Texas-based law firm Vinson & Elkins opened a Denver office in the city’s Cherry Creek neighborhood on Friday.
“Denver offers a central U.S. location with easy access to both coasts and Texas, making the city a strategic market for companies with national and international business operations,” said Sarah Morgan, Vinson & Elkins managing partner for the Denver office.
“The city’s thriving business ecosystem, coupled with a robust legal talent pool, presents numerous opportunities for us to expand on our established local client base and attract top-flight lawyers to the firm.”
Morgan also co-heads Vinson & Elkins’s mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets practice group.
Along with Morgan, Vinson & Elkins partners Michael Joyce and Ramey Layne will open the office with plans to hire additional partners and associates.
“Denver has cultivated a dynamic culture that fuels innovation and collaboration across industries from real estate to technology to energy,” Layne said.
“We look forward to growing our office and attracting local lawyers who want to contribute to our success by working with some of the world’s leading clients that shape industries and drive international business.”
Lawyers in the Denver office will focus on mergers and acquisitions, securities, tax equity and project finance transactions.
The firm has worked on more than 1,000 mergers and acquisitions transactions over the past decade, exceeding $1 trillion in value, including significant transactions involving Colorado companies.
Additionally, the firm has worked on 100 initial public offerings, exceeding $36 billion in value, including multiple initial public offerings for Colorado companies. The law firm is unable to cite any particular companies, according to the firm’s spokesperson.
Founded in 1917, Vinson & Elkins has 13 offices worldwide, including in New York, Dublin, London, Tokyo and now Denver.
The office is in the First Avenue Plaza at 44 Cook St.
