Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Jesse P. Myers has joined the Firm as a partner in the Houston office. He joins the Firm’s Corporate & Financial Services Department, focusing on private equity transactions with an emphasis on energy projects. Mr. Myers joins Willkie from Latham & Watkins. 

Mr. Myers focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, and capital markets matters. He regularly represents buyers and sellers in public and private mergers and acquisitions, sponsors and companies in structured joint ventures, and issuers and underwriters in public and private securities offerings.

“Jesse’s versatile transactional experience, client-facing interests and eagerness to collaborate with peers will be a tremendous asset to our energy and private equity clients,” said Bruce C. Herzog, Willkie’s Co-Managing Partner of the Houston office.

“Jesse is a talented attorney with a deep breadth of experience across the energy space. His versatility in private equity, capital markets and energy transition projects in particular complements and further broadens our energy platform,” said Michael Piazza, Co-Managing Partner of the Houston office and Co-Head of Willkie’s energy practice. “We are thrilled to have him join us.”

He received a BSBA from the University of Tennessee, magna cum laude, and a JD from the University of Tennessee College of Law, summa cum laude.

Mr. Myers commented: “Willkie has built a top-tier platform in Houston. The depth of its energy practice coupled with the firm’s leading corporate and private equity capabilities presents a terrific opportunity to expand the services I can offer to clients. I look forward to collaborating with the many talented lawyers across Willkie’s offices to support the Firm’s clients.”