Partner-in-charge of the Houston office Alison Chen moderated the discussion. Special guest speakers included Averill Conn, Senior Counsel at Vitol, Guy Oliphint, Co-Head of Americas Upstream Investment Banking at Jefferies, and Blake Webster, Managing Director at Quantum Energy Partners. Akin Gump speakers included corporate partner and co-leader of the firm’s energy team Wes Williams, and public law and policy partner Filemon Vela and counsel Chris Treanor.
The event was held both in-person in the firm’s Houston office and livestreamed virtually. It included the following panels:
- Market Outlook: Trends in Energy Transactions
- The View from Capitol Hill: Spotlight on the Energy Transition.