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David has an extensive corporate and securities law practice emphasizing transactional and governance matters. His corporate finance practice involves representing issuers and investment banks in initial public offerings and other public and private equity and debt offerings. He has represented buyers in structuring and negotiating equity derivative securities. He also advises both companies and financial advisors concerning public and private merger and acquisition transactions. In addition, David regularly counsels public clients regarding compliance with periodic reporting, proxy solicitation, corporate governance matters and other requirements of the federal securities laws, the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Stock Market and other exchange rules.
David has particular experience with energy (including oil and gas exploration & production (E&P), midstream, offshore drilling and other energy services), maritime transportation, aviation and death care industries.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Representation of issuers and underwriters in more than twelve initial public offerings and numerous other public equity financings, including master limited partnerships
Representation of issuers and initial purchasers in numerous 144A debt offerings ($1.35 billion in 2005-2006)
Representation of E&P company in $102 million private placement (2006)
Representation of acquiror in $500 million acquisition of Calumet Oil Company and affiliated entities (2006)
Representation of placement agent in $65 million PIPE for Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. (2006)
Representation of underwriters in $196 million equity offering by TEPPCO Partners, L.P. (2006)
Representation of coalbed methane E&P company in $130 million 144A equity private placement and follow-on IPO (2006)
Representation of a pipeline master limited partnership in a $440 million public offering (2006)
Representation of Norwegian buyer in $100 million acquisition and financing of a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel and related business
Representation of general partners and investors in forming and structuring partnerships and private equity investments in start-up companies
Representation of general partner in financing and formation of oil and gas limited partnerships
Representation of well servicing company in private equity financings and acquisitions (2001-present)
Representation of trustees of three publicly traded royalty trusts on periodic reporting and related matters (1994-present)
ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS
Speaker - "New Developments in Securities Law - Mergers & Acquisitions Trends and Developments," Bowne/Practicing Law Institute. Houston, Texas (December 2005)
Author - "Property in the Fifth Amendment: A Quest for Common Ground in the Maze of Regulatory Takings," Vanderbilt Law Review (October 1994)
PROFESSIONAL / CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Member
Houston Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Advisory Board - The Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston | 