Vinson & Elkins

What Vinson & Elkins does

Vinson & Elkins LLP is a global law firm founded in 1917 in Houston, Texas, and currently operating 13 offices across the United States (Houston, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Richmond, San Francisco, Washington) and internationally (London, Brussels, Dublin, Dubai, Tokyo) with 700+ lawyers. The firm is organized as a Texas limited liability partnership and is owned by its partners, with no external parent or public shareholders; it is led by Chair Keith Fullenweider and Vice Chair James J. Fox, and a new Chief Operating Officer (Jason Marty) is set to join in June 2026. V&E delivers full-service legal representation across 15+ practice areas spanning Antitrust, Banking and Finance, Corporate (including M&A, Private Equity, Investment Funds, AI, and Technology Transactions), Counseling and Regulatory, Energy Transition, Environmental, Executive Compensation, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Projects, Real Estate, Restructuring, and Tax, with marquee depth in energy, infrastructure, and now data center and AI infrastructure mandates.

The firm serves enterprise clients primarily in Energy (oil and gas, LNG, renewables), Data Center and AI Infrastructure, Government Contracting, Aviation, and Private Equity, advising on M&A, financing, regulatory compliance, and high-stakes litigation. Selected deal credentials include advising Aligned Data Centers on a $2.58 billion credit facility and its $1.025 billion acquisition of Odata Group (IJGlobal 2025 Latin America Digital Infrastructure Deal of the Year), advising L3Harris Technologies on the $845 million sale of its space propulsion business to AE Industrial Partners, and advising California Resources Corporation on a $550 million senior notes offering. The firm has been named Chambers USA 2026 Energy, Infrastructure and Projects Firm of the Year and holds 242 individual Chambers USA lawyer rankings in 2025.

Revenue is generated through professional services billing on hourly, fixed-fee, and contingency bases, with quote-based engagement-specific pricing that is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales executed by partner-led teams through lateral partner hires, client referrals, RFP responses, and industry event visibility. The firm has invested in technology infrastructure through deployment of the Harvey generative AI platform, governed by a dedicated Chief Innovation Officer, and supports a mobile app for client event access. On the social impact side, V&E reports approximately 20,000 average pro bono hours per year and support for 500+ charitable and arts organizations.

Name

Vinson & Elkins

Legal name

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Website

https://velaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Vinson & Elkins is a 1917-founded, Houston-based global law firm with 700+ lawyers across 13 offices, providing full-service corporate, litigation, energy, infrastructure, and data center legal representation to enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Energy Law (BPAHAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Corporate legal services
• Energy law
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Data center legal
• Complex transactions

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: Traditional hourly billing for legal representation, advisory, and transactional services across corporate, litigation, regulatory, and specialized practice areas.
2. Legal Services - Fixed/Flat Fees: Fixed fee arrangements for specific engagements such as financing transactions, M&A deals, and regulatory filings.
3. Legal Services - Contingency: Contingency fee arrangements in litigation matters including False Claims Act cases and commercial disputes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vinson & Elkins is a global law firm providing legal advisory, transactional, regulatory, and litigation services to corporate clients. Its core offerings span energy (oil & gas, LNG, hydrogen, renewables), data centers and digital infrastructure, mergers and acquisitions, complex finance, energy transition, and dispute resolution, delivered by 700+ lawyers across 13 offices worldwide.

Product overview

Vinson & Elkins is a law firm offering comprehensive legal services across 14 global offices. The firm operates as a full-service practice with distinct service lines rather than a unified software product. Key practice areas include Antitrust, Banking and Finance, Corporate (including Artificial Intelligence practice), Counseling & Regulatory, Energy Transition, Environmental & Natural Resources, Executive Compensation & Benefits, Intellectual Property (with sub-practices in IP Counseling, Copyright Litigation, and Federal Circuit Appeals), Labor & Employment, Litigation, Projects, Real Estate, Restructuring & Reorganization, and Tax. The firm has implemented generative AI platform Harvey for internal legal workflows and maintains dedicated practices serving industries including Data Centers, Energy (Oil & Gas, LNG, Renewables), Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Technology, and Aviation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energy Law Practice

Quantifiable outcome

• Won 2026 Chambers USA Award for Energy, Infrastructure and Projects Firm of the Year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HarveycoreTechnology or IntegrationAI platform provider integrated into V&E's legal workflows for document analysis, research, and workflow automation.
• Landon CapitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPanel discussion participant on M&A trends alongside V&E lawyers on Nasdaq TradeTalks program.
• GoodwinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPanel discussion participant on M&A trends alongside V&E lawyers on Nasdaq TradeTalks program.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPanel discussion participant on M&A trends alongside V&E lawyers on Nasdaq TradeTalks program.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Baker McKenzie: World's largest law firm by headcount with deep energy, project finance, and cross-border M&A practices. Closely comparable to V&E on global reach and energy/infrastructure client mix.
• DLA Piper: Global firm with extensive energy, infrastructure, and technology transactions practices. Direct competitor for enterprise clients and a recent source of V&E partner lateral hires (IP practice).
• Sullivan & Cromwell: Elite US firm known for M&A, finance, and energy transactions. Comparable to V&E on large-cap energy and infrastructure deal execution.
• Latham & Watkins: Global Am Law 5 firm with overlapping energy, infrastructure, M&A, and finance practices serving enterprise clients. Directly comparable in size, energy-sector dominance, and global office footprint to Vinson & Elkins.
• White & Case: Global firm widely recognized for energy, infrastructure, and project finance work. Direct competitor to V&E in oil & gas transactions and LNG/renewables mandates.
• Kirkland & Ellis: Largest Am Law firm by revenue, dominant in private equity and M&A. Direct competitor for the same lateral partner talent and investment-funds clients that V&E is recruiting from.
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom: Elite US-headquartered firm with a top-tier M&A, energy, and litigation practice. Closely comparable to V&E on high-end transactional work for energy and infrastructure clients.
• Debevoise & Plimpton: Elite NYC-headquartered firm with strong corporate, technology transactions, and litigation practices. Comparable in client caliber and recent source of V&E lateral talent (Tigist Kassahun).
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton: Elite US firm with strong antitrust, M&A, and cross-border regulatory practices. Overlaps with V&E on EU antitrust and FSR work following the Brussels launch.
• Hogan Lovells: Global firm with strong energy, regulatory, and antitrust practices and a Brussels EU-competition presence. Direct overlap on cross-border M&A and competition work, and recent source of V&E lateral hires.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vinsonandelkins
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@vinsonelkinsllp
• Facebookfacebook.com/VinsonandElkins
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vinson-and-elkins
• Instagraminstagram.com/vinsonelkins

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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