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Biography
Bruce is Chair of the firm’s Energy Practice Group and Co-Head of the firm’s Business and International Section. His practice consists primarily of domestic and international business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, international infrastructure development projects, project finance, and other corporate transactions, particularly in the energy industry. He has represented domestic and international energy companies, financial institutions, investment funds, and health care, technology and telecommunications businesses.
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Representative
Experience
- Represented a major energy company in its $1.5 billion sale of North American power generation assets.
- Represented a major energy company in the sale of its multi-billion dollar energy trading book.
- Represented a major energy company in the $1.1 billion restructuring of its ownership interests in one of the largest mid-stream energy companies in the country.
- Represented a group of four private equity investors in its $3.65 billion acquisition of 11 electric power plants with a total capacity of 14,000+ MW, including an interest in a 2,500 MW nuclear generating station in Texas.
- Represented the seller in the $1.1 billion sale of an interstate gas transmission company.
- Represented the seller in the sale of its energy trading business to a leading financial institution at a price estimated by analysts at $1.1 billion, which is reported to be the largest M&A; transaction to date in the energy trading and marketing sector.
- Represented an international energy company in its $475 million disposition of merchant power generation assets with a collective 5,000+ MW in the southeast of the United States.
- Represented a master limited partnership in its $13 billion (enterprise value) merger with another master limited partnership in the mid-stream gas business.
- Represented an independent refiner in its $500+ million sale of a 185,000 BPD refinery structured as a Section 363 sale under the federal bankruptcy code.
- Represented the equity investor in $2+ billion of synthetic lease financings of power generation and other assets.
- Represented a master limited partnership in its $1 billion acquisition of two products pipelines.
- Represented an international energy company in its $8 billion cross-border acquisition of a publicly held Canadian energy company with natural gas pipeline and distribution, mid-stream gas, power generation, and trading and marketing operations.
- Represented an international energy company in the $5 billion merger of its mid-stream U.S. natural gas business, together with a related $2.8 billion financing and proposed $500 million IPO.
- Represented an independent oil and gas exploration and production company in its sale of substantially all of its assets to a major oil company.
- Represented a major healthcare system in the sale of its HMO and Medicaid business units.
- Represented an international telecommunications company in its $1+ billion private equity financing arrangements for Europe and Latin America.
- Represented an international energy company in its $400+ million acquisition of power plants in four Latin American countries.
- Represented a major electric utility company in the proposed restructuring of its regulated electric generation, transmission and distribution businesses.
- Represented a large merchant power company in various proposed purchases, sales and development of U.S. power plants and tolling and other related agreements.
- Represented the lead developer in the $500+ million development and financing of a 480 megawatt power plant in Brazil and the related gas arrangements to bring gas from Argentina and Bolivia.
- Represented the lead investor and the project company in the $250 million development and financing of the first integrated gas and power project in Peru.
- Represented the merchant power division of an electric utility in its proposed development of U.S. power plants.
- Represented a major energy company in the formation of the third largest natural gas marketing joint venture in the U.S.
- Represented a major natural gas pipeline company in a $300+ million acquisition of natural gas gathering and processing assets.
- Represented an international energy company in various proposed purchases and development of international power plants and related facilities.
- Represented a major natural gas pipeline company in its $800+ million acquisition of a publicly held natural gas gathering and marketing company.
- Represented the lead developer in the $220 million development and financing of the first major natural gas pipeline in Colombia.
- Represented a major insurance company in the $100+ million project financing of one of the largest natural gas gathering systems in the U.S.Represented the lead developer in the $600 million privatization of the largest transmission company in Argentina’s natural gas sector.
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Activities and Affiliations
- Named: One of fourteen "Most Highly Regarded Oil and Gas Lawyers in the World," International Who's Who of Oil and Gas Lawyers, 2006
- Listed: Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers in projects, energy, and natural resources law, 2003-2006; Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers in energy and projects law, 2005-2006, in energy and natural resources law, 2002-2003; Euromoney Best of the Best Expert Guide as one of the top 25 energy and natural resources lawyers in the world, 2004; Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers, 1995, 1997,1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005 (Bruce received more nominations than any other lawyer in America in the 2005 edition); Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers; The Best Lawyers in America in corporate law, 2003-2006, energy law, 2006, international trade & finance law, 2006, M&A; and securities law, 2003-2005; International Who’s Who of Oil and Gas Lawyers, 2004-2006; International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, 2004-2006; International Who’s Who of Project Finance Lawyers, 2003 and 2005; "Texas Super Lawyers" in energy/oil & gas law, Texas Monthly, 2003-2005; and PLC Which Lawyer? as a recommended lawyer, 2005
- Member and former Trustee: American College of Investment Counsel
- Member and former Director: Asia Society of Texas
- Lecturer and Author: programs and articles on energy, partnership law, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, and international law topics
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Education and Professional Background
- Dartmouth College, B.A., 1973 (Phi Beta Kappa)
- University of Virginia, M.B.A., 1977; J.D., 1977
- Admitted to practice: Texas, 1977
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