Representative Matters

Acquisition of the assets of a regional oil and gas collection and transportation system.

Represented a $250 million private equity fund, having a primary investment focus of mezzanine debt investments, in connection with the fund’s formation, capitalization and investments

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 a Houston-based hydraulic generator manufacturer in the sale of its equity interests to a private equity group for approximately $10 million, including equity interests in the acquiring company.

Represented the seller of a pair of Class A office buildings with approximately 200,000 total square feet to a national real estate investment fund.

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

Successfully obtained injunction on behalf of client against former employee. The client was a refinery maintenance contractor who brought suit alleging the former employee breached non-compete and non-solicitation covenants, and the former employee asserted counterclaims for damages arising out of termination of employment. After securing a Temporary Injunction that prohibited the former employee from competing and soliciting clients, the matter ultimately settled with entry of Permanent Injunction and no payment to employee for alleged damages.

Represented the developer of master-planned communities in the sale of retail parcels to a national retail developer.

Represented a Texas-based trucking business in its sale to a national private equity firm as part of their initial platform acquisition.

Lead counsel in connection with the acquisition of Connectivity Source Partners and ongoing representation of the combined entity, which is one of the largest T-Mobile dealers in the country

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 Midway in a collaborative partnership with Texas A&M University, among others, in connection with the financing, development and pre-leasing of phase one of an approximately 60 acre multi-phase mixed-use project in College Station, Texas known as Century Square, which, once complete, will include two full-service hotels, office, retail, restaurants, entertainment, loft apartments and more.

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 the minority owner and operator of free standing emergency centers in the sale of the membership interests to a national hospital operating company.

Represented the lender in the negotiation and financing of a Cessna 500

Won a jury verdict for an independent oil and gas exploration company for damages to one of its production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. After a week-long trial, the jury awarded damages that were caused by another oil company’s crew boat running into the platform.