⁍ Mayer Brown’s U.S upstream oil and gas group has a new leader.
⁍ Carl von Merz joins as a partner from Bracewell in Houston.
⁍ Von Merz has a focus on upstream M&A, private equity transactions and cross-border deals.
– The law firm of Mayer Brown is ramping up its presence in the oil and gas business with the hire of a former Bracewell & Giuliani partner. Carl von Merz will head up the firm’s upstream oil and gas team in the US, reports Westlaw Today. Mayer Brown’s upstream practice has been growing rapidly in recent years, notes the Wall Street Journal, with the firm advising oil and gas companies on more than $100 billion in deals in 2015.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/energy-mayerbrown/mayer-brown-drills-down-on-houston-energy-practice-with-another-bracewell-deal-maker-idUSL1N2FD2BB