Vinson & Elkins LLP

Able to deploy strong teams utilizing a ‘deep bench of attorneys at every level’, Vinson & Elkins LLP has ’broad experience in litigating corporate governance, corporate law, and federal securities issues, as well as high-stakes M&A and commercial disputes’ for a mix of corporates, underwriters, private equity sponsors, and directors and officers. In Dallas, Michael Holmes handles many 10-b 5 and section 11 securities cases before the Texas courts, as well as being highly skilled in handling M&A-related breach of fiduciary cases in Delaware. Also based in Dallas, Craig Zieminski is also highly proficient at handling Delaware Chancery Court derivative matters and is noted for being an ‘excellent litigator with great courtroom presence’. The firm also has a lot of emerging talent based in Texas, including Jeffrey Crough, who has a ’brilliant legal mind’; recently promoted partner Robert Ritchie, who is ‘a great mind for corporate governance and expedited litigation’; and ’thoughtful and clear thinker’ Meredith Lyons. The arrival in September 2024 of both Jason Halper and Sara Brauerman from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP was a major boon for the practice, substantially enhancing its New York securities litigation offering. ‘Smart and creative’ San Francisco-based attorney Michael Charlson co-heads the team alongside Zieminski.