Kene C. Obi

Associate Attorney

Kene Obi is an associate in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. He currently practices in the firm’s Oil and Gas, Energy, Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions practice groups.

Kene advises and represents private equity clients and their portfolio companies and management teams in connection with a variety of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (including upstream and midstream transactions), joint venture arrangements, dispositions and other general corporate matters.

He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He also received a B.A., with Honors, in Physics, from Grinnell College, Iowa and an MSc., in Electrical and Systems Engineering, from Washington University in St. Louis.

Kene is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas.

Capabilities

Credentials

Education:
  • Harvard University - 2020 Juris Doctor
  • Washington University in St. Louis - 2012 Master of Science
  • Grinnell College - 2009 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
  • Texas Bar