Overview

Mike Marek is a corporate partner in the Houston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Mike advises private equity firms, other financial sponsors, portfolio companies and a variety of public and private businesses in connection with a wide range of strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts and joint ventures. Mike’s work spans a variety of industries, with a particular focus on the energy, services and infrastructure sectors, including traditional hydrocarbon and energy transition segments.

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Thought Leadership

Seminars

Speaker, “Mineral Company Structures,” World Oilman’s Mineral & Royalty Conference, April 18, 2022

Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America, “Ones to Watch,” (Houston): Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, 2021–2024; Corporate Law, 2023–2024

Memberships & Affiliations

Texas Energy Law Association

University of Texas Friar Society

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • Texas

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

  • University of Texas at Austin School of LawJ.D.with Honors2014
    Editor-in-Chief, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas & Energy Law
  • University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of BusinessM.B.A. (Energy Finance Concentration)2014

    Sord Scholar Award

    Dean’s Award

  • Stanford UniversityB.A., International Relations2009