Ms Molly Butkus > Bracewell LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile
Bracewell LLP Offices
711 LOUISIANA STREET
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HOUSTON, TX 77002
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Ms Molly Butkus
Position
Molly Butkus represents and counsels developers, exploration and production companies, midstream companies, private equity funds, purchasers and sellers in all aspects of upstream and midstream transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, joint venture formation and other day-to-day operational representation. Molly also focuses on representing upstream producers and water management companies in the drafting and negotiation of water gathering, disposal, supply and recycling agreements, as well as the acquisition and divestiture of produced and fresh water assets and infrastructure.
Education
The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2010, with honors; The University of Kansas, Bachelor of Arts, 2006, with honors, Phi Beta Kappa
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
(Next Generation Partners)Bracewell LLP has extensive experience in M&A and energy finance across upstream, midstream and downstream focused transactions, complementing transactional prowess with expert regulatory and environmental know-how. A key point of differentiation for the group is its stellar work regarding carbon capture assets, active across the acquisition and disposal of both projects and developers as well as development mandates, demonstrating engagement in both onshore and offshore work of this nature. Team lead Alan Rafte is the leading figure in the group for carbon capture, sequestration and utilization projects, while also being highly regarded for his prolific upstream and midstream oil and LNG practice. Working alongside Rafte on some of the firm’s most consequential CCS instructions, fellow group head W James McAnelly is a go-to for a range of clients, and has recent highlights that include offshore gathering and transportation mandates. Jason Jean is well-experienced advising private equity investors across the entire upstream and midstream value chain, while also possessing a formidable capital markets capability. Molly Butkus is active on M&A, joint venture formation and private equity transactions, while New York-based lawyer Austin Lee is able to bring valuable financing proficiencies to bear on a number of client instructions. Also in New York, Parker Lee, who joined the team from McDermott Will & Emery LLP in March 2024, advises infrastructure funds on a diverse range of transactions. Unless otherwise stated, all lawyers are based in Houston.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners United States > Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Energy transactions: oil and gas United States > Energy
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Project finance
Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Government > Government relations
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense