• Represented a public mobile advertising company in a series of transformative cross-border acquisitions of digital advertising companies totaling $1 billion
• Served as counsel to a Texas-based bank holding company in connection with its initial public offering for gross proceeds of approximately $48 million, before underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.
• Represented a public healthcare services company in acquiring its largest public competitor as part of its expansion effort
• Represented a public healthcare and manufacturing company in multiple acquisitions of public and private urology services companies
• Represented a public company in the sale of its specialty vehicle manufacturing division
• Represented a public healthcare and manufacturing company in the sale of one of its healthcare services divisions
• Represented a software development and outsourcing services company in an initial public offering and a follow-on public offering and in multiple acquisitions of software development companies
• Represented investment funds in their preferred return investments in high technology companies (multiple investments ranging up to $40 million per investment)
• Represented a nanotechnology company in a strategic joint venture transaction with a public chemicals company designed to monetize significant intellectual property assets
• Represented investor group in ownership expansion of Major League Soccer Austin FC team
• Representation of a company that owns and operates international truck dealerships in Texas in the sale of its business
• Represented a public bank holding company in a going-private transaction
• Represented a public bank holding company in multiple public exchange offerings to acquire banks
• Represented a public financial services company in multiple acquisitions of consumer finance companies
• Represented an investor in its acquisition of a significant stake in a public company and a related publicly traded master limited partnership
• Represented an underwriter in the public stock offering of a defense contractor
• Represented a public energy company in its public spin-off of its exploration and production operations
• Represented Native American tribal gaming corporations in Rule 144A bond offerings to raise proceeds to build hotels and casinos
• Represented various public and private companies in their capacity as borrowers under credit facilities
• Represented special committees of boards of directors of high-tech companies in their consideration of private equity offerings
• Advised a public company on its response to dissident shareholders seeking board declassification, majority vote for director elections, and termination of poison pill

• The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Corporate Law, 2025
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America, 2025

Publications

• “Public Benefit Corporations Have Arrived in Texas,” September 27, 2017
• “Texas Adopts Intrastate M&A Dealer Exemption,” March 4, 2015
• “SEC Issues No-Action Letter Regarding Treatment of Certain Unregistered M&A Broker-Dealers,” April 29, 2014
• “Gearing up for 2012 Annual Reporting Season: Has Your Public Company Board Addressed Cybersecurity Risk?,” January 23, 2012
• “SEC Adopts New Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors,” January 9, 2012

Speeches

• “Top 10 Legal Mistakes of Startup Entrepreneurs,” Ignite Startup Workshop, Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Austin, April 5, 2017
• “Navigating the IPO Process from a Legal Perspective,” KPMG IPO Bootcamp, Dallas, Texas, September 10, 2014
• Panelist, “Beyond Video Game Development and Business: Legal Issues Every Startup Should Know,” Captivate Conference for Digital Entertainment, Austin, Texas, October 26, 2014
• “SEC Update — Dodd Frank Act,” Dallas CPA Society Education Conference, Dallas, Texas, May 26, 2011

• State Bar of Texas
• Diocese of Austin Catholic Foundation
  • President and Board Member
• Meadow Lake Water Control and Improvement District
  • Vice President and Board Member
• Open Door Preschools
  • Former Chair
  • Former Director
• St. Theresa Catholic Church
  • Former Member, Finance Council

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