Prominent Corporate Lawyer Joins V&E

© 2013 The Texas Lawbook.By Natalie Posgate Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook For three decades, Michael Saslaw has represented automakers, private equity firms and energy companies in dozens of billion-dollar acquisitions. This week, the M&A lawyer announced he has taken his corporate practice to Vinson & Elkins, where he is a partner in its Dallas office. Saslaw, who spent the past 15 years as a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, said he will continue to focus on M&A and corporate governance matters for corporations and private equity firms, focusing on the energy and infrastructure sectors. He said he joined V&E because of its reputation as a leader in the energy sector and infrastructure industries. “Additionally, I have known and worked with V&E lawyers throughout my 30-year career and have the highest respect for their capabilities,” Saslaw said.The 1982 University of Pennsylvania School of Law graduate said one of the biggest deals of his career to handle was General Motors Company’s $1.2 billion acquisition of Korea’s bankrupt Daewoo Motors in 2002 – part of the first bankruptcy reorganization in South Korea. The other was GE Financial Services’ $1.5 billion sale of a 50 percent interest in CCE Holdings, LLC…