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Gillian's primary area of practice is corporate finance and securities. She has represented both issuers and underwriters in public and private debt and equity securities offerings totaling more than $7 billion, including offerings of limited partner interests of publicly traded partnerships, also known as MLPs. She has also represented both public and private companies in complex mergers and acquisitions, asset and stock dispositions and venture capital financings. She regularly counsels clients on general corporate matters, including compliance with periodic reporting requirements. She also has significant experience with proxy disclosure issues, corporate governance, executive compensation and Section 16 reporting obligations.
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- Represented a propane MLP in multiple underwritten equity offerings
- Represented underwriters in connection with multiple underwritten equity and debt offerings for an E&P company resulting in proceeds of over $3 billion
- Represented underwriters in connection with underwritten debt offering for an independent producer of natural gas resulting in proceeds of over $1.25 billion
- Represented underwriters in connection with underwritten equity offering for midstream MLP
- Represented an oil and gas field services company in connection with a $250 million Rule 144A high-yield debt offering
- Represented Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. in its initial public offering
- Assisted oil and gas drilling equipment maker in connection with its $2.5 billion merger with another oil and gas drilling equipment maker
- Represented a U.S. natural gas and power marketing and trading company in connection with its $226 million sale of a natural gas pipeline system and its sale of a natural gas liquids pipeline in exchange for $166 million and 20.5 million special units
- Represented an independent oil and gas company in connection with its $125 million public offering of senior notes and its $108 million public offering of common stock
- Represented paper and forest company in the $300 million divestiture of its U.S. oil and gas properties
- Represented sponsors, security holders and purchasers in public and private roll-up/consolidation transactions
- Represented bank holding company in acquisitions of other bank holding companies and banks
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
- University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1998
- Harvard University, B.A., 1993
- Admitted to practice: Texas, 1998
- "Texas Rising Star," Texas Monthly, 2007 - 2010
- Member: Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals; Member of SCSGP Committees - Corporate Practices and Securities Law
- Member: American Bar Association; National Bar Association; Houston Bar Association
- Co-Chairman: Adopt-A-School Committee, Houston Bar Association (2004-2005)
- Director: Houston Area Women's Center
- United Way Young Leaders
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