Overview

Ramey’s principal areas of practice are capital markets, securities law, and mergers and acquisitions. He has a particular focus on transactions relating to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) and publicly traded master limited partnerships (MLPs). He represents both issuers and underwriters in public and private securities offerings. Ramey has advised clients on general corporate matters, public company reporting issues, restructuring of partnerships, and reporting obligations in connection with acquisition and disposition of partnership securities. Additionally, Ramey advises clients on Investment Company Act of 1940 avoidance.

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Experience

  • Capital markets advisor to Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp., a SPAC, in its $620 million business combination with Montana Technologies, the inventor of AirJoule®, a transformational renewable energy and cooling technology

  • Financial and capital markets advisors to Rice Acquisition Corp. II, a SPAC, in its $1.5 billion business combination between with NET Power LLC, a clean energy technology company

  • Sunoco LP in its $7.3 billion acquisition of NuStar Energy L.P.

  • Nabors Energy Transition Corporation in its business combination with Vast Renewables Limited, a renewable energy company specializing in concentrated solar power energy systems that generate zero-carbon, utility-scale electricity and industrial heat

  • Crestwood Equity Partners in the $7.1 billion sale of the company to Energy Transfer in an all-equity transaction

  • HF Sinclair Corporation in its $1.44 billion acquisition of Holly Energy Partners

  • The Lion Electric Company, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, in its $1.9 billion combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., a SPAC

  • Tortoise Acquisition Corp. in the $1 billion business combination with Hyliion Inc., a developer and manufacturer of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles that significantly reduce emissions

  • TPG as majority holder of certain convertible preferred units of EnLink Midstream Partners in EnLink’s simplification transaction

  • Underwriters to Sunnova Energy International Inc. in its $168 million initial public offering of common stock 

  • New Fortress Energy LLC in its $291 million initial public offering of Class A shares

  • Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc. in its $249 million initial public offering of common stock 

  • TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. in its $233 million initial public offering and multiple follow-on offerings

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Credentials

Education

  • New York University School of Law, J.D., 2002
  • The University of Texas, B.A., Latin American Studies with honors, 1999

Admissions

  • New York
  • Texas
  • Colorado

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Recognitions

  • Legal 500 U.S., Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings, 2015, 2018–2023, and 2025; “Next Generation Lawyer” in Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings, 2019–2024; Finance: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings, 2020–2023, 2025 and 2026
  • Chambers USA, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Texas), 2017–2019, 2021–2026; “Up and Coming” in Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Texas), 2016 and 2017; Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Central United States)(Nationwide), 2019–2026; SPACs (Nationwide), 2021–2023
  • Chambers Global, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Central United States) (USA), 2017–2026; SPACs (USA), 2022–2024
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), (Houston): Corporate Law, 2023–2027; Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2024–2027; Securities/Capital Markets Law, 2024–2027
  • Selected to the New York Metro Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2011–2017
  • Selected to the Texas Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2013–2017
  • IFLR1000, 2020–2022
  • MergerLinks, Top Dealmakers: DeSPACs (North America), 2021
  • Selected to the 500 Leading Dealmakers in America, Lawdragon, 2022, 2024, and 2026
  • Selected to the 500 Leading Energy Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2023–2026
Insights

Client Alerts

A Capital Idea: The SEC Proposes Amendments to Expand Access to Registered Offerings

Public companies may soon find they have more flexibility when it comes to capital formation. On May 19, 2026, the …

May 28, 2026

May 28, 2026 • 8-minute read

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Time for Spring Cleaning: The SEC Proposes Amendments to Declutter Public Company Filer Categories

With summer just around the corner, the SEC made one final attempt at spring cleaning by proposing sweeping reforms to …

May 21, 2026

May 21, 2026 • 7-minute read

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Event Recaps

‘Right Time’ for SPACs: Capital Markets Assessment at Fourth Palm Beach CorpGov Forum

Ramey Layne participated in the Fourth Annual Palm Beach CorpGov Forum, hosted by IPO Edge and CorpGov, on November 13-14.

November 13, 2024

November 13, 2024 • 2-minute read

Client Alerts

SEC Approves Final SPAC Rules

On January 24, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved final rules relating to special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”). The final rules follow the SEC’s issuance of proposed rules on March 30, 2022, and the receipt of 115 comments on such proposed rules.

January 25, 2024 • V&E SEC Update

January 25, 2024 • 9-minute read

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Client Alerts

Non-GAAP Nonsense: SEC Charges DXC Technology with Misleading Non-GAAP Reporting and Deficient Disclosure Controls

On March 14, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a cease-and-desist order (the “Order”) and charged DXC Technology Company (“DXC”), an IT company based in Virginia, with violations of Rule 100(b) of Regulation G and various other securities laws based on material misstatements in DXC’s non-GAAP financial measures reported in its earnings releases and annual and quarterly reports.

March 29, 2023 • V&E SEC Update

March 29, 2023 • 5-minute read

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