LAWYER PROFILE
T Mark Kelly

T Mark Kelly

Global 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States

USA

4 years ranked

Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border)

USA

7 years ranked

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After serving as the firm’s Chairman from 2012 to 2021, Mark maintains an active practice concentrated on mergers and acquisitions for public and private companies, capital markets, and corporate governance.

Mark has extensive experience in public offerings of equity securities, as well as public and private debt securities. His clients include numerous public and private companies, major investment banks, and venture capital firms in a diverse range of industries, including energy and oilfield services, gas marketing, manufacturing, insurance, medical technology, and shipping. Mark also has experience advising boards of directors at Fortune 100 companies. Mark has represented clients in over 150 domestic and cross-border debt and equity offerings since 2008.

Mark is past director of the State Bar of Texas, past president of the Houston Bar Association, and past chair of the Houston Bar Foundation. He is active Chair of the Executive Committee of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, a member of the Board of Visitors of MD Anderson Cancer Center, a director of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, and serves on the Board of the Greater Houston Partnership.

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

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Individual Editorial
Mark Kelly provides market-leading representation to issuers and underwriters on the full span of capital markets matters.

Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border) - USA

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Mark Kelly of Vinson & Elkins is well versed in a host of corporate matters and M&A.

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