Robert G Reedy > Porter Hedges LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

Robert G Reedy

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Rob Reedy’s practice focuses on public companies and emerging privately held entities that are building their business through mergers, acquisitions and financings such as public offerings and private equity transactions. In many cases, he coordinates all of the legal work for his clients as they build their businesses, acting as an advisor and “de facto” general counsel. Rob also serves as the Firm Managing Partner.

Rob’s clients include businesses involved in energy exploration, production, service and transmission, alternative and renewable energy, energy industry technology and the manufacturing and distribution of a variety of products. He also represents several investment banking firms specializing in public and private securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions for companies in all components of the energy industry. He has extensive experience in:

• Initial public offerings
• Secondary public offerings of equity and debt securities
• Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of public and private entities
• Private equity fund entity formations and acquisitions/divestitures
• Representation of management teams in start-up companies funded by private equity
• Formation, structuring and financing of new ventures
• Joint venture and partnership formations and financings
• Venture capital transactions
• Preparation of SEC filings of all types
• Executive employment agreements and compensation
• Corporate governance and board and board committee issues

Rob has been recognized by Chambers USA as among the leading lawyers in Capital Markets: Debt & Equity, and he has been included in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of corporate law since 2009. IFLR1000 United States rated him “highly regarded” for M&A and Capital Markets: Debt/Equity in 2019. He has also been selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers in Securities/Corporate Finance Law since 2003 and was named in Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition in the area of Securities and Corporate Finance in 2008.

Memberships

TerraLex, Board Member and Chair of the Finance Committee

Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow

Alley Theatre, President of the Board (2009-2013), Chairman of the Board (2013-2016)

Education

J.D., University of Texas School of Law, with honors

B.A., University of Texas, magna cum laude

Harvard Law School Executive Education, Leadership in Law Firms Certificate, 2018