Mr Coleson Bruce > Shearman & Sterling LLP > Austin, United States > Lawyer Profile

Shearman & Sterling LLP
111 CONGRESS AVENUE SUITE 1700
AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78701
TEXAS
United States

Work Department

Coleson Bruce is a partner in the Project Development & Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions practice of Shearman & Sterling LLP.

Position

Coleson’s practice focuses on complex M&A and commercial transactions in the energy industry, including the acquisition and divestiture of energy companies and assets, joint venture/development arrangements, and the evaluation and structuring of proposed transactions. Coleson also has extensive experience advising clients making a first-time investment in the U.S., or first-time investments in the energy industry, advising on the legal and business compliance loads implicated by such first-time investments (including corporate formation and governance, jurisdictional considerations, CFIUS review, economic sanctions, etc.).

 

Career

Coleson was a partner at Baker Botts until 2018 when he joined Shearman & Sterling to help establish the firm’s Texas offices.

Memberships

  • Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
  • Houston Bar Association
  • Houston Young Lawyers Association

Education

J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 2009; B.A., Philosophy, Yale University, 2005