Josh Rutenberg

Houston

T: +1.713.758.2544

F: +1.713.615.5064

Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue
Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002

E: jrutenberg@velaw.com

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Josh’s principal area of practice is corporate finance and securities law, including securities offerings, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate representation.

Credentials

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2022 (Editorial Board, Virginia Law & Business Review)
Rice University, B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2012

Texas
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

California Air Resources Board Invites Comments on Climate Disclosure Laws

InsightDecember 18, 2024
V&E Climate Change Update

Energy TransitionEnvironmental
Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules

InsightDecember 13, 2024
V&E SEC Update

Energy Transition
California Provides Enforcement Relief on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Law

InsightDecember 11, 2024
V&E ESG Update

Energy TransitionEnvironmental
Fifth Circuit Affirms SEC’s Authority Over Shareholder Proposals

InsightNovember 19, 2024
V&E SEC Update

Energy TransitionRegulatory Roundup
SEC Charges Invesco Advisers for Making Misleading ESG Claims

InsightNovember 14, 2024
V&E SEC Update | Published by Law360, November 19, 2024

Regulatory Roundup
Ongoing Legal Battle Over California’s Climate-Related Disclosure Laws: District Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment

InsightNovember 7, 2024
V&E Climate Change Update

Energy TransitionRegulatory Roundup
Vinson & Elkins' Quarterly Securities & ESG Updates - Fall 2024

InsightOctober 17, 2024
V&E Securities & ESG Update

Energy TransitionEnvironmentalManaging the Modern WorkplaceRegulatory RoundupTechnology
California Sues Oil Company for Plastics Recycling Claims

InsightSeptember 24, 2024
V&E ESG Update

Energy Transition
SEC Eliminates ESG Task Force

InsightSeptember 13, 2024

Regulatory Roundup
EnLink Midstream Announces Pricing of $500 million of Senior Notes Due 2034

Deals & CasesAugust 13, 2024
LandBridge Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering and Concurrent Private Placement

Deals & CasesJune 28, 2024
California Seeks Disgorgement of Oil Profits For Alleged Greenwashing And Climate Deception

InsightJune 21, 2024
V&E ESG Update

Energy TransitionEnvironmental
Crescent Energy to Acquire SilverBow Resources for $2.1 Billion, Creating a Leading Growth Through Acquisition Company with a Premier Eagle Ford Position

Deals & CasesMay 16, 2024
SEC’s Final Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

InsightMarch 28, 2024

Energy TransitionRegulatory Roundup
Narrowing the Scope: The SEC Finalized its Climate-Related Disclosure Rule

InsightMarch 15, 2024
V&E SEC Update | Originally Published March 7, 2024

Energy TransitionEnvironmental
Stonepeak to Acquire 50% Interest in Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project

Deals & CasesFebruary 22, 2024

Energy Transition
Diamondback Energy, Inc. and Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. to Merge to Create a Premier Permian Independent Oil and Gas Company

Deals & CasesFebruary 12, 2024
Courting Shareholder Proposals: ExxonMobil Sidesteps SEC and Sues to Block Scope 3 Shareholder Proposal

InsightFebruary 2, 2024
V&E SEC Update | Originally Published January 22, 2024

Energy Transition
Business Groups Sue California to Block Climate Disclosure Laws

InsightFebruary 1, 2024
V&E SEC Update

Energy Transition
COP28: Outcomes & Next Steps

InsightJanuary 5, 2024

Energy Transition
California’s Combatting of Greenwashing in the Voluntary Carbon Market

InsightDecember 8, 2023
V&E Environmental Update | Originally Published November 14, 2023

Environmental
Shorter Schedule 13D and Schedule 13G Filing Deadlines and New Guidance: SEC Adopts Final Rules Amending Beneficial Ownership Reporting

InsightOctober 16, 2023
V&E SEC Update
Vinson & Elkins' Quarterly Securities & ESG Updates - Fall 2023

InsightOctober 12, 2023

Energy TransitionEnvironmentalManaging the Modern WorkplaceRegulatory Roundup
Civitas Resources, Inc. Announces $1 Billion Senior Notes

Deals & CasesOctober 11, 2023
1979 Royalties Announces Northern Midland Basin Minerals & Royalty Acquisition From Peacemaker Royalties

Deals & CasesSeptember 28, 2023
The Evolving Role of ESG in M&A: Balancing Risks and Opportunities

InsightSeptember 27, 2023

Power Play
HighPeak Energy, Inc. Announces Closing of Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock

Deals & CasesJuly 21, 2023
V&E Quarterly Securities & ESG Updates - Summer 2023

InsightJuly 12, 2023
V&E Securities & ESG Update

Energy TransitionEnvironmentalManaging the Modern Workplace
COSO Releases New Guidance on Internal Controls for Sustainable Reporting

InsightJune 12, 2023
Baytex Announces Pricing of Upsized Private Offering of $800 Million of Senior Notes

Deals & CasesApril 19, 2023
Baytex Energy Corp. to Acquire Eagle Ford Operator Ranger Oil Corporation

Deals & CasesFebruary 28, 2023
Moves Made Toward a New Sustainability Reporting System in Europe: The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

InsightFebruary 3, 2023

Environmental

Josh Rutenberg

Credentials

News & Insights