• Corporate and securities
• Energy & natural resources
• Global - Israel

• Securities/Offerings
• Representation of a national bank in a 144A offering related to its ownership of a volumetric production payment.
• Representation of Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE) in offerings of an aggregate of $120 million of common units from shelf registration statements.
• Representation of Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE) and its affiliates in multiple shelf registration statements including a WKSI shelf and a $500 million shelf registration statement of equity and debt securities.
• Representation of equity investors in a limited partnership in connection with $256 million purchase of pipeline assets.
• Representation of Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE) in its tender offer for $160 million of senior secured notes and issuance of $170 million of registered senior notes.
• Representation of Devon Energy (NYSE) in its 144A private placement of $3 billion in debt.
• Private placement of $200 million Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2002 and $200 million 8% Senior Notes due 2005 by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE) to be followed by exchange offer for publicly registered notes.
• Public issuance of 4.5 million common units representing limited partnership interests of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE); approximately $178 million transaction value.
• Representation of a multitude of issuers in private placements in compliance with Regulation D.
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Representation of Fortis Bank S.A./N.V. in its acquisition of all of the assets and liabilities of The Cronos Group (NASDAQ), a publicly-traded Luxembourg corporation in the marine container leasing industry.
• Representation of physician-owners of a medical ambulatory surgical care center in the sale of a majority interest in their practice to Canadian investors.
• Representation of Fortis Bank S.A./N.V. in its acquisition of the Houston and Canadian energy trading operations from Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc.
• Special Counsel to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Regency Energy Partners, L.P. in its acquisition of pipeline assets from an affiliate of its general partner.
• Representation of Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE) and its affiliates in the $340 million acquisition of the assets of Blue Rhino Corporation, including the public issuance of approximately $160 million of equity, the 144A private placement of $250 million of senior notes followed by a public exchange offer and the private placement of approximately $33 million of equity followed by the public registration of that equity.
• Representation of the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of the general partner of Heritage Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE) in the approximately $1 billion contribution of pipeline assets by Energy Transfer Group and its affiliates.
• Representation of Cemex, Inc. in acquisition of cement terminals in the Southeast United States.
• Representation of Marlin Energy L.L.C. in $80 million acquisition of offshore wells from affiliate of Duke Energy Corp.
• Special counsel regarding master limited partnership and securities issues to Heritage Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE) in the merger of its retail propane operations with US Propane, a consortium of four NYSE listed companies: AGL Resources, Atmos Energy Corporation, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. and TECO Energy, Inc.; approximately $300 million transaction value.
• Sale of gathering and other pipeline assets by Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE) to ONEOK, Inc.; approximately $400 million transaction value.
• Contribution of pipeline asset entities by Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE) to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE) in exchange for cash and common units; approximately $700 million transaction value.
• Acquisition of all of the member interests of Thermogas LLC from a subsidiary of The Williams Companies, Inc. by Ferrellgas Partners, L.P., the largest retailer of propane in the United States (NYSE); approximately $500 million transaction value.
• Acquisition of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE) by KN Energy, Inc. (NYSE); preceded by potential initial public offering of common stock Kinder Morgan, Inc.; approximately $750 million transaction value.
• Sale of over 90% of the capital stock of E-Z Serve Corporation (operator of convenience stores listed on the American Stock Exchange) and subsequent merger taking the company private.
• $100 million acquisition of terminalling facilities by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE).
• Acquisition of Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline Partners, L.P. by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. - first merger of master limited partnerships (both listed on the NYSE); $1.5 billion transaction value.
• Structure, Governance and General
• General representation of nonprofit genealogical website, including licensing and information issues.
• Representation of Cook Inlet Energy Supply, a minority-owned natural gas and power trading company, from formation as a limited partnership until its sale to Macquarie Energy North America Trading Inc., including gas and power purchase and sale agreements, regulatory compliance, multiple equity financings and letter of credit lines.
• Formation and general representation of entertainment e-commerce business.
• Formation and representation of fiber optic cable company in multiple venture capital financings aggregating over $35 million, acquisition of pipeline right-of-way telecommunication rights and telecommunication licensing agreements.
• Representation of physician group/management services organization in consolidation of physician practices.
• Investigations/Arbitration & Mediation
• Representation of Colombian company in closing arguments of an arbitration hearing against an Italian company in Milan under the jurisdiction of the Spanish Court of Arbitration.
• Representation of Audit Committee of Gexa Corp. in multiple investigations related to internal controls to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Representation of Cook Inlet Energy Supply in claims brought by the New Mexico Tax Authority regarding nexus issues and use taxes.
• Representation of Cook Inlet Energy Supply in mediation in New Mexico regarding contract claims.

Some of the matters listed were handled prior to the attorney joining Greenberg Traurig.

• Honored Member, The Heritage Registry of Who's Who, 2007
• Member, Continental's Who's Who, 2007
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Houston Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Board Member and Former Chairman, The Galleria Chamber of Commerce, 1996 - 2007
• National Board Member, American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 2006 - present; ATS Houston chapter board member and former chapter president, 1997 - present
• Chairman, Rice University Student-Alumni Liaison Committee, 2001 - 2004
• Board Member, Association of Rice Alumni, 2005 - 2008

• Selected by Super Lawyers magazine and Texas Super Lawyers magazine, 2005 - 2007
• Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America, 2008
• Listed, Texas' Best Lawyers, 2008

Lectures

• Panelist, Finance and Investment Panel, Renewable and Alternative Energy Conference, Tel-Aviv, Israel, November 2006
• Speaker, "Lessons Learned: Force Majeure," May 2006
• Speaker, "Trick or Treat: The Disclosure Rules Changes are at the Door or Find Out if Your Corporate House Will Get Wrapped by Sarbanes-Oxley," October 2002
• Speaker, "Shareholders and Voting Agreement," State Bar of Texas, September 1999
• Speaker, "Corporations and Business Entities Update," Houston Bar Association's Legislative Update Institute, September 1997