• JD, University of California Berkeley, 2005
• BA, Harvard University, 1999

• New York State Bar
• Texas State Bar

Credit facilities

• Represented the owner, operator and developer of an integrated portfolio of natural gas midstream assets in connection with US$1 billion credit facility.
• Represented a public utility holding company and its operating subsidiaries that own and operate electric transmission, distribution and generation facilities and natural gas distribution facilities in connection with US$4.5 billion in aggregate credit facilities.
• Represented privately held supermarket chain and operator of an organic and fine foods retailer in connection with a US$750 million revolving credit facility.
• Represented a public company engaged in the development of oil and natural gas properties in connection with a US$500 million revolving credit facility.
• Represented a private oil and gas exploration and production company in connection with a US$300 million term loan facility.
• Represented administrative agent in connection with a US$600 million revolving credit facility for a public producer of specialty hydrocarbon products.
• Represented a private terminalling company in connection with a US$250 million secured revolving credit facility.
• Represented a refinery and chemical joint venture in connection with a US$490 million revolving credit facility.
• Represented an independent company engaged in the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas properties in connection with a US$125 million revolving credit facility.
• Represented a publicly traded electric transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution and natural gas sales and services company and its subsidiaries in connection with four revolving credit facilities totaling US$4 billion in commitments.
• Represented a private asphalt products company in connection with a US$75 million revolving and delayed draw term loan facility.
• Represented a company engaged in the design and manufacture of instrumentation and equipment for use in the acquisition of seismic data for a US$50 million secured revolving credit facility.
• Represented a multinational land drilling contractor for a US$1.45 billion revolving credit facility.
• Represented a publicly-traded master limited partnership engaged in the transportation, storage, terminalling and marketing of crude oil and refined products for a US$1.6 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility.
• Represented a marine services company involved in the offshore exploration and production of oil and natural gas, secured by certain of the company's vessels for a US$150 million multi-currency credit facility.
• Represented an owner and operator of natural gas storage facilities for a us$550 million credit agreement, providing for us$350 million in revolving commitments and us$100 million each from proceeds previously received from the purchase of two separate Gulf Opportunity Zone tax-exempt term bonds.
• Represented a storage and terminalling company for a US$1.4 billion senior secured hedged inventory facility.
• Represented a large independent oil and gas company for a US$2 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility.
• Represented a master limited partnership engaged in the production of specialty hydrocarbon products for a US$550 million secured revolving credit facility.

Notes offerings

• Represented the owner, operator and developer of an integrated portfolio of natural gas midstream assets in connection with US$600 million of senior secured notes.
• Represented an energy and infrastructure company with transportation, storage, terminal, water, gathering and processing assets in connection with multiple notes offerings in an aggregate principal amount of US$2.78 billion.
• Represented the initial purchasers for a private E&P company in connection with US$235 million senior secured second lien notes offering.
• Represented a publicly traded MLP engaged in the petroleum refining and marketing business in a US$1 billion notes offering.
• Represented the underwriters to a public company providing terminalling, storage, transportation and related services for petroleum and other liquid products in a US$300 million senior notes offering.
• Represented the underwriters to a public MLP that owns and operates midstream businesses in US shale resource plays in a US$600 million senior notes offering.
• Represented an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas and NGLs in a US$300 million PIK notes offering.
• Represented a company engaged principally in the business of operating a system of petroleum product and crude pipelines, storage tanks, distribution terminals and loading rack facilities in a US$300 million notes offering.
• Represented a large independent oil and gas company in US$3.15 billion aggregate senior notes issued under three separate notes offerings.
• Represented a marine transportation and diesel engine services company in a US$500 million notes offering issued in two tranches.
• Represented an offshore drilling company in a US$775 million high-yield notes offering to support the acquisition of a deep-water drillship and a US$1.1 billion notes offering in connection with the company's debt tender offer.

Other

• US$1.5 billion commercial paper program for publicly traded MLP engaged in the transportation, storage, terminalling and marketing of crude oil and processing, transportation, fractionation, storage and marketing of NGLs.
• US$1.5 billion guaranteed commercial paper program for an energy company involved in crude oil transportation, gathering, marketing, terminalling and storage as well as marketing and storage of liquefied petroleum gas.
• US$1.45 billion guaranteed commercial paper program for land drilling and land well-servicing and workover contractor.
• Represented a bank in a secured credit facility for a wind power project in Oklahoma owned by a subsidiary of a leading publicly traded power generation and infrastructure company.
• Represented a lender group in a US$925 million project financing of a joint venture chemical plant including both construction loan and 15-year term loan facilities.
• Represented a subsidiary of an airline company in synthetic financing for crude oil in connection with its acquisition of a crude oil refinery.
• Represented a private grocery and retail company in connection with a US$750 million revolving credit facility.
• Represented a public payroll, benefits and HR administrative company in connection with a US$500 million revolving credit facility.
• Represented a private company in connection with the acquisition financing of the Fairmont Hotel (San Jose).
• Represented a private equity firm in connection with a US$10 million subscription credit facility.
• Represented a company engaged in the development, production and financing of motion pictures in US$425 million senior secured notes issued and purchased by the client in a private placement.
• Represented an inpatient psychiatric hospital in connection with a line of credit facility.
• US$100 million commercial paper program for a Mexico/US retail chain operator.
• Represented a rent-to-own durable products operator in US$300 million notes offering and US$750 million secured term loan and revolving credit facility.
• Represented a specialty retailer of men's suits and provider of tuxedo rental products for a US$200 million secured revolving credit facility.

• Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Thompson Reuters, 2016