Cynthia Mabry, a former co-head of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld's climate change group, has joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as a partner in Houston, as lawyers with ESG expertise are in high demand.

Mabry joined Gibson Dunn as a corporate partner Friday. According to her Gibson Dunn biography, she has done work for clients including Talos Energy, Rattler Midstream, Cimarex Energy Co., SRC Energy and Diamondback Energy.