Big Law Rides Wave of Japanese Energy Deals in TX: Texas Brief

March 30, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC

Iran War Spurs Big Law Work From Japan

A hedge bet on natural gas is paying off for some of Japan’s largest companies — and for the US law firms helping them gobble up assets — as the Iran war triggers a global scramble for fuel outside the Middle East, Eric Killelea and Mahira Dayal report.

Mitsubishi and TG Natural Resources have turned to lawyers at some of the biggest firms in Texas — Vinson & Elkins and Kirkland & Ellis — over the last 18 months to ramp up their positions in Haynesville Shale, a source natural gas ...

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