Band 3
Provided by John Grand
John co-heads V&E’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets practice group. His corporate practice focuses primarily on private equity investments and mergers and acquisitions. He is experienced in advising clients in making energy investments in the upstream and midstream sectors.
John represents some of the leading private equity and energy companies in the world, including Apollo Global Management, Pioneer Natural Resources, Oaktree Capital Management and TPG Capital. He has worked on a wide array of transactions in the energy sector, including upstream and midstream joint ventures, upstream and midstream acquisitions and divestitures, and investments in oil services and mining companies.
John has been recognized as a leading Energy: Oil and Gas (Transactional) attorney by Chambers USA in 2020 and 2021 and been selected to The Best Lawyers in America, Mergers & Acquisitions Law (Dallas) List in 2021 and 2022. John has also been selected to the Super Lawyers Texas Rising Stars List from 2012 to 2020, and was named by Legal 500 as a top lawyer in the Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas Category in 2020 and 2021 and as a top lawyer in the Project Finance Category in 2018 and 2019.
Admitted to practice in Texas
Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D., B.C.L., 2006 (Order of the Coif; Louisiana Law Review)
Centenary College, B.A., Political Science summa cum laude and with honors, 2002
Provided by Chambers
John Grand's oil and gas practice spans M&A, joint ventures and investments, with a particular focus in the upstream and midstream sectors.
Provided by Chambers
"John's strength is his ability to think through the issues. He is creative and practical."
"John's strength is his ability to think through the issues. He is creative and practical."
