James Garrett

James Garrett is a partner in Latham & Watkins’ Houston office and a member of the firm’s Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Practices.

Mr. Garrett’s principal areas of practice are private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital. He counsels private equity and venture capital investors and their portfolio companies, as well as entrepreneurs, and public and private companies in connection with corporate and transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, growth equity and private financing transactions, joint ventures, and corporate reorganizations, as well as on general corporate matters.

He has diverse transactional experience and frequently counsels clients across a broad range of industries, including oil and gas, renewables, industrials, technology, software, digital infrastructure, and financial services, among others.

Mr. Garrett is recognized as a Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers 2016-2019 (Thomson Reuters). He currently serves as a Director at Interfaith CarePartners and as a Director at the Texas Hearing Institute. He also previously served on the Founding Advisory Board of Greentown Labs Houston, Houston’s first climatetech and cleantech-focused startup incubator.