Lisa Morales Joins Vinson & Elkins as NY-Based Corporate Partner

By Karen Roman

Vinson & Elkins said Lisa Morales is the firm’s new partner in its Corporate practice in New York, having previously served at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as M&A partner.

Ms. Morales’ experience focuses on complex public and private mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, distressed M&A transactions, and joint ventures across a broad range of industries, while also advising clients and boards on corporate governance and other strategic matters, the firm mentioned.

“Lisa has the technical depth and broad transactional experience our clients value,” said Sebastian Tiller, Vinson & Elkins partner and head of the firm’s Strategic Mergers & Acquisitions practice. “Her experience advising on sophisticated transactions, combined with her collaborative approach, strengthens our M&A offering in New York and across the firm.”

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“Vinson & Elkins has built an impressive, highly collaborative platform for advising clients on their most complex transactions,” said Ms. Morales. “I am looking forward to working alongside the firm’s stellar team of legal professionals and contributing to the continued growth of the Corporate practice.”

She holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she served on the Virginia Law & Business Review editorial board.