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by Legal Desire
28 September 2020

Kirkland Counsels WPX Energy on $12 Billion Merger of Equals with Devon Energy

Advising firms

Deal team

22 lawyers named
LawyerFirmSeniorityPracticeOffice
Sean Wheeler Lead Kirkland & Ellis Partner transactional Not stated
Debbie Yee Lead Kirkland & Ellis Partner transactional Not stated
Kevin Crews Lead Kirkland & Ellis Partner transactional Not stated
Melissa Kalka Lead Kirkland & Ellis Partner transactional Not stated
Cephas Sekhar Lead Kirkland & Ellis Partner transactional Not stated
Zach Savrick Kirkland & Ellis Associate transactional Not stated
Andrew Lombardo Kirkland & Ellis Associate transactional Not stated
Rob Fowler Kirkland & Ellis Partner executive compensation Not stated
Stephanie Jeane Kirkland & Ellis Partner executive compensation Not stated
David Wheat Kirkland & Ellis Partner tax Not stated
Anthony Speier Kirkland & Ellis Partner transactional Not stated
David Castro Kirkland & Ellis Partner transactional Not stated
Lindsey Jaquillard Kirkland & Ellis Associate transactional Not stated
Michael Rigdon Kirkland & Ellis Partner capital markets Not stated
Will Bos Kirkland & Ellis Partner debt finance Not stated
Kimberly Perdue Kirkland & Ellis Partner debt finance Not stated
Shan Khan Kirkland & Ellis Associate debt finance Not stated
Paul Tanaka Kirkland & Ellis Partner environmental transactions Not stated
Carla Hine Kirkland & Ellis Partner antitrust and competition Not stated
Melissa Grim Kirkland & Ellis Partner employee benefits Not stated
R.D. Kohut Kirkland & Ellis Partner labor and employment Not stated
Brooksany Barrowes Kirkland & Ellis Partner energy regulatory Not stated

Stated terms

Stated value
USD 12bn ($12 billion)
What the figure measures
Enterprise value
Client
WPX EnergyBuy-side
Counterparties
Devon Energy (Sell-side)