
Capital Markets
Energy and Infrastructure
Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Oil and Gas
Power and Renewables
Private Equity
Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance
Doug Rayburn is a partner at Gibson Dunn, working from the Dallas and Houston offices. He is a member of the firm's Capital Markets, Energy & Infrastructure, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, and Securities Regulation & Corporate Governance Practice Groups. Doug specializes in securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. With extensive experience, he has represented issuers and underwriters in over 250 public offerings and private placements. Doug also advises on corporate governance and has been recognized by Chambers USA and Best Lawyers® for his expertise in high-yield debt and M&A law.
Doug Rayburn's representative experience includes advising:
Capital Markets Transactions
Mergers and Acquisitions

- Celanese Corporation entered into a financing transaction in the USA on a date not available. - Deal value was 3100000000 Sector: not available; Location: USA. - On the acquirer side, counsel was not available; lawyers included Andrew Fabens, Doug Rayburn, Alexandria Johnson, Alexis Levine, Chad Kang, Tara Adhikari, Darius Mehraban, Jason Durschlag, Jaclyn Wang, Michael Cannon, Yara Mansour.
Dec 17 2025
3B
Finance

Partner
2017 – Unknown
Partner
1993 – 2017

- SM Energy Company merged with Civitas Resources, Inc. as part of a merger on a date not available. - Deal value was 12800000000 (source: Extracted) Sector: Energy; Location: USA. - On the seller side, legal counsel was not available; individual lawyers were not available.
Nov 04 2025
13B
M&A
MBA, Vanderbilt University
1989
BA in Economics, Vanderbilt University
1988