Vinson & Elkins 2025 New Partners and Counsel Announced
Vinson & Elkins recently announced its 2025 class of new partners and counsel, with a total of 11 lawyers being elected to partnership and 18 lawyers being promoted to counsel. These changes will go into effect on January 1, 2025.
Marisa Antonelli, based in New York, specializes in commercial litigation. Her practice covers a wide range of areas including securities litigation, shareholder activism, and corporate governance matters across trial and appellate courts throughout the country. Marisa is also involved in internal and regulatory investigations.
Max Etchemendy, located in Washington, D.C., is an appellate lawyer with extensive experience in areas such as environmental permitting, energy regulation, commercial disputes, mass torts, copyright, taxation, and constitutional law.
Hailing from Houston, Matt Hoffman is a trial lawyer who has handled diverse commercial disputes in federal and state courts as well as private arbitration. His expertise includes business torts, contract disputes, construction disputes, and class actions.
Caroline Kuehn focuses on M&A, Energy Transactions, and Projects in Houston. She specializes in complex asset and entity-level acquisitions, joint ventures, and commercial agreements across the energy and infrastructure industry, with a particular focus on renewables and the midstream and upstream sectors.
Evan Miller, based in Washington, D.C., is an antitrust lawyer who concentrates on merger reviews by antitrust enforcement agencies, civil litigation, and merger investigations.
Leila Ravi, located in New York, is a finance attorney who represents investors, lenders, sponsors, and borrowers in various domestic and cross-border finance transactions, with a focus on energy and infrastructure projects.
Jeremy Reichman, a commercial litigator from Dallas, has a specific focus on professional liability matters, representing law firms in high-stakes professional-liability cases.
Zachary Rider, based in Houston, advises clients on a range of financing transactions including acquisition finance, project finance, and distressed debt.
Robert Ritchie, from Dallas, specializes in defending corporations and their officers and directors from lawsuits brought by stockholders, with a principal focus on securities fraud, stockholder activism campaigns, and M&A litigation.
Winston Skinner, located in Austin, assists clients in navigating Texas regulations concerning energy infrastructure, representing various participants in the ERCOT market.
Jon Solorzano, in Los Angeles, concentrates on corporate governance, ESG, and advising public and private companies on various legal matters.
In addition to the new partners, Vinson & Elkins also promoted 18 lawyers to counsel. The appointments reflect the firm’s commitment to excellence and expertise in a variety of practice areas.
These developments mark an exciting chapter for Vinson & Elkins, showcasing the depth and breadth of talent within the firm and its dedication to providing top-notch legal services to its clients.
