Profile: Douglas S Bland

Douglas S Bland Law Firm: Vinson & Elkins LLP
Office: Vinson & Elkins LLP
First City Tower
1001 Fannin, Suite 2500
TX 77002-6760
City: Houston
State: Texas
Country: USA
Tel: +1 713 758 2498
Fax: +1 713 615 5649
Email: dbland@velaw.com

Project Finance

Biography: Project Finance

Doug Bland is a partner in the business and international section of Vinson & Elkins. For more than 20 years, Mr Bland has engaged in a domestic and international business transactions practice that focuses on energy, project finance and development, and mergers and acquisitions (including joint ventures). His experience covers a broad spectrum of energy-related matters within the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors. Mr Bland is the co-head of the firm's worldwide project finance and development practice group and is also a member of the firm's energy and mergers and acquisitions practice groups.

Mr Bland has been recognised by Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers in energy law, 2002-2005, and in projects law, 2006; by Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers in projects and energy and natural resources law, 2003-2007; Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers, 2007; Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers, 1999-2007; The Best Lawyers in America in corporate law, 2003-2007, in energy and project finance law, 2006-2007, in M&A and securities law, 2003-2004 and 2007; The International Who's Who of Oil and Gas Lawyers, 2007; and by Texas Monthly as a 'Texas Super Lawyer' in energy/oil & gas law, 2005-2007.

Mr Bland graduated from the University of Virginia, BA in Economics in 1981, and the University of Michigan, JD in 1984.

This biography is an extract from Who's Who Legal: Texas which can be purchased from our bookstore.

Oil and Gas

Biography: Oil and Gas

Doug Bland is a partner in the business and international section of Vinson & Elkins. For more than 20 years, Mr Bland has engaged in a domestic and international business transactions practice that focuses on energy, project finance and development, and mergers and acquisitions (including joint ventures). His experience covers a broad spectrum of energy-related matters within the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors. Mr Bland is the co-head of the firm's worldwide project finance and development practice group and is also a member of the firm's energy and mergers and acquisitions practice groups.

Mr Bland has been recognised by Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers in energy law, 2002-2005, and in projects law, 2006; by Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers in projects and energy and natural resources law, 2003-2007; Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers, 2007; Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers, 1999-2007; The Best Lawyers in America in corporate law, 2003-2007, in energy and project finance law, 2006-2007, in M&A and securities law, 2003-2004 and 2007; International Who's Who of Oil and Gas Lawyers, 2007; and by Texas Monthly as a 'Texas super lawyer' in energy/oil & gas law, 2005-2007.

Mr Bland graduated from the University of Virginia, BA in economics in 1981, and the University of Michigan, JD in 1984.

This biography is an extract from Who's Who Legal: Texas which can be purchased from our bookstore.