Deborah Ransom represents public and private companies in corporate matters, including merger, acquisition and disposition transactions, entity formation, reorganizations, and other commercial matters. Deborah advises clients across a range of industries.

Deborah received her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center where she was a Publications Editor for the Houston Journal of International Law. Prior to law school, Deborah worked as an associate contracts manager for Amazon Mexico.

Honors & Recognitions

University of Houston Foundation Mexican American Bar Association, Scholarship Recipient, June 2023

Latinx Law Students Association, Scholarship Recipient, April 2023

Practice Areas

Credentials

Education

J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2024

Houston Journal of International Law, Publications Editor

B.A., Wellesley College, 2015

Admissions

Texas

Languages

  • Spanish (Native)
  • French (Fluent)

Newsroom

Publications

  • The Tax Implications of the Marriage, the Reorganization, and theSplit CLE (co-author), as part of the National Business Institute on Strategic M&A and Divestiture Structuring Techniques, March 2025
    Publication, 03.01.2025

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