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16 Apr 2026

O'Melveny Adds Dallas M&A Partners Ryan Gorsche and Katie Legband O'Brien

"O'Melveny hires Dallas partners Ryan Gorsche and Katie Legband O'Brien into its Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Private Equity Group to handle deals across energy, technology, transportation, media and health care."

Ryan Gorsche and Katie Legband O'Brien have joined O'Melveny's Dallas office as partners in the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Private Equity Group. Gorsche and O'Brien bring nearly 30 combined years of experience and a practice portfolio spanning industries that include energy, technology, transportation, media, and health care. They join O'Melveny from the Dallas office of BakerHostetler, where they practiced together in that firm's Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, and Venture Capital practices. Ryan Gorsche is recognized among the leading corporate dealmakers in Texas. He represents private and public companies and private equity sponsors in a broad spectrum of complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including buy-side and sell-side acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, divestitures, corporate restructurings, and venture capital financings. Earlier in his career he served as in-house counsel for a multibillion-dollar hedge and private investment fund. Gorsche earned his J.D. from the University of Texas Law School, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and articles editor for the Texas Law Review, and his B.A. from Dartmouth College. Katie Legband O'Brien is an accomplished dealmaker and trusted adviser who guides clients through M&A transactions, dispositions, and other corporate matters. She represents a wide range of corporate entities, both privately and publicly owned, and advises market-leading private equity sponsors. Before entering private practice she served as a judicial intern for the Supreme Court of Texas. O'Brien earned her J.D. from the University of Texas Law School, where she was a member of the Order of the Coif and associate editor for the Texas Law Review, and her B.A. magna cum laude from Southern Methodist University.
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