BakerHostetler Expands in Houston, Adds M&A Attorney Cleve J. Glenn

HOUSTON — Oct. 10, 2023

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Glenn is the latest addition to BakerHostetler’s Business Practice Group, which has welcomed more than 40 accomplished lateral attorneys since the start of 2022. Nationwide, the group consists of more than 250 attorneys serving clients around the globe, including more than 100 who work on M&A and private equity transactions. With extensive experience as a practiced M&A lawyer and licensed certified public accountant, Glenn will bolster the M&A and corporate capabilities of BakerHostetler’s Houston office and its Energy team.

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“BakerHostetler has a leading middle market M&A practice, regarded for having attorneys with the experience and sophistication to handle M&A transactions in all industries,” said John Allotta, chair of BakerHostetler’s Business Practice Group. “Cleve’s acute business sense and deep understanding of M&A issues, as well as his experience with energy transactions, will be a tremendous and immediate asset to our firm and our clients.”

About Glenn’s practice

For the past two decades, Glenn has built an impressive practice involving M&A transactions and corporate governance and general corporate counseling for clients in the energy, financial services and private equity industries. His experience includes drafting and negotiating commercial leases, sale-leaseback transactions, master service agreements, supply agreements and financing documents. He is also a licensed CPA in the state of Texas.

Glenn’s corporate clients include private middle market companies within the energy, real estate development, construction and financial services industries, among others. Glenn also provides commercial law counsel to a publicly held industrial corporation providing services to the industrial energy, transportation and construction sectors.

Glenn received his BBA from Lamar University and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law.

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“We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Cleve to BakerHostetler,” said Houston Managing Partner Matthew Caligur. “Cleve has advised numerous clients on complex M&A transactions across diverse industries, and his presence reinforces our firm’s commitment to providing top-notch legal counsel to the clients we serve in Houston and around the world.”