Global law firm Clifford Chance has appointed Alexandra Wilde as Office Managing Partner of its Houston office, highlighting the firm’s continued investment in the US market and its broader growth strategy across the Americas.
Wilde joined Clifford Chance in 2023 as a partner in the Corporate M&A practice when the firm opened its Houston office. She advises private equity and strategic investors on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, minority and majority investments, joint ventures, and other corporate matters.
Her experience spans a range of sectors, including energy, infrastructure, and industrial markets. Wilde has worked extensively on transactions involving energy transition technologies such as solar, wind, battery storage, biofuels, and other clean and renewable energy initiatives, as well as traditional upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas projects. Her work also covers transportation and logistics, manufacturing, defense, aerospace, and specialty chemicals.
The Houston office was launched in 2023 to expand Clifford Chance’s global energy and infrastructure capabilities in one of the most important energy hubs in the world. Since opening, the office has grown to more than 40 attorneys and advises clients on energy, infrastructure, environmental transactions, regulatory, tax, M&A, private capital, technology, and Latin American matters.
The leadership appointment reflects the firm’s focus on strengthening its presence in Texas and supporting clients involved in complex cross-border transactions and private capital activity in sectors central to the region’s economy.
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“Alex is the right leader for our Houston office at an important moment in Clifford Chance’s growth in the US. Houston is a critical market for our clients and for the firm, particularly across energy, infrastructure, private capital and complex cross-border matters. Alex brings outstanding judgment, strong client relationships and a deep understanding of the sectors driving demand in this dynamic market, and I am confident she will help lead the next phase of our growth across the US region.”
Sharis Pozen, Regional Managing Partner For The Americas, Clifford Chance
“I am honored to take on this role at such an exciting time for our Houston office. Since opening in 2023, we have built a strong platform in a market that is central to our clients and to many of the firm’s global priorities. I look forward to working with our outstanding team in Houston and across the firm to continue building our presence and supporting clients across this important business hub.”
Alexandra Wilde, Office Managing Partner (Houston), Clifford Chance
