Representative Matters

Preparation of restrictive covenants for master-planned mixed-use communities in Dallas-Fort Worth region, including various subordinate restrictive covenants and condominium documentations.

Representation of a fire protection equipment and services business in a complete reorganization of seven of its entities and in a large financing with an international bank.

Represented a Houston-based medical transcription business in the sale of the business to a strategic purchaser located in Atlanta, Georgia

Won a summary judgment on behalf of an oil-field services company who was sued for allegedly misappropriating trade secrets from a competitor. When the client hired away the opposing side’s salesman it sued. Summary judgment was awarded when it was shown that the opposing side did not have a valid trade secret as a matter of law.

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 Better Bags, Inc. (a distributor of plastic bags used in the supermarket industry) in the sale of substantially all of its assets to Hercules Poly, Inc.

Represented a Houston-based chemical company in connection with the negotiation of its sale to a private equity backed buyer.

Represent national homebuilders in the negotiation and drafting of documents for the acquisition and development of undeveloped acreage and developed lots for master planned communities in the Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio market areas, including drafting and negotiation of contracts, easements, development and financing agreements, escrow and cost-sharing agreements for regional improvements between owners, and subdivision restrictions and property owners association formation.

Ongoing representation of local real estate entrepreneurs in formation and capitalization of $30 million pooled investment fund to acquire distressed income producing real properties.

Representing innovative litigation finance platform in dispute pending in state district court that arose between attorney borrowers and lender over on-platform transaction, and in multi-million dollar dispute pending in commercial arbitration with lender over collapsed business relationship.

Represented the purchaser of an approximately 55,000 square foot, single-tenant facility located within the Tuscany Technology Center, a 600,000 square-foot multi-building office and industrial park development in northeast Austin, Texas.

Represented both landlords and tenants in drafting and negotiating various commercial leases, including anchor tenant leases, gross sales leases, ground leases, industrial leases, office leases and retail leases.

Majority recapitalization of a monitored security business by a private equity-controlled investor

Sale of substantially all of the assets, inventory and real property of a used commercial vehicle business for cash and a secured promissory note.

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.

Represented client in connection with the acquisition of approximately 500 acres in Montgomery County, Texas, and in connection with the subsequent sale of right-of-way frontage to a commercial developer. Transaction included negotiation of terms for a land swap with a municipality in connection with construction of new municipal facilities, as well as development and financing agreements with newly formed in-city municipal utility districts.