Eliot Cotton

Eliot is Assistant General Counsel at Riverstone Holdings, LLC. Previously, he was a Senior Associate, Venture Capital at Vinson & Elkins where he represented founders, high-growth companies and venture capital firms through the entire life cycle of a company, with a particular emphasis on the formation and financing of emerging companies. He guided clients through issues involving corporate and securities law, corporate formations, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and all other issues that early-stage companies encounter. In addition, Eliot represented clients in the formation and operation of investment funds, public and private transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, internal reorganizations, and general corporate matters across several different industries, such as oil and gas (upstream, midstream, and downstream), real estate, health care, and entertainment. He regularly drafted and negotiated key transactional agreements, including purchase and sale agreements, term sheets, nondisclosure agreements, and other ancillary agreements.