Erland Modesto

Practice Areas

A Partner in the Firm’s Houston office, Erland brings over a decade of knowledge and experience, particularly with respect to infrastructure, the entire energy value chain and energy transition related matters. He is adept at developing flexible structures for companies in volatile markets. Throughout his career, Erland has provided counsel to lenders and borrowers across a wide variety of debt financing transactions, including LBOs, acquisition financings, general refinancings, restructurings, back leverage, holdco and asset based and reserve-based financings.

Highly ranked in Chambers, Erland is a member in the Firm’s Banking and Credit practice, advising clients in a wide variety of industries across the energy sector, including in the oil and gas exploration and production, midstream and oilfield services sector. He has been described as “extremely commercial, knowledgeable and creative…always eager to help find solutions for clients” by The Legal 500. Clients have described him as “do[ing] a fantastic job and prov[iding] really good advice" and as having a “deal and detail-oriented mindset." Moreover, Erland has been named a “Next Generation Partner” by The Legal 500 and a “Rising Star” by Law360. He was dubbed a “Rising Star” by Texas Lawyer earlier in his career.

Erland is Co-Hiring Partner for the Firm’s Houston office and serves on the Firm’s Opinion, Diversity and Recruiting committees.

Career

Joined Firm, 2010; Partner, 2019.

Personal

J.D., with Honors, Recipient of the Roberta Wright Reeves Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law, University of Texas School of Law (2010); B.A., Boston College (2007)