24 Aug 2026
Clay Brett Joins Gibson Dunn in Houston as Partner in Private Equity and Energy and Infrastructure
"Clay Brett joins Gibson Dunn in Houston as a partner in the Private Equity and Energy and Infrastructure practice groups, advising on M&A, investment and financing matters across the energy sector."
Clay is a preeminent advisor on M&A, investment, and financing matters in the energy industry, with experience in principal investor and general counsel roles. He represents sponsors and portfolio companies across the capital lifecycle and has broad transactional experience spanning M&A, A&D, structured equity, structured credit, fund and investment vehicle formation, drillcos, derivatives, joint ventures, commercial agreements, and management incentives. His energy subsector expertise includes upstream, midstream, LNG, oilfield services, drillships, distributed power generation, solar, battery storage, CNG, RNG, CCUS and helium extraction.
He joins Gibson Dunn as a partner. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Clay was a partner at an international law firm. Previously, he was a partner and investment principal at Millennial Energy Partners, where he led investment origination, structuring, negotiation, and risk management for Millennial’s affiliated York Tactical Energy Fund, and he served as General Counsel of an upstream portfolio company operating in the STACK play of Oklahoma.