US energy leader Vinson & Elkins has elected a new managing partner and the first chairman in its history, reports the Am Law Daily.

Scott Wulfe, a corporate partner in Vinson’s Houston office, will begin a two-year term as managing partner in January, while Mark Kelly, a capital markets partner also based in Houston, will start his own two-year term as the top 50 US law firm’s first chairman at the same time.