22 Jun 2026
Paul, Weiss Welcomes Energy M&A Partner in Houston
"Paul, Weiss welcomes Austin T. Lee as partner in its M&A Group in Houston; he will work on energy and oil & gas M&A, midstream and downstream projects, financings and restructuring."
Lee advises public and private companies on the acquisition and divestiture of oil and gas properties and on transactional and operational matters related to projects in the energy industry. He joins Paul, Weiss as a partner after serving as in-house upstream legal counsel at an independent exploration and production company. His practice focuses on energy M&A and transactions across the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors, including produced water and salt water disposal projects, gas storage and energy storage facilities, and the financing of oil and gas properties, pipeline systems and other midstream assets.
Lee has also represented clients on distressed matters and restructuring of financial arrangements. His recent representations include advising Diamondback Energy and affiliates on the sale of producing non-operated properties in the Delaware Basin to Riverbend Energy Group; advising Apache Corporation and affiliates on multiple transactions, including divestitures of producing assets in New Mexico and the Permian Basin; and advising Grit Oil & Gas Management, LLC and its affiliate in the divestiture of Grit Oil & Gas II, LLC to Jonah Energy LLC.
Lee has been recognized in Chambers USA for Nationwide Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) since 2021, in Chambers Global for Energy: Oil and Gas (Transactional) since 2022, and in The Legal 500 US for Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas since 2023. He was named to Hart Energy’s Oil and Gas Investor Forty Under 40 list in 2018 and recognized by Law360 as an Energy Rising Star. Lee earned a B.A. and an M.A. from The University of Texas at Austin and a J.D., with honors, from The University of Texas School of Law.