 |
|
Biography
Alan's primary area of practice is corporate finance and securities. He has counseled clients in connection with initial public offerings, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions and private placements and registered offerings of debt and equity securities, as well as securities law compliance, corporate governance and other general corporate matters. His representations range from start-ups to mature public companies, investment banking firms and private equity firms. Alan has assisted clients in a broad range of industries, including energy, energy service, financial service, airline, manufacturing, deathcare and software.
|
|
|
Representative
Experience
Mergers and Acquisitions - Assisted Ocean Energy in connection with its $3.5 billion merger with Devon Energy
- Represented private company in connection with its $1.2 billion acquisition of the general partner of TEPPCO Partners
- Represented BMC Software in connection with its $1 billion acquisition of Boole and Babbage and $690 million acquisition of New Dimension Inc.
- Assisted Dynegy in connection with its sale of Northern Natural Gas Pipeline to MidAmerican Energy for $928 million
- Represented Tom Brown in connection with its $500 million acquisition of Matador Petroleum
- Assisted Plains All American in connection with its $330 million acquisition of Link Energy
- Represented Forest Oil Corporation in connection with its $330 million acquisition of The Wiser Oil Company
- Assisted the CapStreet Group in connection with its $25 million acquisition of a private manufacturing company
Securities Offering - Assisted Enterprise Products Partners in multiple underwritten equity offerings and Rule 144A debt offerings resulting in proceeds of several billion dollars
- Represented UBS Securities in connection with $70 million initial public offering of TransMontaigne Partners
- Assisted Plains All American in multiple underwritten equity offerings and Rule 144A debt offerings resulting in proceeds of approximately $1 billion
- Represented Goldman Sachs in connection with $100 million underwritten equity offering of Atwood Oceanics
- Assisted Huntsman LLC in $300 million Rule 144A high-yield debt offering
- Represented Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company in connection with investments in Kinder Morgan and Ferrellgas aggregating $90 million
- Assisted Dynegy in multiple underwritten equity offerings and Rule 144A debt offerings resulting in proceeds of several billion dollars
- Represented Ocean Energy in two underwritten debt offerings resulting in proceeds of $750 million
- Assisted Merrill Lynch in connection with $130 million Rule 144A high-yield debt offering of Carriage Services
- Represented Continental Airlines in connection with $150 underwritten equity offering and $175 million Rule 144A convertible notes offering
- Assisted Lehman Brothers in connection with two underwritten equity offerings of Rowan Companies resulting in proceeds of $480 million
- Represented Inergy in connection with $40 million initial public offering and $90 million follow-on offering
|
| Results depend upon the facts of each case. |
|
Activities and Affiliations
- Member: American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association
- Listed: "Texas Rising Star" in securities and corporate finance, Texas Monthly, 2005-2006
|
|
Education and Professional Background
- Rice University, B.A., 1994 (Phi Beta Kappa)
- University College of London, Visiting Student, 1996
- The University of Texas, J.D., 1997 (Law Review member; Order of the Coif)
- Judicial clerk to the Honorable Nathan L. Hecht of the Texas Supreme Court, 1997-1998
- Admitted to practice: Texas, 1998
|
