Texas Corporate and Transactional Lawyers

Corporate and Transactional Law

70 Driftoak Cir, Spring, TX 77381

Daniel Belhumeur is of counsel in Pillsbury’s Corporate practice in Houston, advising on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other oil and gas matters. His work covers mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, and the development and construction of projects. Before joining Pillsbury, Belhumeur served as president of Tellurian Inc. He led Tellurian through its $1.2 billion sale to Woodside Energy. His earlier executive posts included general counsel, chief compliance officer and executive vice president, with responsibility for legal strategy on international joint ventures, energy projects and multibillion-dollar financings. LNG construction financing accounts for several of the matters listed in his firm biography. He counseled on $2 billion in private equity investments for construction of Sabine Pass LNG and $3 billion for Corpus Christi LNG. For a Louisiana LNG project, he negotiated and managed engineering, procurement and construction agreements with Bechtel Oil and Gas totaling more than $25 billion. His transaction experience also includes negotiating LNG purchase and sale agreements for multiple projects in Texas and Louisiana. On the upstream side, Belhumeur led the $260 million sale of a gas production business and advised on an acquisition of more than $200 million in Haynesville Shale gas assets. Pillsbury separately credits him with leading negotiations for more than $2 billion in debt and equity capital raises since 2016. His firm profile lists Texas under bar admissions.

Corporate and Transactional Law

811 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA

Evan Shepherd is a corporate transactional associate in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. His practice focuses on representing public and private company clients and private equity sponsors (including their portfolio companies) in domestic and cross-border transactions, including M&A acquisitions/dispositions, joint ventures, spin-offs, private equity investments, venture capital investments, other strategic investments, securities offerings and related general corporate advice. He currently practices in the firm’s Corporate department, with a specific emphasis on strategic transactions. His corporate representations include Kraft Heinz, NetApp, General Electric, Amazon.com, Mondelez International, Brown Forman, Viavi Solutions and Ziff Davis (formerly J2 Global), among others. Evan received his Juris Doctorate from the NYU School of Law, where he was President of the Student Bar Association, editor of the NYU Law Review and recipient of the Vanderbilt Medal for outstanding contributions to the NYU School of Law, and his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science (Law & Public Policy) from the University of Louisville, cum laude. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he was an associate with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in London, United Kingdom. Evan is admitted to practice law in the states of New York and Texas.

Corporate and Transactional Law

25511 Budde Road, Suite 2801, The Woodlands, TX 77380

Jason L. Frazer is a business attorney at Frazer + Blase, P.C., in The Woodlands, Texas. Business, intellectual property and international law are the practice areas listed in his Texas bar profile, which identifies his occupation as private law practice. Frazer came to his own firm after holding partnership and management positions elsewhere. At an international law firm, he worked on private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions, managed the Houston office and sat on the executive committee. Before that, his work as a partner in a local firm included corporate transactions as well as complex litigation. There are business ventures on his résumé, too. His firm biography describes founding and operating logistics companies in more than one state and co-founding Net Zero Holdings, a business concerned with decarbonization strategies. It also identifies him as chief strategy officer of Circon Energy, LLC, a renewable energy project developer. His undergraduate degree, from the University of Montana, is in computer science and mathematics. He earned a J.D. at South Texas College of Law; the Texas bar records his graduation in December 2007 and his Texas license date as March 12, 2009. That profile lists him as eligible to practice in Texas. Its self-reported admissions section names New York and federal courts, including the Third and Fifth Circuit Courts of Appeals and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Corporate and Transactional Law

1800 Augusta Dr suite 140, Houston, TX 77057, USA

Corporate and Transactional Law

1401 McKinney St., Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77010

Area of Practice: Banking and Finance Law Robert R. Wisner practices in the areas of banking and financial services, real estate, and corporate, business transactions and tax. Rob crafts creative solutions for banks and other financial service providers ranging from community banks to large multi-state holding companies, and finance companies. His advice and unique expertise on consumer and commercial lending forms, policies, and procedures are sought not only by financial institutions, but also by forms companies, other lawyers, and regulators. Since Rob’s entire professional career has been devoted to representing financial service providers, he has a unique ability to draft and negotiate documents that protect his client’s interests. He constantly develops and refines forms to efficiently deliver documents customized to each transaction. Rob frequently publishes articles, presents seminars, and conducts training on Texas and federal consumer compliance and lending. Since first published in 1992, Mr. Wisner’s book, Usury and Texas Credit Laws, is the “go to” treatise on lending and compliance in Texas

Corporate and Transactional Law

2000 W Loop S suite 1850, Houston, TX 77056, USA

Ronald Wright is Co-Managing Partner of McCathern’s Houston office. Mr. Wright practices in the areas of banking, corporate services, real estate transactions, restaurant and hospitality, retail electricity, and oil and gas. He regularly advises clients regarding general business and corporate governance matters. He is experienced in handling complex transactional matters involving mergers & acquisitions, contract negotiation and drafting, corporate governance formalities, finance, and succession planning. Applying a “deal maker” philosophy, Mr. Wright works with his clients to navigate the challenges and risks of negotiating and closing a deal while ensuring his client is well informed and adequately protected. He has also participated in litigation involving non-compete agreements, director liability, contract disputes, and oil & gas disputes. Mr. Wright received his J.D. from Michigan State University School of Law, where he earned a certificate of concentration in corporate law.

Corporate and Transactional Law

1001 Texas Ave, Lubbock, TX 79401, USA

A successful local businessman and owner of three bond companies, National Bonding of Lubbock, Lone Star Bail Bond, and Garcia Bail Bond, Shane has worked for more than three decades to assist clients and their families navigate their way through the criminal justice system, liaising with attorneys, judges, clerks, and the courts throughout Lubbock and most of Texas. He soon realized that his passion for helping his clients extended beyond helping them get bonded out of jail. With his undergraduate study at Texas Tech University in criminal justice, he pursued his dream of becoming a criminal defense attorney and graduated with his J.D. from Charlotte School of Law, Charlotte, North Carolina. Returning home to Lubbock, he is now a Partner at Texas Criminal Defense Group and focuses his practice in the area of criminal defense. Shane’s strong ties to the Lubbock community extend to ownership of a number of local businesses and the many events he has produced for Texas Tech students. As a business owner, he understands that good people make mistakes and is driven by his passion to protect the future of such persons and resolving their cases quickly and positively. Shane Byrd is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas.

Corporate and Transactional Law

70 Driftoak Cir, Spring, TX 77381