David focuses his practice on corporate and transactional matters, with a specific emphasis on energy and infrastructure.

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David has extensive experience in energy and infrastructure transactions, particularly in negotiating midstream commercial and M&A transaction agreements.

David previously served as vice president, business development for Navitas Midstream Partners. He was also assistant general counsel for Kinder Morgan.

Commercial Experience

  • Natural gas contracts, including gathering, processing, transportation, NAESB, purchase, and interconnect agreements.
  • NGL fractionation, transportation, purchase, and interconnect agreements.
  • Condensate and crude oil gathering, transportation, blending, purchase, and connection agreements.
  • Terminal services agreements and other refined product agreements.
  • Water gathering and disposal agreements.
  • Master service agreements, construction agreements, professional service agreements, purchase orders, equipment leases, and licenses.
  • Real property agreements, including leases, access agreements, easements, and right-of-way agreements.

Mergers and Acquisitions and Other Corporate Transactions

  • Purchase and sale of various public and private oil and gas businesses, including those owning processing plants, gathering systems, transportation systems, gas storage businesses, and oil field services assets.
  • Joint ventures between operating companies for the development of crude oil pipeline systems, gas gathering and processing systems, and transportation systems.
  • Private equity investments in existing operators, joint ventures, and new greenfield investments.
  • Recapitalization transactions.
  • Financing transactions, including project finance.
  • Corporate governance matters.

David has extensive experience in energy and infrastructure transactions, particularly in negotiating midstream commercial and M&A transaction agreements.

David previously served as vice president, business development for Navitas Midstream Partners. He was also assistant general counsel for Kinder Morgan.

Commercial Experience

  • Natural gas contracts, including gathering, processing, transportation, NAESB, purchase, and interconnect agreements.
  • NGL fractionation, transportation, purchase, and interconnect agreements.
  • Condensate and crude oil gathering, transportation, blending, purchase, and connection agreements.
  • Terminal services agreements and other refined product agreements.
  • Water gathering and disposal agreements.
  • Master service agreements, construction agreements, professional service agreements, purchase orders, equipment leases, and licenses.
  • Real property agreements, including leases, access agreements, easements, and right-of-way agreements.

Mergers and Acquisitions and Other Corporate Transactions

  • Purchase and sale of various public and private oil and gas businesses, including those owning processing plants, gathering systems, transportation systems, gas storage businesses, and oil field services assets.
  • Joint ventures between operating companies for the development of crude oil pipeline systems, gas gathering and processing systems, and transportation systems.
  • Private equity investments in existing operators, joint ventures, and new greenfield investments.
  • Recapitalization transactions.
  • Financing transactions, including project finance.
  • Corporate governance matters.
  • Vice president, business development, Navitas Midstream Partners (2014-2022)
  • Assistant general counsel, Kinder Morgan (2013-2014)
  • Attorney, Copano Energy (2011-2013)

Education

  • University of Houston Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, 2006, notes and comments editor, Houston Law Review; Order of the Barons; Order of the Coif
  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., 2001, finance

Bar Admissions

  • Texas