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Vinson & Elkins’ 2017 Successes

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Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2017, Vinson & Elkins posted another record year financially and continued its longstanding tradition of providing excellent client service to businesses in Texas and across the world.

In 2017, the firm represented:

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, a global communications and information company, in its merger with DigitalGlobe, the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, valued at $3.6 billion.

Energy Transfer Equity in the Delaware Supreme Court over the termination of a proposed $38 billion merger with The Williams Companies.

Sunoco in its definitive asset purchase agreement for the sale of a majority of its convenience stores to 7-Eleven. Total consideration in the transaction is $3.3 billion in cash plus fuel, merchandise and other inventories.

Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas in a Texas Supreme Court challenge over the designation of its carbon dioxide pipeline as a “common carrier” with the power of eminent domain.

Rice Energy in a definitive merger agreement with EQT Corp., under which EQT will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Rice common stock for approximately $6.7 billion.

Oncor Electric Delivery Company in connection with its agreement with Sharyland Utilities and Sharyland Distribution & Transmission Services to swap assets in a transaction valued at approximately $400 million.

Antero Resources in a Colorado federal jury trial, winning a $60 million judgment against South Jersey Resources Group in a dispute over long term natural gas contracts.

SailPoint Technologies Holdings in its initial public offering of 20,000,000 shares of its common stock.

MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings in the Texas Supreme Court in a dispute brought by Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Co. over a $300 million asbestos settlement.

Lydia Ann Channel Moorings in a Fifth Circuit appeal, successfully overturning an injunction issued under the Endangered Species Act that had shut down the company’s barge fleeting facility.

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Tyler Bexley
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Michael Blankenship
Jeffrey Brill
Anita Brown
Ian Brown
Stuart Campbell
Jack Chadderdon
Paul Clement
Erin Nealy Cox
Scott Craig
Kevin Crews
Shamus Crosby
Hannah M. Crowe
Geoffrey Culbertson
Sean Cunningham
John Daywalt
Rajiv Dharnidharka
James Ducayet
Brian K. Erickson
Scott Everett
Weiru Fang
Elizabeth Freeman
Tad Freese
Melanie Fry
Geoff Gannaway
Paul Genender
John J. Gilluly III
Rodney Gilstrap
Andrew Gorham
John Greer
Joseph Grinstein
Matthew Haddad
Colleen Haile
Breen Haire
Shahmeer Halepota
Dionne Hamilton
Troy Harder
Rusty Hardin
Michael Hawes
Nathan Hecht
Stephen Hessler
Hillary Holmes
Marc Jaffe
Lauren Jenkins
David Jones
Atma Kabad
Susan Kennedy
David Kinder
Justin King
Allan Kirk
Melanie Koltermann
Doug Kubehl
Joe Laurel
Sang Lee
Steven Lockhart
Arthur Lotz
Barbara Lynn
Mike Lynn
Nora McGuffey
Stephanie McPhail
Mark Melton
Jeri Leigh Miller
Kimberly A. Moore
Mark Moore
Shelby Morgan
Alia Moses
Davis Mosmeyer III
Darren Nicholson
Eamon Nolan
Ivy Nowinski
Holland O’Neil
George Padis
Ian Peck
Jonathan Platt
Chase Proctor
Doug Rayburn
Joel Reese
Kevin Richardson
Andrew Rodheim
Seth Rubinson
Mazin Sbaiti
Ana Sanchez
Vincenzo Santini
Jeffrey Scharfstein
Robert Schroeder III
Scott Seidel
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Ahmed Sidik
Robert Slovak
Emily Smith
Melissa R. Smith
Jonathon Soler
Robert Soza
Lande Spottswood
Craig Stanfield
Justin Stolte
Josh Teahen
Kelly Tidwell
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Rafael B. de Toledo
Monica Uddin
Rhett Van Syoc
Rahul Vashi
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Patrick Venter
Sarah Walden
Kandace Walter
Kyle Watson
Mikell Alan West
Noël Wise
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Foley & Lardner
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Gillam & Smith
Haynes Boone
Holland & Knight
Jackson Walker
King & Spalding
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Lynn Pinker
Mayer Brown
MoloLamken
Pamela Welch PLLC
Patton Tidwell Culbertson
Paul Hastings
Porter Hedges
The Probus Law Firm
Reese Marketos
Rusty Hardin & Associates
Sbaiti & Company
Sidley Austin
Simpson Thacher
Skadden
Squire Patton Boggs
Sullivan & Cromwell
Susman Godfrey
Troutman Pepper Locke
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