Wake Up Call: Vinson & Elkins Posts Revenue, Profit Growth

In today’s column, the incoming executive director of Georgetown Law’s Constitution center is apologizing for controversial tweets about President Biden’s promise to put a Black woman on SCOTUS; a 10-lawyer group left FisherBroyles to start a new firm; Paul Hastings disclosed its lobbying work for an Israeli spyware firm.

• Leading off, Houston-based Vinson & Elkins bounced back from 2020’s energy sector woes to post 16.6% revenue growth in 2021, to $912.4 million. The firm cited soaring demand for its M&A, capital markets, finance, and trial work and said its work on alternative energy projects continues to grow. V&E’s profits per ...