Akin Continues Growth in Houston with Addition of Capital Markets Partner Bryan Flannery

(Houston) – Akin is pleased to announce that Bryan Flannery, Capital Markets Associate, has joined the firm’s Houston office. He joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner.

Flannery’s practice includes a broad range of capital markets transactions, with a particular focus on the energy, sustainability and infrastructure sectors, representing clients in traditional debt and equity offerings. securities, private placements, convertible debt instruments, corporate governance, public company mergers and acquisitions and general securities laws. compliance issues. He also has extensive experience in securities matters in the context of special situations and restructurings.

“As capital markets activity continues to accelerate in 2024, we are seeing increased deal flow driving demand for M&A and public company legal and advisory services, in particularly in the field of energy. Bryan adds depth to our capital markets practice and will help drive the firm’s growth in the Houston market by leveraging Akin’s rich heritage of serving the world’s largest energy companies,” said Kim Koopersmith , president of Akin.

“Bryan will be a tremendous resource for our public company clients,” added Zachary Wittenberg, co-head of the corporate sector. “His experience with complex securities matters, particularly in the energy sector, will add breadth to our capital markets offering and our energy practice in Houston, and we are pleased to welcome him into the firm.

“Akin is an ideal platform to focus on complex capital markets transactions. I am excited about the opportunity to work with an impressive list of clients in the energy sector and other public companies,” Flannery said of his move. “I look forward to joining the firm’s Houston office and collaborating with new colleagues.” »

In Houston, Akin recently added energy partners Trent Bridges and Ian Goldberg and private equity partner Andrew Lehman.

About Akin’s Capital Markets Practice

Akin’s capital markets practice advises clients on a full range of global public and private debt and equity capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and Rule 144A offerings. We regularly advise public companies and investors on securities law compliance and exemptions, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting matters, securities exchange compliance, shareholder relations and communications and other corporate governance issues.

Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 attorneys in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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