Latham & Watkins Lawyers Recognized at 2025 Texas Legal Awards
Texas Lawyer names Ryan Maierson Attorney of the Year and honors Ryan Lynch with On the Rise recognition.
Ryan Maierson advises companies on M&A and capital markets transactions. He previously served as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, as Global Chair of Latham’s Public Company Representation Practice, Co-Chair of the firm’s ESG Task Force, and Chair of the firm’s Houston Corporate Department.
Ryan regularly guides public and private companies across industries — with a particular focus on energy, energy transition, and related technologies — on transactions including:
Ryan brings more than 25 years of extensive deal-making experience and a broad perspective to his transactional advice. He forges long-term relationships with clients to advance their business objectives while helping them navigate corporate-governance compliance and other public-company requirements.
Ryan has garnered recognition from industry-leading publications, including Lawdragon, Law360, Texas Best Lawyers, Legal 500 US, Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, Who’s Who Legal, and Texas Super Lawyers. He was named the 2025 Texas Attorney of the year by Texas Lawyer and is one of only three lawyers ranked in the top two Bands for both Texas M&A and Texas Capital Markets by Chambers USA. Additionally, Ryan was ranked the #1 Public Company M&A Legal Advisor by Deal Count for 2021 and 2023, and #3 Public Company M&A Legal Adviser by Deal Count for 2022, according to Deal Point Data.
Ryan, a native Houstonian, is a recognized thought leader with particular skill at distilling complex concepts into commercially responsive advice. He serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center, where he has co-taught “Doing Deals” — a course on M&A practice — since 2008.
Ryan’s representative experience includes advising:
Texas Lawyer names Ryan Maierson Attorney of the Year and honors Ryan Lynch with On the Rise recognition.
Houston corporate partner Ryan Maierson discusses his career achievements with Texas Lawyer.
Houston corporate partner Ryan Maierson discusses the keys to success in an evolving and competitive transactional environment.