Atty. Andrew T. Calder
Andrew Calder is a partner in the Houston and Austin offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP where he also serves as a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities law, and corporate governance, with a particular focus on the energy sector.
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Andrew T. Calder is a business and m&a attorney based in Houston, Texas, practicing at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Educated at University of Oxford (—, 2002) and BPP University Law School (—, 2001). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Houston, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Andrew Calder is a partner in the Houston and Austin offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP where he also serves as a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee
- His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities law, and corporate governance, with a particular focus on the energy sector
- Andrew is recognized in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) 2015–2022, Corporate/M&A 2016–2022 and Energy: Electricity (Transactional) 2019–2022
- In addition, he was named an American Lawyer Dealmaker of the Year in 2018, Energy & Services, Power, Utilities Lawyer of the Year by The Deal in 2018, recognized as a Top Dealmaker by Texas Lawyer's 2018 Professional Excellence Awards, Highly Regarded in Texas by IFLR1000 2019–2023, an influential energy leader in Houston Business Journal’s Who’s Who in Energy for 2015–2016 and recognized in The Legal 500 U.S. for 2015–2022
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Houston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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