Douglas E McWilliams
USA Guide 2024
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States + 3 more rankings
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About
Provided by Douglas E McWilliams
Practice Areas
Doug has an extensive corporate practice, advising on capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and other equity and debt offerings, and merger and acquisition transactions.
Doug has been consistently ranked as one of the top 10 lawyers in the country in representing issuers in connection with their IPOs. As a result, Doug has developed a robust practice representing private equity backed companies seeking an exit either through the public markets or through complex sale transactions. Additionally, Doug has considerable experience in assisting public companies in connection with capital markets and merger and acquisition transactions. He has particular experience with clients engaged in the energy industry, including oil and gas exploration and production, midstream, oilfield service, oilfield equipment manufacturing and supply and seismic companies.
Doug is head of V&E’s Equity Capital Markets Group.
Career
Admitted to practice: Texas, 1995. Joined V&E in 1995; admitted to the partnership in January 2004.
Personal
The University of Texas, B.B.A. with Highest Honors in 1992; Harvard, J.D. magna cum laude in 1995.
Chambers Review
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Douglas McWilliams' broad practice sees him at the service of issuers and underwriters in major offerings of debt and equity, with extensive experience in complex and high value IPOs in the energy sector.
Douglas McWilliams' broad practice sees him at the service of issuers and underwriters in major offerings of debt and equity, with extensive experience in complex and high value IPOs in the energy sector.
Douglas McWilliams' broad practice sees him at the service of issuers and underwriters in major offerings of debt and equity, with extensive experience in complex and high value IPOs in the energy sector.
Douglas McWilliams is based in the firm's Houston office and handles a range of transactional work. He chairs the equity capital markets team at the firm.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He's extremely knowledgeable and very capable of managing a deal team."
"Douglas is one of the premier capital markets lawyers."
"Doug is outstanding. He is a mover and shaker in the industry."
"Douglas is one of the premier capital markets lawyers."
"Doug is outstanding. He is a mover and shaker in the industry."
"He's extremely knowledgeable and very capable of managing a deal team."
"Douglas is one of the premier capital markets lawyers."
"Doug is outstanding. He is a mover and shaker in the industry."
"Douglas is one of the premier capital markets lawyers."
"Doug is outstanding. He is a mover and shaker in the industry."