Chris represents public and private issuers, investment banks and purchasers in both debt and equity capital markets transactions. He has experience representing clients in a wide variety of capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings, registered debt and equity offerings, private placements, Rule 144A notes offerings, tender offers, exchange offers and at-the-market equity (ATM) programs. Chris’s practice also includes representing buyers, targets, financial advisors and board committees in public and private merger and acquisition transactions. Chris regularly advises clients in connection with periodic SEC reporting, stock exchange listing requirements and corporate governance and board matters. His experience in these areas makes him a trusted advisor on reporting and compliance issues. Chris’s practice spans a wide variety of industries, including the energy sector, real estate investment trusts, entertainment and financial services.

Chris recognizes the potential of disruptive technologies in his practice areas and is a member of the the firm’s blockchain working group. He is a contributing author to the Blockchain Legal Resource Blog.

Chris successfully completed the Fullbridge Program in September 2013.

Representative Experience

• Represented Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. in the commencement of an at-the-market equity program for up to 500,000 shares of 9.00% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of MIND Technology, Inc.

• Represented the issuer in an entertainment company’s private placement of convertible senior notes in conjunction with the company’s merger.

• Represented the underwriters in a midstream company’s public offering of $1.6 billion of preferred units.

• Represented a Canadian E&P company in its acquisition of a drilling technology company.

• Represented the underwriters in a midstream company’s public offering of $4.5 billion of senior notes.

• Represented the underwriters in connection with Genesis Energy, L.P.’s registered offering of $750 million of 7.750% senior notes due 2028 and the dealer manager in the concurrent cash tender offer for $750 million of Genesis Energy, L.P.’s 6.750% senior notes due 2022.

• Represented NGL Energy Partners LP in its private placement of $400 million of NGL’s Class D Preferred Units and warrants to purchase common units representing equity interests in NGL.

• Represented NGL Energy Partners LP in its private placement of $200 million of NGL’s Class D Preferred Units and warrants to purchase common units representing equity interests in NGL.

• Representation of the underwriters in connection with a midstream company’s public offering $445 million offering of preferred units.

• Representation of 1Derrick, Inc. and 1Derrick Ltd. in connection with the sale of 1Derrick, Inc. and 1Derrick Ltd. to Drilling Info, Inc.

• Representation of an NYSE-listed midstream MLP in its $4.4 billion acquisition of the general partner of a midstream MLP.

• Representation of the initial purchasers in Jagged Peak Energy LLC’s $500 million Rule 144A offering of their 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026, guaranteed by Jagged Peak Energy Inc.

• Representation of the underwriters in connection with a midstream company’s public offering of $450 million of preferred units.

• Representation of the underwriters in an offering by Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP of 2,000,000 of its Series C Floating-to-Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units.

• Representation of the initial purchasers in a private placement by Sunoco LP and Sunoco Finance Corp. (the Issuers) of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 4.875% senior notes due 2023, $800 million aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 5.500% senior notes due 2026, and $400 million aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 5.875% senior notes due 2028.

• Representation of the underwriters in an offering by a midstream MLP of $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.000% senior notes due 2027 and $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.400% senior notes due 2047.

• Representation of the underwriters in a $1.007 billion follow-on equity offering of 54,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests in a midstream MLP.

• Representation of a vertically integrated energy business in its offering of 7,400,000 9.00% Class B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units.

• Representation of the sales agents in the commencement of an at-the-market equity program for common units representing limited partner interests in a midstream MLP having an aggregate offering price of up to $1 billion.

• Representation of a real estate investment trust in its offering of preferred stock.

• Representation of the managers in connection with the commencement of a $1 billion at-the-market equity program for an NYSE-listed midstream MLP.

• Representation of the issuer in connection with a $303 million overnight follow-on equity offering of common units representing limited partnership interests in a NASDAQ-listed midstream MLP.

• Representation of the issuers in connection with the private placement of $300 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes of a Nasdaq-listed upstream MLP.

• Representation of a corporation in connection with a rights offering to its shareholders to purchase shares of common stock.

• Representation of the managers in connection with the commencement of a $250 million at-the-market equity program for an NYSE-listed midstream MLP.

• Representation of the issuer in connection with the public offering of $237 million in two series of preferred equity units of a Nasdaq-listed upstream MLP.

• Representation of the underwriters in connection with the issuance of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes of an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP.

• Representation of the underwriters in connection with the issuance of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes of an NYSE-listed midstream MLP.

• Representation of the underwriters in connection with a $361 million overnight follow-on equity offering of common units representing limited partner interests in an NYSE-listed midstream MLP.

• Representation of the underwriters in connection with a follow-on equity offering of 7,935,000 common units representing limited partner interests in an NYSE-listed midstream MLP.

• Representation of the issuer in connection with its initial public offering of $720 million in common shares of an NYSE-listed limited liability company.

• Representation of the initial purchasers in connection with a 144A private placement of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes of an NYSE-listed midstream MLP.

• Representation of the issuers in connection with a 144A private placement of $450 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes of a Nasdaq-listed midstream MLP.

• Representation of a private equity portfolio limited liability company in connection with the acquisition of three entities for cash and equity consideration.

• Representation of the issuers in connection with an exchange offer for outstanding unregistered notes.

Education
BBA, University of Notre Dame, 2010