Michael’s practice covers general corporate and securities matters with a particular emphasis on companies in the oil and gas industry.

Michael counsels clients in US capital markets transactions, including public and private offerings of debt and equity securities. He also regularly advises companies in connection with periodic SEC reporting, corporate governance and compliance matters.

Michael is a native Houstonian, a member of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, an Eagle Scout, and served as student body president at Baylor University.

Relevant Experience

• Represented the initial purchasers in Kraton Corporation’s Rule 144A offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 4.25% Senior Notes due 2025.
• Acted as special counsel to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Pure Acquisition Corp. (“Pure”), a special purpose acquisition company, in connection with its initial business combination pursuant to which Pure effected a merger resulting in a newly formed and publicly traded company, HighPeak Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: HPK), with an estimated enterprise value of $1,575,000,000.
• Represented the underwriters in Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.’s public offering of $1.6 billion of preferred units was comprised of 500,000 of ETO’s 6.750% Series F Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units, liquidation preference $1,000 per unit, and 1,100,000 of ETO’s 7.125% Series G Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units, liquidation preference $1,000 per unit.
• Represented the underwriters in Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.’s public offering of $4.5 billion senior notes comprised of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.900% senior notes due 2025, $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.750% senior notes due 2030, and $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.000% senior notes due 2050.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, University of Houston Law Center, Houston Business & Tax Law Journal (Managing Editor), 2018MBA, Rice University, 2017BBA, Baylor University, Business Fellows (Honors) & Economics, 2011