Vinson & Elkins Unveils New Leadership With Growth Ambitions

Vinson & Elkins will switch up its leadership model from a chair and managing partner duo to a four-member executive committee as the firm continues to push for growth far beyond its hometown of Houston.

Keith Fullenweider, a private equity focused lawyer based in Houston and co-head of the firm’s corporate department, will become Vinson & Elkins’ chair in January 2022, the firm announced late Monday.

He’ll work with a trio of vice chairs: New York-based corporate partner and office co-head James Fox, Dallas-based co-head of complex commercial litigation Michael Holmes, and New York and Austin, Texas-based IP and technology ...