John Lynch > Vinson & Elkins LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile
Vinson & Elkins LLP Offices
Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue, Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002
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John Lynch
Work Department
Tax
Position
Partner
Career
John Lynch focuses on federal income tax aspects of domestic and international transactions, primarily those involving energy and infrastructure.
For more than three decades, John has advised clients on company formations, complex mergers and acquisitions, capital investments, restructurings, spin-offs and asset and stock sales. His clients include private equity funds, publicly traded companies and large privately held companies. Though his work is highly technical, John prides himself on making complex material understandable for his clients.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Vinson & Elkins LLP has a strong reputation in renewable and conventional energy taxation; the team acts for a steady stream of upstream, midstream and downstream companies, as well as drillers, service companies and energy-focused private equity funds. Clients also turn to the firm for its expertise in MLP transactions, where practice co-head Ryan Carney is an essential contact; fellow co-head David Peck frequently handles domestic and offshore fund formations. Elsewhere, de-SPAC transactions and REITs are other significant drivers of work. Working out of the Washington DC office, Chris Mangin is an REIT expert, while Gary Huffman focuses on partnerships, financial products, and natural resources. In New York, Ron Nardini advises on investment funds, with a particular focus on those involving credit, healthcare, and entertainment. Federal income tax specialist John Lynch is also recommended. All named individuals are based in Texas unless noted otherwise.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Government > Government relations
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Government > Government contracts
- Finance > Project finance
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Tax > International tax
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Industry focus > Sport
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Real estate > Land use/zoning