Michael Telle

Partner

Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions

“I’m personally invested in my clients and in the projects I take on. I feel a sense of duty and loyalty to my clients to provide quality legal work and a high level of service from our firm.”

Michael Telle

Overview

Mike Telle is a seasoned corporate lawyer who focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and other transactions for a variety of clients in the energy sector.

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Experience

  • LandBridge Company LLC in its $283 million initial public offering of common stock

  • Harold G. Hamm in taking Continental Resources private at a $27 billion valuation

  • Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE) in its $2.5 billion acquisition of Ranger Oil Corporation, a pure play Eagle Ford company

  • ProFrac Holdings in its $407.5 million acquisition of FTS International, creating one of the largest completions-focused service companies in the U.S. oil and gas industry

  • ProFrac Holding Corp. in its $288 million initial public offering of common stock

  • Goodrich Petroleum Corporation in its $480 million sale to Paloma Partners, an EnCap affiliate, in an all cash tender offer

  • WildHorse Resource Development Corporation in its $447 million initial public offering of common stock

  • Continental Resources, Inc. in multiple offerings of senior notes

  • Tidewater Inc. in the $190 million acquisition of Swire Pacific Offshore, creating the industry’s largest fleet of offshore support vessels

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Credentials

Education

  • South Texas College of Law, J.D. summa cum laude, 1994
  • Texas Tech University, M.S. summa cum laude, 1991
  • Texas Tech University, B.B.A., Economics cum laude, 1990

Admissions

  • Texas

Recognitions

  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), Corporate Law (Houston), 2016−2027
  • Legal 500 U.S., Finance: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings, 2015, 2024 and 2025; Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings, 2015, 2021, and 2025; Energy: Transactions, 2015; Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Large Deals ($1–5 billion), 2014
  • Chambers USA, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Texas), 2013–2019, 2021–2026; Corporate/M&A (Texas), 2011–2015 and 2019; Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) (Texas), 2010–2011; Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Central United States)(Nationwide), 2019–2026
  • Chambers Global, Capital Markets: Debt and Equity (Central USA), 2020–2026
  • Selected to the 500 Leading Energy Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2023–2026
  • Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2008–2017
  • IFLR1000, 2020–2023
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CLE Events

Sixth Annual Navigating the Annual Meeting and Reporting Season 

Join leading practitioners and industry voices for a timely discussion of the legal, regulatory, and governance developments shaping the next proxy season.

November 11, 2026

November 11, 2026 • 1-minute read

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Client Alerts

Key SEC Updates to Five Day Debt Tender and Exchange Offers

Overview The Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an exemptive order on June …

July 1, 2026

July 1, 2026 • 1-minute read

Client Alerts

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

Fifth Annual Navigating the Annual Meeting and Reporting Season

Our panelists will discuss recent SEC developments that shape—and the practical considerations that inform—the preparation of public companies’ annual reports and annual shareholder meetings.

November 12, 2025

November 12, 2025 • 1-minute read

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Third Annual Navigating the Annual Meeting and Reporting Season Program

In this program, we focused on SEC developments affecting, and practical aspects of preparing for, public companies’ annual meetings and annual reports.

November 16, 2023

November 16, 2023 • 1-minute read

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