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Bryan Bishop is one of the most experienced members of our Corporate and Securities group. Listed in Best Lawyers in America and as a Texas Super Lawyer, he has substantial experience counseling clients on mergers and acquisitions, including leveraged buy-outs, senior and subordinated debt financings, public offerings and private placements of securities, defensive and anti-takeover measures, commercial and energy lending, governance matters (including representation of special committees), SEC compliance, contract preparation and negotiation and other general business matters. Among other recent representations, Mr. Bishop has represented a public company in connection with a roll-up transaction involving unaffiliated partnerships and the restructuring of property interests and has helped a financially troubled public company with negotiations with creditors and security holders to arrive at an out-of-bankruptcy workout. Education J.D., Harvard Law School, 1972 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, with high honors, University of Texas at Arlington, 1968 Tau Beta Pi Bar Admissions Texas Representative Experience Representation of independent advisory committee of publicly-traded limited partnership. Representation of public company in connection with roll-up transaction involving unaffiliated partnerships and restructuring of property interests, including structuring of transaction, negotiation of agreements and preparation of registration statement and other SEC documents. Representation of public company in connection with its sale in auction process, including planning regarding auction process, counseling of board, participation in conduct of auction, negotiation of transaction agreements and preparation of proxy statement and other SEC filings. Representation of financially troubled public company in connection with negotiations with creditors and security holders to arrive at out-of-bankruptcy workout, including restructuring of company and negotiation of agreements for sales of assets. Representation of public company in connection with planning, financing and construction of significant new manufacturing facility, including negotiation of design, construction and equipment procurement contracts, negotiation of requirements contract with principal customer, placement of subordinated debt in Rule 144A transaction and negotiation of senior lending agreement. Representation of purchasers, sellers, senior and subordinated lenders and management groups in connection with various leveraged buy-out transactions. Representation of various issuers, underwriters, and investors in connection with public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities. Representation of governmental entity in a general counsel capacity in connection with contract and other matters, including development of revised procurement contract forms and interpretation and negotiation of procurement and other contracts. Representation of a publicly-owned media company with respect to general business and legal matters. Publications & Presentations Life under the New Texas Business Organizations Code Recent Legislative Developments Affecting Texas Business Press Release Locke Liddell & Sapp Partners Recognized Among The Best Lawyers In America 2008 9/24/2007 Locke Liddell & Sapp Partners Recognized Among The Best Lawyers In America 2007 10/6/2006 Locke Liddell & Sapp Attorneys Named Texas Super Lawyers 2006 In Texas Monthly Magazine 9/29/2006 Locke Liddell & Sapp Partners Recognized Among The Best Lawyers In America 2006 6/29/2006 Locke Liddell & Sapp's Lawyers Included in the Best Lawyers in America 2/4/2003 Professional History Of Counsel in the law firm of Locke Liddell & Sapp Professional Affiliations Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Texas Super Lawyers, Who's Who in America Served as Director and Fellow, Texas Business Law Foundation Served as Member of Corporation Law Committee of State Bar of Texas Member, State Bar of Texas Member, American Bar Association | 