Porter Hedges LLP

Corporate and M&A

James Cowen represents public and private companies, boards of directors and special committees, and individuals in a variety of corporate, securities and finance matters. He also serves as Co-Managing Partner – Administrative Affairs, focusing on the management and administration of the Firm’s internal affairs.

His practice includes public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, project development and finance, securities law compliance, reorganizations & restructurings, corporate governance, executive employment agreements and compensation, and general corporate and commercial matters.

James represents clients in the energy (upstream, midstream, downstream, renewables and oil field services), technology, healthcare, infrastructure and construction, and manufacturing and distribution industries. He also represents investment banking firms, investors, and indenture trustees in capital markets transactions.

Prior to and while attending law school, James worked as an aerospace engineer and software developer for a NASA subcontractor, Unisys, where his responsibilities included developing and maintaining software for the space shuttle program, and then as a software development consultant for an oilfield services company.

State Bar of Texas, Business Law and Corporate Counsel Sections, Member

American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Member

Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow

Houston Bar Association, Mergers and Acquisitions Section, Chair (2013-2014); Treasurer (2012-2013)