Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® Corporate Law, 2013-2025 Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2019-2025 Listed in D Magazine, Best Lawyers in Dallas, 2020-2024 Listed in Texas Super Lawyers, 2011-2024 Listed in The Legal 500 United States, Recommended Attorney, 2022 Represented an automotive dealership group in the sale of the business. The $3.2 billion transaction included $740 million in real estate and $5.7 billion in annualized revenue for purchaser. Represented stock exchange-listed provider of hospice services in $147 million acquisition of a peer and several other acquisitions. Also represented client in subsequent $1 billion merger with one of the largest U.S. providers of home health care, hospice and related services. Represented stock exchange-listed leading manufacturer and supplier of water and drainage-related products in acquisition of complementary manufacturing business. Represented several U.S. companies and underwriters in initial and secondary public offerings. Included hospice service provider in $54 million IPO and $131 million secondary offering by stockholders; underwriters for lighting company in $24 million IPO; underwriters for bookstore owner and operator in $44 million IPO; one of the largest owner/operators of radio stations, by station count, in $589 million IPO; and underwriters for $475 million secondary stock offering by stockholders of a leading information technology company. Represented private equity-owned, long-term acute care hospital system in $550 million sale through auction process to another private equity group. Represented private equity group in $108 million acquisition of healthcare group purchasing organization. Represented stock exchange-listed integrated healthcare system in sale of lithotripsy services business. Represented special committees of two stock exchange-listed companies, one in the retail industry and the other in the payday loans/cash advance industry, in their respective $179 million and $430 million sales to private equity groups. Represented stock exchange-listed diversified industrial company in acquisition program, including $600 million acquisition of steel structures division of multinational Swiss company and acquisition of trench shielding and shoring equipment manufacturer. Represented NYSE-listed commercial real estate services company in $2.2 billion merger with another stock exchange-listed commercial real estate services company. Represented restaurant chain owners, franchisors and operators in acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures. Represented several mid-sized to large owners and operators of convenience store and fuel depot chains in acquisitions and sales. Represented several public and private food manufacturing and distribution companies in acquisitions and dispositions of food manufacturing and distribution businesses, including private equity-sponsored companies in $370 million bankruptcy asset acquisition of Vlasic and other food brands; $485 million sale to another private equity group; $600 million sale to stock exchange-listed company; and $45 million acquisition of Canadian food manufacturing company. Represented oil and gas exploration and production company in series of acquisitions of energy-related assets aggregating $3.9 billion and the $250 million sale of energy-related assets. Represented U.S. oil and gas exploration and production company in $590 million acquisition, via tender offer, of public Canadian oil and gas company. Represented stock exchange-listed oil and gas exploration company in sale to another stock exchange-listed company via $2.9 billion tender offer. Represented several U.S. companies in issuer tender offers, including a leading information technology company in $1.4 billion issuer tender offer for hybrid securities and a commercial real estate services company in $75 million modified Dutch auction issuer tender offer. Represented several stock exchange-listed companies in SEC reporting and corporate governance compliance. Represented several companies in their respective private placements of securities.
