8 January 2026
Latham & Watkins Advises Vistra on Acquisition of Cogentrix Natural Gas Portfolio
Advising firms
Deal team
40 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trina Chandler Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | Houston |
| Ryan Lynch Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | Houston |
| Caroline Phillips Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | New York |
| Taylor Allison | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Karen Song | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Stacey Hall | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Caroline Silverstein | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Logan McDowell | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Johnny Zhuang | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Alex Reiher | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Max Raskin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | benefits | New York |
| Mary Daniel Morgan | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | benefits | Not stated |
| Heather Jäger | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | benefits | Not stated |
| Laura Waller | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | labor and employment | Chicago |
| Jenny Bobbitt | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | labor and employment | Not stated |
| Imara Joroff | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | labor and employment | Not stated |
| Stacey VanBelleghem | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | environment, land, and resources | Washington, D.C. |
| Jacqueline Zhang | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | environment, land, and resources | Not stated |
| Phil Goldberg | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | environment, land, and resources | Not stated |
| Robert Brown | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | data privacy and cybersecurity | Houston |
| Stuart Cobb | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | data privacy and cybersecurity | Not stated |
| Jack Bergantino | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | data privacy and cybersecurity | Not stated |
| Michelle Gross | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | intellectual property | Bay Area |
| David Kuiper | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | intellectual property | Orange County |
| Yvette Valdez | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | hedging | New York |
| Melissa Ferraro | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | hedging | Not stated |
| Jim Lambert | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | hedging | Not stated |
| Silvia Martin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | project development and finance | Not stated |
| Lane Ransom | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | project development and finance | Not stated |
| John Elias | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | project development and finance | Not stated |
| Natasha Gianvecchio | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | regulatory | Washington, D.C. |
| James Blackburn | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | regulatory | Not stated |
| Alexandra Holmes | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | regulatory | Not stated |
| J. Patrick Nevins | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | regulatory gas transport | Washington, D.C. |
| Christine Mainguy | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Houston |
| Christopher Garza | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax | Not stated |
| Elizabeth Park | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | FCC | Washington, D.C. |
| Bradley Bourne | Latham & Watkins LLP | Not stated | connectivity, privacy, and information | Not stated |
| S. Drew Levin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | representations and warranty insurance | Los Angeles |
| Enrique Covarrubias | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | representations and warranty insurance | Not stated |
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Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 4bn (approximately US$4.0 billion)
- What the figure measures
- Total transaction value
- Client
- Vistra Corp.Buy-side
- Counterparties
- Cogentrix Energy (Sell-side)
Quantum Capital Group (Other)