Vinson & Elkins has appointed Francisco J Morales Barrón as a partner based in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice group based in New York.
Vinson & Elkins has appointed Francisco J Morales Barrón as a partner based in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions (MA) and Private Equity practice group based in New York.
Morales’ practice focuses on public and private company mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, activist defense, and public company corporate governance. His roster of clients has included KKR, Accenture, Danaher Corporation and Fox Corporation. He joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis.
Morales received his BA degree from Yale University and his JD degree, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was an Executive Editor of the Law Review and President of the Latino Law School Association.