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Vinson & Elkins provided tax advice, led by partner David Peck, to Southwest Airlines on the $1.4 billion agreement to acquire AirTran Holdings in October 2010. This transaction was the second major airline deal of the year that the tax team handled. ... [more]

Vinson & Elkins provided tax advice, led by partner David Peck, to Southwest Airlines on the $1.4 billion agreement to acquire AirTran Holdings in October 2010. This transaction was the second major airline deal of the year that the tax team handled. The practice added four new associates in 2011. The practice also acted as tax counsel in 2010 for seven recent formations and initial public offerings for master limited partnerships: Rhino Resource Partners; QR energy; CVR Energy; Tesoro Logistics; Golar LNG Partners; Compressco Partners and Oiltanking Partners. The deal involved the formation of publicly traded partnerships owning shipping, storage, earnings and profits, coal, and the manufacturing of production enhancement solutions, in a series of transactions totalling $1.7 billion.