Bio

Wesley Williams is a leader of Akin Gump’s energy team. He has more than two decades of experience structuring transactions across the energy sector, with a particular emphasis on upstream and midstream transactions. His clients include private equity funds, public and private companies and management teams. He advises on a diverse range of corporate matters including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, financings and other partnership matters. In addition, Wes represents private investment fund sponsors in structuring and forming private equity investment funds and oil and gas resource and minerals funds. He also counsels public companies in connection with public equity and debt offerings, corporate governance, SEC reporting, and general securities compliance. Wes previously served as the firmwide corporate and securities practice leader at another law firm.