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Founded in 1981, Porter Hedges is a full-service Houston-based law firm with an office in Oklahoma City. We provide the highest quality work across a range of industries, with particular preeminence in the energy sector. As leading practitioners, we are committed to excellence across our firm and favor an efficient, value-minded approach to serving our clients. We develop practical and integrated solutions to complex challenges that we approach with a business-oriented mindset.

Main areas of practice
Energy transactions: Porter Hedges provides clients with a cross-practice team of attorneys who have handled more than $200 billion in energy transactions across the full spectrum of the oil and gas industry.

Corporate/M&A: The firm counsels public and private companies ranging in size from NYSE-listed companies to start-ups on public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, M&A, venture capital financings, private placements, joint ventures, and exchange offers.

Litigation: Porter Hedges’ trial lawyers have both the experience and resources to meet the complex litigation needs of large national and multinational corporations, as well as those of small to mid-sized companies and individuals, from pre-litigation negotiation through appeal.

Commercial lending and finance: The firm’s practice is focused on the middle market and crosses many industries. The firm advises financial institution clients, such as lenders, corporate trustees, collateral agents, issuers, underwriters, and credit enhancers.

Bankruptcy: Porter Hedges represents debtors, creditors, trustees, creditors’ committees, institutional lenders, and investors in connection with out-of-court debt restructurings, acquisitions and financings, in addition to Chapter 7, 9, and 11 bankruptcy cases.

Construction: The firm represents contractors, public and private owners, developers, lenders, construction managers, sub-contractors, architects and engineers, sureties, vendors, and suppliers in regards to litigation, arbitration, and contract negotiation.

Tax: Porter Hedges’ tax group regularly assists public and private enterprises with the federal, state and international tax aspects of acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings and financings of corporate and partnership ventures.

Intellectual property: The firm’s team advises on portfolio preparation and management; freedom-to-operate, invalidity and non-infringement opinion work; transactional matters, including licensing and due diligence support; and patent, trademark and trade secret litigation.

Real estate: Porter Hedges represents developers, investors, lenders, owners, and tenants on projects, including pre-development planning and financing, entity selection and structure, acquisitions and sales of improved and unimproved properties, construction contracts, commercial leases, and operating agreements.

Employment: The firm represents clients in investigations and litigation over employment, non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, severance agreements, and theft of trade secrets, as well as providing advice regarding existing employee policies and procedures.

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Laura Alaniz	Laura Alaniz is an experienced litigator and advisor focusing on representation of…	View Profile
	Craig M Bergez	Craig Bergez counsels private companies and their owners regarding general business matters,…	View Profile
	Corey C Brown	Corey Brown leads the Corporate Practice Group. He advises companies on a…	View Profile
	George S Craft	George Craft leads the firm’s real estate and real estate finance sections.…	View Profile
	John R Hawkins	John Hawkins represents businesses in complex commercial disputes in federal and state…	View Profile
	John F Higgins	John Higgins leads the firm’s bankruptcy and restructuring practice. His practice focuses…	View Profile
	Ms Stephanie Holcombe	Stephanie Holcombe works with companies and their owners and executives to manage…	View Profile
	C. Randall King	Randy King is Co-Chair of the Energy Section of Porter Hedges. His…	View Profile
	Stephen H Lee	Stephen Lee is a trial lawyer and leader of the firm’s Litigation…	View Profile
	Sean M McChristian	Sean McChristian is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in…	View Profile
	Jeremy A Mouton	Jeremy Mouton focuses on advising E&P companies, private equity and direct investment…	View Profile
	Eugene M Nettles	Gene Nettles extensive litigation practice focuses on all types of energy disputes,…	View Profile
	David D Peden	David Peden heads the firm’s Construction Section. He has extensive experience in…	View Profile
	Benjamin J Rajabi	Ben Rajabi counsels a broad array of energy clients in transactional matters…	View Profile
	Robert G Reedy	Rob Reedy’s practice focuses on public companies and emerging privately held entities…	View Profile
	Mr Brian Rose	Brian Rose focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments,…	View Profile
	Joyce K Soliman	Joyce Soliman leads the firm’s Finance Section and chairs the Diversity Committee.…	View Profile
	Mr Cornelius Sweers	Cory Sweers represents clients in all stages of the construction process, from…	View Profile
	Robert H Thomas	Bob Thomas is Co-Chair of the Energy Section of Porter Hedges. His…	View Profile
	James T Thompson	James Thompson represents public and private companies in a variety of corporate,…	View Profile
	Eric D Wade	Eric Wade represents clients in virtually every type of complex business and…	View Profile
	Amy K Wolfshohl	Amy Wolfshohl is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in…	View Profile