David Palmer Oelman

• Board Member, The Council on Recovery Foundation
• Trustee, San Jacinto Museum & Battlefield Association
• Board of Visitors, South Texas College of Law
• Former Director, Energy Infrastructure Council
• Former Trustee, The Kinkaid School

Teaching

• Adjunct Professor, University of Texas School of Law; IPO Course
• Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center; IPO Course

• “2023 Could Be a Stronger Year for Energy Industry IPOs Amid Rising Investment,” The American Lawyer, February 7, 2023 (quoted)
• “Alternative Capital Transactions in the Energy Industry,” V&E Houston Office, August 22, 2019 (speaker)
• “Market Update: Evolution of Midstream IPO Structures,” V&E Houston Office, September 12, 2018 (speaker)
• “MLP Transitions: Understanding the Process and Critically Evaluating the Long-Term Costs and Expected Benefits of Simplifications, Roll-ups and Conversions,” April 19, 2018 (speaker)
• “FERC Tax Orders Webcast & Teleconference, March 23, 2018 (speaker)
• “Tenth SEC Division of Corporation Finance Staff Legal Bulletin on Rule 14a-8 Creates New Paths to Omit Shareholder Proposals,” V&E SEC Update E-communication, November 6, 2017 (co-author)
• “Current Trends in M&A Clauses,” 4th Annual Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Conference, Institute for Energy Law, May 18-19, 2017 (panelist)
• “Alternative Capital: 144A Equity Offerings and Special Purpose Acquisition Companies,” V&E Houston Office, February 22, 2017 (speaker)
• “Delaware Supreme Court Reverses a $171 Million Judgment in an MLP Unitholder Lawsuit On Standing Grounds,” V&E MLP Litigation Update E-communication, January 9, 2017 (co-author)
• “Preparing for an IPO: Market Update, Process and Timeline,” V&E’s Houston Office, November 9, 2016 (speaker)
• “2015 Corporate Scorecard: 6 Texas Firms Nationally Ranked for Corporate Finance, Capital Markets Work,” Texas Lawyer, June 1, 2016 (quoted)
• “LinnCo and LINN to Permit Partners to Exchange Into Corporate Blocker,” V&E Capital Markets and Tax Update E-Communication, March 24, 2016 (co-author)
• “Thoughts for Officers and Directors of E&P Companies and MLPs in 2016,” V&E website, January 19, 2016 (co-author)
• “Alternative Sources of Capital Raising in a Distressed Market,” V&E Houston’s Office, January 13, 2016 (speaker)
• “Retail Preferred Offerings Expand Outside of the Traditional E&P MLP Space,” V&E MLP Update E-communication, October 12, 2015 (co-author)
• “MLP 201,” Energy Series, November 18, 2014 (presenter)
• “MLP 101,” V&E’s Energy Finance Series, 2014
• “MLP Structural Developments: 2013-2014,” NAPTP’s MLP Annual Investor Conference, 2014
• “MLPs and Securities Litigation,” V&E’s Energy Finance Series, 2013
• “IPO Preparation from a Legal Perspective,” KPMG’s  Insights Summit, 2013
• “MLP Evolution: Understanding Evolving Structures and What They Mean to the Investor,” NAPTP’s MLP Annual Investor Conference, 2013
• “PTP Industry and the Legal Environment,” Deloitte’s National PTP Conference, 2013
• “MLP 101,” V&E’s Energy Finance Series, 2013