Large Texas law firms, with their unmatched expertise in the energy sector, have been expanding in London.

Haynes and Boone, which opened its London office in  2016, recently hired a prominent London-based oil and gas and renewables partner from Addleshaw Goddard. Baker Botts, whose client list in London includes a number of major energy companies, hired two Morgan, Lewis & Bockius partners earlier this year—one who is an energy transaction specialist. And Locke Lord has added about half a dozen attorneys in London over the last 18 months, including international arbitration partner Paul Neufeld, who has done work for clients in the energy industry. And Vinson & Elkins, which handles a variety of specializations from London, including disputes, international arbitration, energy transactions and projects, and mergers and acquisitions, is also in expansion mode.

Timothy Powers