About me

Address: Houston: 1111 Louisiana Street, 44th Floor, Houston, TX 77002-5200

Areas of Focus: Tax; Investment Management & Transactional Tax; Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances; Projects & Energy Transition; Public Company Advisory

Biography:
Alison advises clients on the federal income tax aspects of business transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other partnership arrangements; recapitalizations; restructuring (in- and out-of-court); and other financing transactions, with a focus primarily in the energy sector.
She also frequently serves as tax counsel in capital markets transactions, advising public companies (including MLPs) and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on equity and debt offerings, public mergers and spin-offs.
Furthermore, Alison is the partner in charge of the Houston office.

Representative Work:
- Represented MRC Global Inc., a global distributor of pipe, values and fittings and other infrastructure products and services, in its $1.5 billion all-stock merger with DNOW Inc.
- Represented Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) on its $1.84 billion acquisition of Foley Products Company, a leading supplier of precast concrete and pipe products to the Southeast U.S.
- Represented Diamondback Energy Inc. in its $750 million sale of Environmental Disposal Systems, LLC to Deep Blue Midland Basin LLC.
- Represented Aquadrill in its ~$1 billion all-stock merger with Seadrill, a leading offshore drilling contractor.
- Advised TWFG Holding Company, LLC in connection with its insurance company spin-off to members and additional capital contributions, including devising the spin-off plan and working with the general counsel’s office and the company’s outside accountant in ensuring a tax-efficient structure.
- Represented EOG Resources, Inc. in its $2.5 billion combination with Yates Petroleum Corporation, including providing a related tax opinion regarding the tax-free status of a related spin-off transaction by Yates.
- Represented Talos Energy Inc., which through its Talos Low Carbon Solutions division, formed a joint venture with Carbonvert, Inc. and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. to develop the Bayou Bend CCS offshore carbon capture and sequestration hub.
- Represented the Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders of Foresight Energy LP in the chapter 11 cases of Foresight Energy LP and its affiliated debtors and debtors in possession.

Credentials:
Education: LL.M., New York University School of Law, 2004; J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2003 (cum laude); B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 2000 (with honors)
Bar Admissions: Texas, 2004

Recognitions:
- Chambers USA, Tax, 2017-2026.
- The Legal 500 US , US Taxes: Non-Contentious, 2023-2024.
- State Bar of Texas, Asian Pacific Interest Section, Justice David Wellington Chew Award, 2026.
- Euromoney, Expert Guide, Women in Business Law: Tax, 2022.
- Corporate Counsel, Women, Influence & Power in Law: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion, 2022.
- The Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law, 2021-2022.
- Diversity Journal , Asian Leaders Worth Watching, 2021.
- Houston Business Journal , Outstanding Diversity Champion, 2021.
- Turnarounds & Workouts , Top Bankruptcy Tax Specialists, 2017-2018 and 2020.
- State Bar of Texas, Asian Pacific Interest Section, Champion of Diversity, 2020.
- Texas Lawyer , Diversity and Inclusion Champion, 2019.
- Houston Business Journal , Women Who Mean Business, 2019.
- University of Houston Law Center, Alumni Awards, Private Sector Achievement, 2019.
- Texas Lawyer , Lawyer on the Rise, 2017.
- Texas Diversity & Leadership Conference, Most Powerful and Influential Women, 2016.
- State Bar of Texas, Asian Pacific Interest Section, Best Lawyer Under 40, 2016.
- Houston Business Journal , 40 Under 40, 2016.

Affiliations:
- Board of Directors, Houston Area Women’s Center (HAWC).
- Board of Directors, Asian American Bar Association of Houston.
- Member, Houston Bar Association Tax Section.
- Member, Texas Bar Association Tax Section.
- Member, State Bar of Texas Asian Pacific Interest Section.

Insights:
- Akin Advises ePointZero in $2.25 Billion Acquisition of Traverse Midstream Partners (July 28, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-epointzero-in-dollar225-billion-acquisition-of-traverse-midstream-partners
- Chambers USA 2026 Recognizes Akin Lawyers and Practices  (June 4, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/awards-and-accolades/chambers-usa-2026-recognizes-akin-lawyers-and-practices
- Fifth Circuit Overrules Tax Court, Providing Major Victory for Limited Partners on Self-Employment Tax (January 26, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/fifth-circuit-overrules-tax-court-providing-major-victory-for-limited-partners-on-self-employment-tax
- New Section 892 Regulations: Action Points for Private Fund Sponsors and Non-U.S. Pension Plan & Sovereign Investors (December 24, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/new-section-892-regulations-action-points-for-private-fund-sponsors-and-non-us-pension-plan-and-sovereign-investors
- Akin Advises EOG Resources in $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering  (December 4, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-eog-resources-in-1-billion-senior-notes-offering
- Akin Advises Enterprise in Its Agreement with ExxonMobil to Acquire Joint Interest in Enterprise’s Bahia NGL Pipeline   (December 3, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-enterprise-in-its-agreement-with-exxonmobil-to-acquire-joint-interest-in-enterprises-bahia-ngl-pipeline
- Akin Advises Energy Transfer on Strategic Crude Oil Pipeline Joint Venture with Enbridge (November 11, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-energy-transfer-on-strategic-crude-oil-pipeline-joint-venture-with-enbridge
- Akin Advises CMC in its $1.84 Billion Acquisition of Foley Products Company  (October 16, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-cmc-in-its-dollar184-billion-acquisition-of-foley-products-company
- Akin Advises Diamondback Energy in the Sale of its Equity Interest in Epic Crude Holdings, LP   (September 5, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-diamondback-energy-in-the-sale-of-its-equity-interest-in-epic-crude-holdings-lp
- Akin Advises Diamondback Energy in Its $750 Million Sale of Environmental Disposal Systems  (September 3, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-diamondback-energy-in-its-dollar750-million-sale-of-environmental-disposal-systems
- Akin Advises Sumitomo Corporation of Americas on its Strategic Investment in Independence Hydrogen   (July 22, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-sumitomo-corporation-of-americas-on-its-strategic-investment-in-independence-hydrogen
- Akin Advises EOG Resources in $3.5 Billion Senior Notes Offering  (July 2, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-eog-resources-in-dollar35-billion-senior-notes-offering