited to, traditional and renewable energy, infrastructure, life sciences, technology, automotive, financial services, chemicals, industrials, and mining.

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Chambers Review

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Litigation: General Commercial - Texas: Houston & Surrounds

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Vinson & Elkins LLP is a well-resourced national firm with a great depth of experience in handling litigation across the full gamut of commercial areas. Especially well known for its expertise in energy disputes, the firm has additional prowess in antitrust, environmental and construction matters. It frequently acts for major oil and natural gas production companies, as well as catering to clients in the construction, mining, financial services and technology sectors. The firm also boasts highly regarded securities and appellate specialists, in addition to a fast-growing white-collar criminal defense practice which handles significant investigations.

Work Highlights

  • Vinson & Elkins continued to represent Oncor in 132 cases involving approximately 17,445 plaintiffs related to power outages throughout Texas during Winter Storm Uri.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Michael Holmes
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Michael Holmes
1
Band 1
Michael Holmes has an impressive securities litigation practice and is often sought out to handle merger challenges in the Delaware courts.

Michael is a really strong practitioner.

The size of Michael's practice and his expertise are market-leading.

Michael is practical and has good business sense.

Patrick W Mizell
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Patrick W Mizell
1
Band 1

Patrick Mizell is a leading commercial litigator with impressive capability in handling disputes in the energy sector.

Patrick is a go-to person in this space. He is really charming, and judges love having him in front of them because they know he won't mislead them.

Patrick is an expert attorney.

Patrick is amiable, capable and understands how to read a lawsuit and its tempo. He is an excellent senior lawyer who structures projects well.

Christopher Popov
2
Christopher Popov
2
Band 2

Christopher Popov is based in the Houston office and is the head of Vinson & Elkins' complex commercial litigation offering. He is respected for his trial experience.

Christopher is our go-to call for any complex litigation and we all enjoy working with him. He is a super-responsive and very smart lawyer. He is very good at distilling various quirks and is a great communicator.

Christopher's knowledge of the law is so good and you can see the judge really listens to him.

Craig E Zieminski
2
Craig E Zieminski
2
Band 2
Craig Zieminski has an impressive and wide-ranging securities litigation practice, including expertise in merger challenges. He has experience advising clients in the energy, finance and real estate sectors, among others.

Craig is a very sharp litigator and aggressive without being off-putting. He is really dogged and always seems to get answers, no matter how difficult the matter. He always understands the strategy behind the case and is a pleasure to work with.

Craig is highly technical and has good financial chops. He can take complex financial concepts and information and put them into usable form for a case.

Craig knows all of the cases and is very comfortable in securities class actions.

Craig is great and strong on Delaware-related cases.

Marisa Secco Giles
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Marisa Secco Giles
2
Band 2
Austin-based Marisa Secco Giles' broad practice covers commercial and securities litigation, with expertise handling contract, fraud and merger-related disputes.

Marisa is knowledgeable, responsive and respectful of the priorities of the business.

Marisa is strong from a client service standpoint, and in her ability to achieve results for us in a really complex area.

Marisa is excellent. She is smart, hard-working and thorough. When you give her a case, it's in safe hands.

Matthew Moran
3
Matthew Moran
3
Band 3
Matthew Moran has a strong track record in commercial litigation, with noted strength in bankruptcy and professional liability claims.

Matt is responsive and very smart. He possesses great judgment and does an excellent job. I can't say enough good things about him.

Matt has a lot of experience and is very good to work with. He is detail-oriented and thoughtful in his approach.

Matt is very responsive and really invested in the relationship with us. He is a terrific lawyer.

Matt is exceptional. He is really smart and is the epitome of professionalism. He is my first call for a commercial litigation issue.

Matt is very good at juggling multiple facets of litigation. He has great knowledge, he's very good at the work he does and he responds to us quickly.

Quentin Smith
5
Quentin Smith
5
Band 5
Quentin Smith is a go-to litigator for energy sector clients seeking strong representation in a wide array of matters, including contract, warranty and trade secrets-related disputes.

Quentin is a really good, creative advocate.

Quentin is excellent in his customer relations and his understanding of how to effectively resolve matters.

Stephanie Noble
5
Stephanie Noble
5
Band 5

Stephanie Noble is well regarded for her expertise in handling commercial disputes and has noteworthy strength in energy-related litigation.

Stephanie is an expert attorney who is extremely competent in her areas of expertise.

Stephanie is phenomenal. She is able to quickly get into the weeds on complex issues. She is also phenomenal when it comes to interacting with witnesses, trial preparation and arguing in the courtroom. I have nothing but wonderful things to say about her.

Jeffrey Crough
U
Jeffrey Crough
U
Up and Coming
Jeffrey Crough is noted for his proficiency in securities litigation. He is experienced acting for companies and their directors and officers.

Jeffrey is very smart and really understands the nuances of statutory and common law. He is strong on oral argument and understands the strengths and weaknesses of the case.

Jeffrey is a practical, smart litigator and is always super-deep into every factual and legal detail of a case. The strategies he proposes are always right. He is super-smart and drives solutions.

Meredith Lyons
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Meredith Lyons
U
Up and Coming

Meredith Lyons represents clients at trial and in appeals, in both state and federal courts. She has expertise in M&A litigation, securities suits and a wide variety of other commercial disputes.

Meredith is smart and a quick thinker. She has great client relationship skills and has a very bright future as a leader ahead of her.

Meredith is able to do anything for the client and does it really well. Depositions are a real strength of hers - she is able to break down a witness very well and excels at building a case.

Michelle Arishita
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Michelle Arishita
U
Up and Coming
Michelle Arishita represents clients in range of complex commercial litigation matters, including contractual and construction-related disputes.

Ranked Lawyers at
Vinson & Elkins LLP

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Texas

Litigation: Securities

Michael Holmes
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Michael Holmes
1
Band 1
Craig E Zieminski
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Craig E Zieminski
2
Band 2
Jeffrey Crough
U
Jeffrey Crough
U
Up and Coming
Meredith Lyons
U
Meredith Lyons
U
Up and Coming

Texas: Austin & Surrounds

Litigation: General Commercial

Marisa Secco Giles
2
Marisa Secco Giles
2
Band 2
Michelle Arishita
U
Michelle Arishita
U
Up and Coming

Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds

Litigation: General Commercial

Matthew Moran
3
Matthew Moran
3
Band 3

Texas: Houston & Surrounds

Litigation: General Commercial

Patrick W Mizell
1
Patrick W Mizell
1
Band 1
Christopher Popov
2
Christopher Popov
2
Band 2
Quentin Smith
5
Quentin Smith
5
Band 5
Stephanie Noble
5
Stephanie Noble
5
Band 5