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Nick Dhesi

Nick Dhesi

USA 2026

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Ranked in 4 practice areas

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States

USA - Nationwide

4 years ranked

Corporate/M&A

Texas

1 year ranked

About

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USA

Practice Areas

Nick Dhesi is the Managing Partner of the Houston office. He represents clients on strategic M&A transactions, initial public offerings, and structured investments. Nick was named a finalist for the Texas Dealmaker of the Year in 2024 by Law.com.

Nick is a strategic advisor to boards of directors, senior leadership teams, and companies on all aspects of complex, high-profile transactions, including:

- Mergers and acquisitions involving public and private targets

- IPOs, preferred financings, and high-yield debt offerings

- Spinoffs and take-private transactions

- Post-transaction corporate governance, shareholder activism, and crisis management

- SPAC, Up-C, and carve-out transactions

Nick leverages deep, cross-disciplinary experience and creativity to lead strategic transactions. He combines seasoned deal leadership experience with a deep understanding of transaction dynamics to achieve results for his clients.

Nationally recognized as a thought leader, Nick regularly speaks at conferences and webcasts, as well as with leading media outlets. He also serves on the advisory boards of Institute for Energy Law and the Houston chapter of the Texas General Counsel Forum.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - Texas

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Nick Dhesi is the managing partner of the firms Houston office. He has extensive experience advising clients on a range of capital markets transactions including IPOs, high-yield debt offerings and preferred financings.

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States - USA - Nationwide

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Nick Dhesi is the managing partner of the firms Houston office. He has extensive experience advising clients on a range of capital markets transactions including IPOs, high-yield debt offerings and preferred financings.

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) - USA - Nationwide

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial

Nick Dhesi has a broad practice which includes representing clients in acquisitions in the oil and gas space.

Corporate/M&A - Texas

Band 6
Band 6

Individual Editorial

Nick Dhesi is the managing partner of the Houston office. He is active in complex M&A and structured investments.

Strengths

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  • He is a tremendously bright corporate lawyer. He's very easy to work with and never afraid to give actionable, practical advice on complicated questions.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • Nick is very thoughtful about issues and always able to distil them down to a way that is easy to digest for client.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • Nick is technically proficient and a gold-standard negotiator. He is able to command a room without raising his voice and navigates thorny issues with thoughtfulness and pragmatism.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

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