Mayer Brown announced recently that Sam Patranella, the former general counsel and corporate secretary for Luxe Energy LLC and Luxe Minerals LLC, has joined its corporate group as a partner in Houston.
Patranella’s practice consists of representing public and private companies in transactions in the oil and gas space, including M&A involving upstream and midstream assets, alternative financings and joint ventures. He also advises startups and private equity-backed clients on strategic legal issues arising during their life cycle from founding to exit.
“We have a long history of working with Sam and know the quality of his work and his entrepreneurial drive,” Neil Wasserstrom, managing partner of Mayer Brown’s Houston office, said in a statement. “Sam is well known and well respected by our entire team and will be a tremendous asset as we continue to build out our energy and transactional capabilities in Houston.”
Prior to his five-plus year tenure with Luxe Energy, Patranella worked in-house at Statoil and Concho Resources. The Texas Tech University School of Law graduate started his career in Midland at Davis, Gerald & Cremer.
NGP Natural Resources XI-backed Luxe Energy entered into an all-stock sale to Midland’s Colgate Energy Partners III in June.
A $254 million equity commitment in 2017 by NGP’s Natural Resources XI helped launch Luxe Minerals, an Austin-based private company that acquires mineral and royalty interests in premier U.S. basins. Luxe Minerals is now Elk Range Royalties.
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