Chris Bennett
Global Guide 2024
Up and Coming : Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
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Chris Bennett is a partner in Weil’s Private Equity practice based in Houston, where he advises public and private companies, private equity sponsors, and other investors on a wide array of corporate transactions across the energy and infrastructure industries, with a focus on upstream and midstream oil and gas sectors. He counsels clients on high-profile mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and other strategic combinations relating to energy assets and businesses, and the development and negotiation of related partnerships, operating, processing, and other services and commercial agreements, in addition to advising on broader corporate governance issues. He also advises on infrastructure projects and M&A adjacent to the energy industry and works with traditional energy companies and investors as they increasingly look to transition their business and reduce carbon emissions.
Career
Joined Firm: 2023
Personal
Louisiana State University (B.A., cum laude, 2007); Tulane University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2010).
Chambers Review
Global
Chris Bennett centers his practice on the upstream and midstream oil and gas sectors, frequently handling M&A and private equity transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Chris is a good negotiator for his clients and finds solutions."
"Chris is a good negotiator for his clients and finds solutions."
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