Atty. David Castro
David Castro Jr. is a corporate partner in the Houston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. David’s practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions and the formation of joint ventures involving energy assets across the value chain, including traditional and renewable energy sources.
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David Castro is a business attorney based in Houston, Texas, practicing at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Educated at University of Chicago (J.D., 2009). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026). Serands clients in Houston, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- David Castro Jr. is a corporate partner in the Houston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. David’s practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions and the formation of joint ventures involving energy assets across the value chain, including traditional and renewable energy sources
- David has represented clients in connection with the purchase and sale of a broad range of assets, including upstream and midstream oil and gas assets and companies, processing and fractionation facilities and specialty chemical businesses
- David also regularly advises clients on joint development and farmout agreements, exchange agreements, gathering and processing agreements and other commercial arrangements concerning the development of oil and gas properties
- David has been recognized in Chambers Global for Energy: Oil & Gas Transactional (USA) for 2022–2025, and in Chambers USA for Energy: Oil & Gas — Transactional (Nationwide) for 2017–2025, with clients noting that he is “intelligent, analytical and thoughtful when working through a transaction
- He is very commercially focused.”
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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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