Mike's practice emphasizes substantial experience in all aspects of corporate transactions, including representation of public and private companies and investment banking firms. His work with financing transactions includes public offerings and private placements of equity and debt; redemptions and exchanges of preferred equity and debt; and project financings (including partnership and limited partnership financings). Mike also counsels on a wide range of strategic transactional matters, including formation of partnership and joint ventures, including international joint ventures and alliances; publicly traded limited partnerships; spin-offs; mergers, acquisitions and dispositions (by tender offer, exchange offer and otherwise) of corporations, divisions of corporations and other entities; changes of control and strategic alliances; structuring going private transactions; defensive techniques; director fiduciary duties; restructurings; and liquidations. He has particular experience with energy and oilfield service companies, pipeline transportation, staff leasings, royalty trusts, and forest products companies.
PROFESSIONAL / CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Member
Houston Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Listed
Profiled as one of the leading Corporate/M&A lawyers in Texas, Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers (2006 and 2007)
Texas Super Lawyer in Securities and Corporate Finance, Texas Monthly (September 2006) |