Representative Matters

Representation of management in connection with the sale of an integrated manufacturer of oil field equipment, compressors and other engine driven equipment and distributor of diesel engines and spare parts to a strategic purchaser.

Private placement of debt and equity securities to provide growth capital for a manufacturer of waste water processing equipment and developer of waste to energy processing facilities.

Representing Houston-based real estate developer in Texas state court action involving claims for breach of contract and declaratory judgment related to a retail anchor-tenant’s breach of its lease and the resulting delay in funding and construction of a sizeable mixed-use commercial retail development.

Represented accounting firm in its divestment and acquisition of several businesses.

Represented a financial services provider with formation of a hedge fund.

Represented the members of a business that developed innovative and proprietary offshore exploration technology in the divesture of the Company’s intellectual property to a supermajor oil company.

Sale of 85% of the equity in a professional employer, payroll processing and administrative services organization. 

Represented affiliated seller entities in the sale of an industrial waste and environmental services business to a strategic buyer with rollover equity and other purchase price consideration in excess of $50 million through a series of complex transactions.

Represented supplier of oilfield steel for use in the oil and gas industry in a lawsuit brought by a competitor alleging a former employee provided our client (his new employer) with confidential customer lists, vendor contact information and sales data owned by his former employer.

Represented the seller of barge fleeting, shifting and towing company in the sale of substantially all of its assets to a strategic buyer and represented an affiliate of the Seller in the sale of real property used in the business along the San Jacinto River.

Represented TGS Cedar Port Partners, L.P. in connection with the acquisition of the largest industrial park in the greater Houston market, comprising of approximately 10,600 acres of unimproved land, a 300,000 square-foot rail-served warehouse on approximately 18 acres of land, and approximately 56 miles of rail and associated storage yards, switches and appurtenances.

Won a unanimous decision from the Texas Supreme Court on behalf of a major water bottling company in a dispute against land owners concerning the alleged drainage of an aquifer. The trial court granted a summary judgment at the lower court level, rejecting plaintiff’s attempt to obtain an injunction to halt the production of spring water from client’s largest water source.

Representation of Management in the purchase of certain real estate and the outstanding equity interests in an injection molding and precision machining business from a private equity owner.

Represented Core International, LLC, a Houston-based manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered rubber components and supply chain solutions, and its shareholders in a majority recapitalization by Rock Hill Capital Group.

Represent private school in connection with the acquisition of office building for and land parcels and negotiation of AIA construction contracts for expansion of school facilities and address related land use issues regarding same.

Represents a privately owned hospital group in various business disputes and employment matters.