Vinson & Elkins LLP
About Vinson & Elkins LLP
Vinson & Elkins LLP is a leading law firm with 199 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 50 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 1995. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' Purely Peer Review® emphasizes the lawyers’ credibility and reputation for their practice amongst peers in their practice areas and regions. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Vinson & Elkins LLP has on its team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Admiralty and Maritime Law.
Vinson & Elkins LLP also appears in Best Law Firms® accolades. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Vinson & Elkins LLP has 119 rankings in practice areas including: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Construction Law, Corporate Governance Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, and International Arbitration - Governmental, echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.
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These honors come directly from peer feedback, reflecting the strong regard other leading attorneys have for Vinson & Elkins LLP's skill, advocacy, and commitment to clients.
Office Locations in America:
- Austin, Texas
- Dallas, Texas
- Denver, Colorado
- Houston, Texas
- Los Angeles, California
- New York, New York
- Palo Alto, California
- Richmond, Virginia
- San Francisco, California
- Washington, District of Columbia
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Recognized Lawyers at Vinson & Elkins LLP
As a highly regarded and seasoned practitioner, Chalyse Robinson guides public and private companies and private equity sponsors through all aspects of their debt financing transactions. Ms. Robinson has built a distinguished practice over the years, with a broad range of experience representing national and international companies and private equity funds active across a diverse range of industries, including energy and natural resources, oil and gas, mining, financial services, technology, ...
David Strong is a tax partner with extensive experience advising clients on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and restructurings, partnerships and joint ventures, and private equity and venture capital investments. He also advises on the tax aspects of a wide range of capital markets transactions, including syndicated credit facilities, mezzanine and bridge loans, early-stage venture financings, and initial public equity offerings and convertible debt offerings (in...
Keith Trammell is a leading corporate lawyer who counsels public companies, private equity funds, other investors and privately held companies on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and capital markets related matters. Mr. Trammell regularly represents acquirors, targets, buyout groups, boards of directors, special committees, founders, investors and shareholder groups in complex domestic and international negotiated and unsolicited merger and acquisition transactions.
Davis Ray is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Davis, who practices law in Houston, Texas, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Davis is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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