Hillary Holmes brings over 20 years of experience counseling clients in M&A and capital raising in the energy industry. Hillary is co-head of the Houston office of the global law firm Gibson Dunn and co-chair of the Capital Markets practice group. She advises corporations, boards and investors on all forms of capital markets transactions (including IPOs), M&A deals, governance issues, and public company best practices. Hillary is the only woman to receive the highest level recognition for energy capital markets lawyers by the premier global ranking service and has been recognized as a Law 360 Energy MVP, amongst the 25 Most Influential Women in Energy, a Capital Markets Trailblazer in Texas and a Most Effective Dealmaker in the US. Clients and peers attest Hillary is “a phenomenal lawyer who is very engaged,” “extremely talented and has excellent judgment,” “highly effective in negotiating for her clients,” and a “very thoughtful and very thorough practitioner.”