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Kevin Paul Lewis
Kevin Paul Lewis
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Biography
Kevin currently serves as V&E’s Capital Markets Practice Group Leader and is a lead contact for the firm’s Aviation and Airlines practice and Corporate Governance and Compliance group.
Kevin has represented boards of directors and audit committees, major commercial airlines, major oil and gas exploration and production companies, oilfield service companies, venture capital firms and their portfolio investment companies, investment banking houses, developers and owners of infrastructure projects, and other financial institutions and energy industry companies. He has significant experience in capital markets financings, including IPOs and 144A transactions, equipment pass-through certificates and other asset securitizations. He also has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, and in structured financings (including aircraft sale-leaseback and other leveraged lease transactions). He has represented developers and lenders in numerous Asian infrastructure projects, including the Corridor Project, Project Finance magazine’s 1997 Indonesian Deal of the Year. Prior to relocating to Houston, Kevin practiced for many years in Singapore and New York City.
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Representative Experience
Corporate Governance
- Represented numerous public company boards of directors, audit committees, compensation committees, and nominating and governance committees in connection with Sarbanes-Oxley Act matters, board and committee structure, and other corporate governance issues
- Represented numerous special committees and committees of independent directors in connection with investigations and the approval of transactions outside of the normal course of business, including the 2007 US$4 billion spinoff of entities by a leading manufacturing company focused on corrugated packaging and building products
Capital Markets
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- Airline Industry – Represented major commercial airlines in numerous capital markets transactions, including the largest-ever IPO for a U.S. airline (ExpressJet Airlines)
- Airline Industry – Represented multiple issuers of equipment pass-through certificates, including most recently approximately US$400 million to refinance bridge debt incurred in connection with the leveraged lease of aircraft
- Energy Industry – Represented oil and gas exploration and production companies in numerous capital markets transactions
Mergers and Acquisitions
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Airline Industry – Represented Houston-based Continental Airlines in its agreed 2010 merger with UAL Corp's United Airlines, in a deal estimated to be worth more than $3.4 billion Airline Industry – Represented Dallas-based Southwest Airlines in its 2010 acquisition of AirTran Airlines, in a deal estimated to be worth more than $1.4 billion Airline Industry – Represented Continental Airlines in connection with the proposed 2010 merger of SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines Restructuring and Reorganizations
- Airline Industry – Represented a regional airline creditor in connection with the bankruptcy of Northwest Airlines
- Energy Industry – Represented several public and private companies in reorganizations in Chapter 11 proceedings, including Energy Partners Ltd. and Trico Marine Services
Project and Structured Finance
- Energy Industry – Represented developers and lenders in international project finance transactions, including the sponsors of a large international offshore gas development and cross-border pipeline transaction, including the structuring and financing aspects of the project
- Energy Industry – Worked extensively on behalf of project sponsors and international commercial banks in connection with the development and financing of gas processing facilities power plants (including gas, coal, and hydroelectric projects) in Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and various provinces in China
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Education and Professional Background
- Harvard Law School, J.D. cum laude, 1986
- Yale University, B.A., magna cum laude, History and Economics with honors, 1983
- Judicial clerk to The Honorable Jerre S. Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1986 - 1987
- Admitted to practice: Texas, 1986; New York, 1988
Professional Recognition
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- The Best Lawyers in America® in corporate law and international trade and finance law, 2006 - 2011; corporate governance and compliance law, 2010 and 2011
- The International Who's Who of Capital Markets Lawyers, 2010
- "Texas Super Lawyer," Texas Monthly, 2010
Activities and Affiliations
Current Affiliations: Asia Society Texas Center, Congregation Beth Israel, inPrint, Interfaith CarePartners - Past Affiliations: Career and Recovery Resources, OrchestraX
Publications and Presentations
- "Expanded Disclosure Requirements for Oil, Gas, and Mining Companies," V&E Financial Reform Update E-communication, August 19, 2010 (co-author)
- "The Qualified Legal Compliance Committee: A Practical Choice?" Securities Regulatory Update, Vol. 6, Issue 11, June 9, 2003 (co-author)
- "Shareholder Access to Company Proxy Statements for Director Nominations," Association of Corporate Counsel, Houston, Texas, July 2008
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Full Biography
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First City Tower
1001 Fannin Street
Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77002-6760
Tel +1.713.758.3884
Fax +1.713.615.5967
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