Vinson & Elkins’ new four-member executive committee is navigating two major transitions at once: from traditional oil and gas work to renewable energy, and from a major Texas firm to a national player.
Energy has been central to the firm since its Houston founding in 1917 during an oil boom. Now it seeks to ride an alternative-fuel wave, exemplified by its investment last year in a four-partner renewable energy finance team from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
Vinson & Elkins wants to grow headcount to 1,000 lawyers from around 700 now and seeks to increasingly compete with larger rivals. It’s ...
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