Womble Expands Energy Finance Capabilities with Houston Partner Addition

Muñoz brings nearly 20 years of experience representing borrowers, issuers, and investors in complex financing transactions, with a practice spanning syndicated and private credit facilities, high-yield and bridge financings, acquisition financings, project finance, and hedging and other derivative transactions.

 

He advises energy companies, developers, and financial institutions on structuring and executing financings across the capital stack, including secured and unsecured debt, asset-backed lending, and commodity and interest rate hedging arrangements. His work focuses on oil and gas, renewable energy, and emerging technologies, particularly with upstream and midstream companies, oilfield services providers, and energy developers.

“Clients are increasingly navigating a more complex financing environment where bank capital, private credit, and structured solutions all play a role,” said Taber Cathcart, Co-Leader of the firm’s Finance, Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice group. “Eric’s experience across those markets, particularly in energy and borrower-side transactions, fits directly with the needs we’re seeing from clients across the sector.”

 

He also maintains active ties to the Houston legal and business community, including serving on the Board of Directors of Texas Appleseed and as an officer of the Board of Directors of the Hispanic Bar Association of Houston.

 

Muñoz earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Houston Law Center and his B.A. from Stanford University. He joins Womble from Akin Gump.

 

This addition reflects continued growth across the Finance, Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice group. Earlier this year, the firm welcomed a 36-person Consumer Financial Services team focused on regulatory, compliance, and licensing matters for banks, fintech companies, and other consumer-facing financial institutions.