International Energy · Corporate · Strategic Counsel

Nicolas J. Evanoff

Evanoff & Associates PLLC

Legal counsel, board advisory and deal team leadership for complex international transactions and strategic matters in the energy and industrial sectors.

Nicolas J. Evanoff

Experienced Counsel.
Executive Perspective.

Nicolas J. Evanoff is a general counsel and C-suite legal executive with extensive international experience advising boards, senior management teams, investors and deal participants on sophisticated legal and commercial matters. His regional experience spans MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and Southeast Asia, Europe and North America.

His background spans public and private companies, private equity-backed enterprises, cross-border transactions, corporate governance, securities and financial reporting, commercial contracting, restructuring, sensitive internal investigations, litigation and arbitration.

Evanoff & Associates PLLC provides senior-level legal judgment with the practical perspective of an executive who has spent decades inside complex international businesses. Non-legal leadership experience in investor relations, corporate communications and risk management further broadens the business perspective the firm brings to complex matters across diverse corporate environments.
20 yearsGeneral counsel / chief legal officer roles
$14B+Transactions negotiated and closed
GlobalWork across six major regions
RecognitionHouston’s Outstanding General Counsel — 2014

Core Capabilities

The firm focuses on matters at the intersection of legal analysis, commercial judgment, board-level perspective and transaction execution, backed by an unparalleled depth and breadth of on-point experience.

Cross-Border M&A and Strategic Transactions
International Financing and Capital Markets
Board and Executive Advisory
Corporate Governance and Securities Matters
Commercial Agreements and Negotiations
Energy and Industrial Sector Transactions
Restructuring and Special Situations
Litigation, Arbitration and Internal Investigations

Selected Credentials

Prior leadership roles: Apex International Energy, Atlantia Resources, Vantage Drilling, Erin Energy, Frontera Resources, Transmeridian Exploration, Pride International and Transocean.

Private practice: Baker Botts LLP, corporate and securities law.

Education: Fulbright Scholar, Universität Kiel, Germany; J.D., magna cum laude, University of Houston Law Center; B.S., Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University.

Bar admission: Texas.

Contact

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