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By Brooks Igo
(July 10) – Sidley has expanded its global and midstream energy expertise with the announcement of three new partners over the last week, including David Asmus, who will become a co-leader of the firm’s energy practice.
Asmus and Brian Bradshaw lateraled over to Sidley together from Morgan Lewis. Today, the firm announced former Simpson Thacher counsel Brian Minyard has also joined Sidley as a partner.
An energy practice leader with his two previous firms (Morgan Lewis and Baker Botts), Asmus said his move to Sidley was motivated by an evolving market in Houston.
“It is important to have a strong capital markets and private equity practice,” he said. “Clients want substantial bench strength and Sidley has a great energy group.”
Asmus also pointed out the success Sidley has had in Houston as a motivating factor.
“Sidley is one of a small number of out of town firms in Houston that have laid down roots and become one of the recognized success stories,” he added.
Cliff Vrielink, who is co-managing partner of Sidley’s Houston office and co-leader of the firm’s global energy practice, says clients have been congratulating the firm on their new hires.
“Dave is one of the deans of the industry,” he said.
Over his career, Asmus has handled more than $50 billion in oil and gas acquisitions in the U.S. and globally. He has represented energy clients involving shale, offshore, LNG and refineries.
Bradshaw, who is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, focuses his practice on acquisitions and divestitures and the development and financing of oil and gas, power and LNG projects. His international work centers on power and transmission projects in Latin America.
Minyard brings an energy finance expertise to Sidley. He advises financial institutions on debt financings, particularly those in the exploration and production, oilfield services and midstream sectors.
Both Asmus and Vrielink noted that clients are coming up with creative ways to do deals and mitigate risks in this uncertain market.
“We want to build on the synergies of contacts in the private equity and energy communities to build client relationships and create opportunities for new deals,” Asmus said.
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