Orrick Adds Energy M&A Partner in Houston

• Nick Woodruff joins Orrick as a partner on its Energy & Infrastructure team in Houston.
• Nick advises on strategic and public M&A and has extensive experience in private equity across the oil & gas, power, renewables and infrastructure industries.
• Nick recently advised Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a joint venture with GATX Corporation to acquire Wells Fargo & Company's rail car leasing business for $4.4 billion and Triton International Limited, a subsidiary of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, in its $1 billion acquisition of Global Container International LLC.
• This hire continues Orrick's momentum in building out its global Energy & Infrastructure platform, to which the firm recruited 18 partners in 12 markets in 2025, including Anna Howell to lead Orrick's global Oil & Gas practice.
• Nick joins from Skadden.

"We are excited to add a talent of Nick's caliber in Houston to help meet record client demand as we gear up for another busy year of investment in energy," said Dahl Thompson, co-leader of Orrick's global Energy & Infrastructure practice.

"I'm thrilled to join one of the most innovative teams in the market at Orrick, with incredible momentum right now across all energy asset classes," Nick added. "I'm excited to collaborate with my new colleagues to further build out our Houston team in Texas."

Orrick was named a 2025 Energy Practice Group of the Year by Law360. The firm acts for four of the top 10 oil & gas majors, 60 of the top 100 energy & infrastructure investors and half of the top 50 renewables sponsors worldwide.