Houston

For more than 30 years, Weil’s Houston office has served international, national, and regional clients in Restructuring, and our Private Equity/M&A practice has further developed Weil’s reputation as a go-to firm for complex energy transactions. Our attorneys enjoy a close working relationship with all of Weil’s offices worldwide. As noted by the National Law Journal, Weil is “a model of the way a national law firm can first establish and then expand a branch.”

The Houston office has both a national reputation for excellence in restructuring, and private equity/M&A with a focus on energy – and a significant Texas presence. Our attorneys served as lead counsel on two of the largest chapter 11 bankruptcy cases ever filed, have advised clients in multibillion-dollar deals in oil and gas, and obtained a significant summary judgment victory defeating a non-compete provision in Texas state court.

Weil has been involved in many of the significant M&A, restructurings, financing transactions and complex disputes that have helped shape the energy industry in recent years. The Firm has significant experience advising private and public investors, energy companies, project sponsors, lenders, and technology suppliers operating in oil and gas, power and renewables, and the rapidly evolving energy transition spaces.

Routinely entrusted with our clients' critical needs and at their side in times of crisis, the Houston office provides clients the resources of an international law firm in an environment deeply rooted in Texas. Equally comfortable in a courtroom or boardroom, or before an arbitration panel, our lawyers bring a wealth of experience and depth of commitment to each client representation.

• Houston office Managing Partner Gabe Morgan was recognized as a 2024 Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer by Turnarounds & Workouts. He was also named a finalist for Dealmakers of the Year at the 2024 Texas Legal Awards. Previously, Gabe was named a Texas Lawyer On the Rise honoree in 2023.

• Private Equity partners Chris Bennett, Jacqui Bogucki, Cody Carper, Omar Samji and Irina Tseklova were named to Lawdragon’s 2025 Leading Energy Lawyers list.

• In 2024, Private Equity partner Chris Bennett was named an “Up and Coming” lawyer for Energy: Oil & Gas by Chambers USA, recommended for Energy Transactions: Oil & Gas by Legal 500 US and recognized as a “Texas Rising Star” by Super Lawyers.  

• Restructuring partner Cliff Carlson was named among the 2025 Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers by Turnarounds & Workouts.

• In 2024, Private Equity partner Cody Carper was recognized for Energy: Oil & Gas by Chambers USA and recommended for Energy Transactions: Oil And Gas by the Legal 500. In 2023, he was recognized as a “Notable Practitioner” for M&A in the U.S. by IFLR1000 .

• Private Equity partner Omar Samji was recognized for Energy: Oil & Gas in the U.S. by Chambers USA in 2024, for Renewable/Alternative Power by the Legal 500 in 2023 and as a “Notable Practitioner” for M&A and Project Development in the U.S. by IFLR1000 in 2023.