Ms Lytch Gutmann > Bracewell LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile
Bracewell LLP Offices

711 LOUISIANA STREET
STE 2300
HOUSTON, TX 77002
TEXAS
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Ms Lytch Gutmann

Position
Lytch Gutmann represents public and private companies, master limited partnerships (MLPs) and special committees in a variety of corporate transactions, including stock and asset purchases and sales, joint ventures, mergers and other business combinations. She also provides counsel to private equity funds and their portfolio companies, along with management teams seeking private equity capital. Lytch’s practice focuses on the midstream and upstream areas of the energy industry. Her recent experience includes acquisitions and divestitures of oil and gas pipelines and storage terminal facilities, water infrastructure assets, and other midstream companies and assets.
Education
South Texas College of Law Houston, J.D., 2010, cum laude; Hollins University, Bachelor of Arts, 2007
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
With a strong focus on M&A in the energy sector, Bracewell LLP routinely represents special committees, buyers, and sellers, in various transactions, ranging from leveraged buyouts, tender offers, stock sales and exchanges, and the acquisition and disposition of partnership and joint venture interests. Will Anderson anchors the Houston-based department and frequently guides boards of directors through M&A mandates and on various related fiduciary duties. Jason Jean has particular knowledge in business combinations, Benjamin Martin is entrusted by public companies and private investment firms to advise on corporate governance, and Lytch Gutmann focuses on private equity.
United States > Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
Bracewell LLP is a go-to firm for oil and gas transactions, advising on upstream, midstream, and downstream matters, including acquisitions, project development, and regulatory issues. A popular choice for energy companies, financial sponsors, and financial institutions, Alan Rafte leads the practice and is highly experienced across a broad range of assets, with a standout track record in carbon capture and sequestration. Co-head James McAnelly maintains a broad transactional practice, advising on the acquisition and disposal of mineral and royalty interests, oil and gas assets, and commercial leases. Jason Jean and Austin Lee are key figures in the upstream and midstream sectors; Jean is skilled in M&A, joint ventures, and capital markets, while Lee is a go-to adviser for operational matters. Parker Lee is frequently engaged by private equity firms and infrastructure funds for large-scale investments, and Lytch Gutmann advises major energy players such as TC Energy and Phillips 66. Benjamin Martin also comes recommended. All individuals are based in Houston except Austin and Parker Lee who act out of New York.
Lawyer Rankings
- Energy transactions: oil and gas United States > Energy
- M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) United States > M&A/corporate and commercial
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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
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Government > Government relations
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- 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
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate