Keith Fullenweider > Vinson & Elkins LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile
Vinson & Elkins LLP Offices
Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue, Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002
United States
Keith Fullenweider

Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity
Position
Partner
Career
Keith Fullenweider is the co-head of Vinson & Elkins’ Corporate department and is a member of the firm’s Management Committee.
Keith advises private equity firms and their portfolio companies on their investments, financings, and exit transactions. In addition, he counsels private equity firms on structuring capital raises, new business opportunities and corporate development matters. Keith also has extensive experience in public company merger transactions, particularly those involving conflict, special committee processes and regulated businesses.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
(Hall of Fame)Vinson & Elkins LLP advises on the full spectrum of oil and gas transactions, from M&A and project development to regulatory and financing matters, leveraging a strong cross-border presence and extensive industry knowledge. Austin’s Kaam Sahely leads the team and is the primary point of contact for some of the firm’s most significant investment firm and infrastructure fund clients. Co-head Matthew Strock, an M&A and private equity specialist based in Houston, is renowned for his extensive oil and gas work, covering upstream, midstream, oilfield services, and manufacturing. Co-head Danielle Patterson, also based in Houston, advises a broad range of clients on energy-transition matters, including M&A, joint ventures, and project development. Michael Joyce, based in Denver, focuses on energy and infrastructure finance, while co-head John Grand, based in Dallas, concentrates on M&A and equity investments in the upstream and midstream sectors. Houston’s Douglas Bland is particularly active in the midstream, managing joint ventures, investments, and development issues. Lande Spottswood and Bryan Loocke, both in Houston, handle complex M&A for both public and private companies, while Keith Fullenweider, also in Houston, primarily advises private equity firms. Matthew Falcone, based in Houston, brings commercial deal experience to a number of complex transactions. Shay Kuperman, another Houston-based expert, is noted for his work on M&A and joint ventures.
Lawyer Rankings
- Energy transactions: oil and gas United States > Energy
- Hall of Fame United States > Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Finance > Project finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Government > Government contracts
- Tax > International tax
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Industry focus > Sport
- Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism