HireMD/PartnerFebruary 13, 2026
Melissa Raciti-Knapp joins Vinson & Elkins as Partner, Finance
Previously Head of US Energy and Infrastructure at Freshfields
Context
A marquee lateral hire — Raciti-Knapp led Freshfields' US energy and infrastructure practice and co-headed its Latin America practice. She is Chambers-ranked for projects work and joins V&E to meet surging demand in power and data center project finance.
Move Details
- Person
- Melissa Raciti-Knapp
- New Firm
- Vinson & Elkins
- New Title
- Partner, Finance
- Previous Firm
- Freshfields
- Previous Title
- Head of US Energy and Infrastructure
- Announced
- February 13, 2026
- Effective
- February 13, 2026
- Seniority
- MD/Partner
- Move Type
- Hire
Tags
law firm
Sources
- https://www.velaw.com/news/vinson-elkins-hires-melissa-raciti-knapp-as-finance-partner/(law firm announcement)