Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher added Kirkland & Ellis oil and gas M&A partner Rahul Vashi as a partner in Houston, where he will serve as co-chair of the firm’s global oil and gas practice group.

Michael Darden, a Gibson Dunn partner in Houston who is also a co-chair of the practice group, said in a press release that Vashi will be a “valuable leader” of the practice.