Hillary Holmes
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Hillary Holmes is a partner in the global law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Co-Chair of the firm’s Capital Markets practice group. Hillary advises corporations, banks and private equity firms on long-term and strategic capital raising. She also counsels boards of directors, special committees and financial advisors in M&A transactions and complex situations. She regularly advises companies on obligations under federal securities laws, corporate governance and ESG issues.
Hillary is ranked among the leading business lawyers in the energy industry. She was named one of the 25 Most Influential Women in Energy, is the only woman to be recognized in the top tier by both Chambers USA and Chambers Global in the category that covers energy capital markets, and she has been recognized as a Capital Markets Trailblazer by The National Law Journal, a Most Effective Dealmaker by Texas Lawyer, a Woman Who Means Business by the Houston Business Journal, and received accolades from Legal 500, Law 360, LawDragon 500, the National Association of Women Attorneys, among others. Hillary frequently speaks and writes on topics relating to the energy industry, US capital markets and ESG issues.
Hillary received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Duke University. An advocate for equal access to legal services for all members of Houston’s community, she is a former member of the Board of Directors of Houston Volunteer Lawyers, a member of the Board of Directors of the Houston Bar Foundation, and donates a significant amount of legal services to the community each year. Hillary also serves on the Advisory Committee of the Institute for Energy Law and on the Editorial Board of Insights.
