Bryant P. Lee

Mr. Lee offered tax structuring advice with respect to the following M&A transactions:

• Hess Midstream Partners — US$6.2 billion acquisition of Hess Infrastructure Partners
• UGI Corporation — US$1.28 billion acquisition of Columbia Midstream Group 
• Midstates Petroleum — US$729 million acquisition by Amplify Energy
• Energy Transfer — US$5 billion acquisition of SemGroup 
• Energy Transfer Equity — US$63 billion acquisition of Energy Transfer Partners  
• Layne Christensen — US$536 million acquisition by Granite Construction 
• Energy Transfer Partners — US$20 billion acquisition by Sunoco Logistics Partners
• Clayton Williams Energy — US$3.5 billion acquisition by Noble Energy            
• QEP Resources — US$600 million acquisition of 9,400 acres in Permian Basin 
• Rosetta Resources — US$3.9 billion acquisition by Noble Energy
• Hess Corporation — US$5.4 billion midstream joint venture with Global Infrastructure Partners 
• Energy Transfer Partners — US$18 billion acquisition of Regency Energy Partners
• Access Midstream Partners — US$50 billion acquisition by Williams Partners
• Counsel to Sponsor, Partnership, or Conflicts Committee in numerous MLP dropdown transactions

Mr. Lee offered tax structuring advice related to the following Capital Markets transactions:

• Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure — US$130 million initial public offering (Counsel to the underwriters)
• USD Partners — US$155 million initial public offering (Counsel to the company)
• Viper Energy Partners — US$149 million initial public offering (Counsel to the underwriters)
• Cypress Energy Partners — US$86 million initial public offering (Counsel to the company) 
• Valero Energy Partners — US$397 million initial public offering (Counsel to the underwriters)
• QEP Midstream Partners — US$483 million initial public offering (Counsel to the company)  
• Phillips 66 Partners — US$434 million initial public offering (Counsel to the company)
• Counsel to company or underwriters in numerous follow-on equity offerings, in both primary issuances and secondary sales in bought, marketed, and at-the-market transactions

Mr. Lee offered tax structuring advice with respect to the following restructuring matters:

• Hi-Crush in connection with its completed chapter 11 reorganization    

• American Energy Permian Basin in connection with its out-of-court restructuring of US$2.2 billion of funded debt
• Emerge Energy Services in connection with its completed chapter 11 reorganization
• Second Lien Lenders to Atlas Resource Partners in connection with its completed chapter 11 reorganization