Representative Matters

Represented a development company asserting professional negligence and breach of contract claims against an architectural firm for errors and omissions that caused significant cost overruns during the construction of a $40 million dollar multi-family development.

Represented the Seller in the $6.2M sale of a point-of-sale and other restaurant and entertainment technology service business to a strategic buyer.

Represented lead investor in connection with the formation and capitalization of the company

Represented a Houston-based telecommunications company in connection with its acquisition of 219 telecommunications stores.

Represented refinery services company that sells proprietary products and services to petroleum and chemical refineries globally in a lawsuit against a group of contractors that misappropriated our client’s proprietary products and services. After successfully securing discovery from refineries in foreign countries confirming the facts supporting our client’s claims, the matter settled with our client receiving every dollar of lost sales and effectively ending the former contractor’s attempts to establish a competing company.

Represented the borrower in a $38,000,000 senior term loan and a revolving loan not to exceed $7,000,000 to a company that provides products relating to the exploration and refining of oil, including traveling blocks, rotary tables, swivel joints and pressure gauges.

After a four-day trial, obtained a jury verdict for Environmental Earth-Wise, Inc. awarding actual damages of $300,000 and recovery of $200,000 in attorneys’ fees and expenses arising from emergency environmental response and remediation services., while also obtaining a take-nothing verdict on the defendant’s counterclaims.

Sale of a majority interest in a business engaged in the design, manufacture, distribution of advanced controllers for recreational and commercial drones for cash and notes and collection of notes as a result of post-closing defaults by the purchaser.

Successfully obtained voluntary dismissal with prejudice where plaintiffs dismissed all claims against clients (while all other parties remained in the case) after filing a motion for summary judgment defending a lawsuit for tortious interference, aiding and abetting torts, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation, and unfair competition on behalf of two startup companies

Expansion of a cloud-based voice, internet and unified communication services provider through multiple acquisitions of regional VoIP service providers, including negotiation and simultaneous closing of an amended credit agreement to provide financing for the transactions, negotiation of buyout and freeze out transactions relating to minority interests in subsidiaries and satisfaction of outstanding warrants, and utilization of representations and warranty insurance to mitigate post transaction risk and provide added security for loan.

Successfully briefed and defended against dispositive motion in age discrimination claim in federal court

Lead counsel in connection with the acquisition of Amtel Partners and six add-on acquisitions of other T-Mobile dealers 

Represent buyers and sellers of various types of aircraft, including a: Gulfstream G700, Bombardier Global 5000 Business Jet, Hawker 800XP, Pilatus PC-12NG, Citation I SP, TBM 930, TBM 850, TBM 700, Diamond DA62, Robinson R44 Helicopter, and Robinson R22 Helicopter.

Ongoing representation of Houston based private equity fund in connection with its investment in, among other companies, a pipe and tubing company, a specialized commercial HVAC company and a trucking fleet service company. Currently, represent each of such portfolio companies in various matters and transactions.

Represented several individuals in the negotiation of fractional ownership and “jet-card” agreements

Restructure of buy/sell provisions and deadlock provisions for a jointly owned Technology development company.