Private Equity Lawyer David Denechaud Joins Andrews Kurth in Houston

HOUSTON – Andrews Kurth is pleased to announce that David Denechaud has joined the firm as a Partner in the Corporate/Securities practice.  

Previously a partner in the New York office of Dechert LLP, Denechaud has a broad transactional practice involving the representation of private and public companies in financial and strategic acquisitions and dispositions, financings, contests for corporate control, and securities issues.

“We’re pleased to have David come aboard and know that he will be a strong contributor to the firm’s private equity practice,” said Managing Partner Bob Jewell. 

Denechaud’s clients have included private equity sponsors and related portfolio companies, mezzanine lenders, and operating companies at various levels of development—from companies at the venture stage to mature public companies. He has extensive experience with leveraged and management buy-outs, recapitalizations, and public and private securities offerings and financing transactions. He also advises private and public companies on general corporate matters and regulatory compliance.

“Andrews Kurth is nationally recognized for its Transactional practice,” said Denechaud. “I look forward to contributing to the growth of the firm’s Private Equity section.”

Denechaud received his J.D. in 1998 from Georgetown University Law Center and his B.A. in 1994 from the University of Virginia.

The Andrews Kurth Corporate/Securities practice is among the best in the nation at helping clients raise equity and debt financing and has facilitated nearly $55 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions in the last two years (December 2005 - Present). The Corporate/Securities practice was recognized as one of the 15 “Top Transactional Practices” in the American Lawyer 2007 Corporate Scorecard, based on the number of categories for which the firm was ranked in the top 10. The practice also was ranked in two new categories in 2006: IPOs, Issuer’s Counsel and Equities by U.S. Corporations, Issuer’s Counsel.

For more than a century, Andrews Kurth has built its practice on the belief that “straight talk is good business.” Real answers, clear vision and mutual respect define the firm’s relationships with clients, colleagues, communities and employees. With more than 400 lawyers and offices in Austin, Beijing, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, The Woodlands and Washington, DC, Andrews Kurth represents a wide array of clients in all areas of business law. For more information about Andrews Kurth, please visit andrewskurth.com.