Houston
Latham & Watkins’ Houston office is the newest addition to the firm’s global platform. Attorneys in the Houston office have particular experience in the energy sector and are an integral part of the firm’s highly respected global Energy Practice, which spans the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia and includes clients who are leaders in the development, financing and production of energy worldwide. Latham & Watkins is one of the few law firms to offer considerable experience in the US power and energy financing sectors. The firm has also been on the forefront of changes in environmental regulations impacting the energy sector in the US and around the world, particularly those relating to climate change.
Attorneys in the Latham & Watkins Houston office are experienced in addressing the variety of legal issues that arise within the energy industry, particularly those involving complex transactional matters such as mergers and acquisitions, secured lending, corporate finance, project development and finance, and matters of energy regulatory and environmental law.
Latham’s Houston clients span the energy sector, including oil and gas exploration and production companies, oil field services and equipment companies, marine terminal service providers, refineries, coal mines, electric utilities, independent power producers including renewable energy producers, pipeline operators, distributors and other midstream companies. Clients of our Houston office also include both upstream and midstream master limited partnerships (MLPs). The Houston office client base includes many entities providing financing to the energy sector, including investment banks, commercial lenders and other financial institutions, underwriters, private equity funds and sovereign wealth funds.