Alyssa Huang is an associate in the Environmental Transactions Practice Group in the Houston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Energy
Savage in its acquisition of Texon, a midstream service provider of butane blending and energy marketing
Devon Energy in its agreement with BPX, its partner in the Blackhawk Field in the Eagle Ford, to dissolve the partnership within the play
Permian Resources Corp. (NYSE: PR) in its pending $180 million sale of natural gas and oil gathering systems located primarily in Reeves County, Texas to Kinetik Holdings (NYSE: KNTK)
Diamond Offshore Drilling (NYSE: DO), a provider of offshore drilling services, in its $1.6 billion sale to Noble Corp. (NYSE: NE; CSE: NOBLE)
Infrastructure
Blackstone in the acquisition of Power Grid Components, a provider of critical components for protection, monitoring and safety applications in electrical substations, from Shorehill Capital
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) in its acquisition of Trystar, a provider of electrical equipment used for backup power solutions
Blackstone in its over $500 million investment in Lancium, a company constructing over 5 gigawatts of data centers in West Texas to support the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence applications
Haynes International (NASDAQ: HAYN), a provider of high-performance alloys, in its $970 million sale to North American Stainless
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice-backed Veritiv Corporation in its AUD 1.775 billion acquisition of Orora Packaging Solutions from Orora (ASX: ORA)
Technology
Vista Equity Partners, alongside Blackstone, in the $8.4 billion acquisition of Smartsheet (NYSE: SMAR), a provider of an enterprise platform for work management
GTCR in its $1.33 billion investment in Tricentis, a provider of continuous software testing and engineering services
Thoma Bravo-backed LogRhythm in its merger with Exabeam, a provider of AI-driven cybersecurity solutions
Silver Point on its potential loan to Tetra Technologies Inc.
Healthcare
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) in its $3.2 billion acquisition of Morphic (NASDAQ: MORF), a biotechnology company
Ascend Capital Partners in its acquisition of Unison Therapy Services, a provider of therapy services for children
BC Partners in its acquisition of a majority stake in PetLab Co., an independent pet supplement brand headquartered in London
Clerk & Government Experience
Honors Law ClerkUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance2021
ExternHonorable Jay C. ZaineyUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana2018
Prior Experience
Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2022
Summer Associate Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 2021
Corporate Paralegal, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, 2019–2020
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Co-Author, “Mining Law of 1872: Proposed Modernization, Recommendations, and Anticipated Impacts on Permitting,” The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law, 2024
Memberships & Affiliations
Houston Representative of Kirkland’s API Professional Network
Women’s Professional Network
Asian American Bar Association of Houston
Harvard Law School Association of Houston
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2023Texas
Education
Harvard Law SchoolJ.D.2023
Teaching Fellow, Professor Kristen A. Stilt
Executive Board Member, Harvard Law School Texas Club
Mentor, Asian Pacific American Law Student Association
Tulane UniversityB.A., Political Economy & Environmental Studiesmagna cum laude2019