Claire Beaty
Associate
Areas of Focus
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Corporate & Finance
- Assists energy companies engaged in corporate transactions.
Claire is an associate in the firm’s corporate practice. She assists public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate governance and general corporate matters.
Claire was previously a summer associate at Akin in 2022 and 2023.
Claire earned her J.D. from SMU Dedman School of Law in 2024. She graduated from Texas A&M University’s Professional Program of Accounting in 2020 with a B.S. in accounting and a Master’s in marketing. Claire is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and prior to practicing law, she worked as an associate at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Houston.
EducationJ.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, cum laude, 2024
M.S., Texas A&M University, cum laude, 2020
B.B.A., Texas A&M University, cum laude, 2020
J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, cum laude, 2024
M.S., Texas A&M University, cum laude, 2020
B.B.A., Texas A&M University, cum laude, 2020
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