Robert L. Kimball

Senior Partner

Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets

“I enjoy helping business decision makers think through the tough legal issues they face in their complex jobs so that they can focus on their many other demands.”

Overview

Robert Kimball advises public and private companies on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters.

In a career spanning more than three decades, Robert has counseled clients on domestic and cross-border transactions across a wide array of industries including airlines and aviation, computer and information technology, energy, finance, life sciences, manufacturing, and telecommunications.

Experience

Reata Pharmaceuticals in its $7.3 billion acquisition by Biogen Inc.
CrownRock, a joint venture of CrownQuest Operating and Lime Rock Partners, in its $12 billion sale to Occidental
Woodside Energy Group Ltd in its merger with BHP Petroleum with an approximately US $43 billion merged entity value and concurrent listing of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) on the NYSE
Southwest Airlines Co. in its $500 million public offering of investment grade senior notes; its $2 billion public offering of convertible senior notes; its $1.9 billion public offering of common stock; its $2 billion public offering of investment grade senior notes; and its $1.8 billion public offering of investment grade notes
Pioneer Natural Resources Company in its $2.5 billion offerings of senior notes and concurrent tender offers for and redemptions of high-yield notes issued by Parsley Energy
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its $324 million public offering of common stock
CrownRock, L.P. in its $400 million 144A-for-life offering of high-yield notes and related redemption by CrownRock Holdings, L.P. of perpetual preferred
Southwest Airlines Co. in its funding from the United States Department of Treasury of $4.93 billion under the Payroll Support Program of the CARES Act and the extensions of that program, and in its negotiations of the related loans, warrants, and other agreements
BlueScope Steel in the $720 million acquisition of Cargill’s 50% share of North Star BlueScope Steel, taking BlueScope’s ownership of North Star to 100%
Southwest Airlines in its $3.4 billion acquisition of AirTran Holdings
Dell in its $3.9 billion public tender offer and acquisition of Perot Systems Corporation, an information technology company
Santos Limited in its worldwide tender process resulting in a $2.508 billion investment from PETRONAS to form a 60/40 joint venture for the development, operation, and marketing of Santos’ Gladstone LNG project in Queensland, Australia
Routinely advises publicly traded companies on 1933 Act and 1934 Act compliance, listing exchange requirements, and ESG matters (including corporate governance and board of directors matters)

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CrownRock, L.P. in its $400 million 144A-for-life offering of high-yield notes and related redemption by CrownRock Holdings, L.P. of perpetual preferred
Pioneer Natural Resources Company in its $2.5 billion offerings of senior notes and concurrent tender offers for and redemptions of high-yield notes issued by Parsley Energy
DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd. in its C$40.25 million Canadian and U.S. public offerings of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its $324 million public offering of common stock
Pioneer Natural Resources Company in its $1.1 billion public offering of investment grade senior notes
Southwest Airlines Co. in its $1 billion public offering of investment grade senior notes
Southwest Airlines Co. in its $1.8 billion public offering of investment grade senior notes
Pioneer Natural Resources Company in its $1.3 billion 144A offering of convertible senior notes with a capped call and its concurrent cash tender offers for existing senior notes
Southwest Airlines Co. in its $2 billion concurrent public offerings of convertible senior notes; its $1.9 billion public offering of common stock; and its $2 billion public offering of senior notes
Southwest Airlines Co. in its $500 million public offering of investment grade notes
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, in a $505 million public offering of common stock
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its $248 million public offering of common stock
EZCorp, Inc. in its $150 million institutional offering of convertible notes
CrownRock, L.P. in its $185 million 144A-for-life offering of add-on, high-yield senior notes
Southwest Airlines Co. in its $600 million public offering of senior notes
CrownRock, L.P., in its $1 billion 144A-for-life offering of high-yield senior notes and concurrent tender offers for existing high-yield senior notes
EZCorp, Inc. in its $144 million offering of convertible senior notes
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its $70 million initial public offering of common stock
Southwest Airlines Co. in its $300 million investment grade offering of notes
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its $116 million public offering of common stock
Pioneer Natural Resources Company in its $951 million public offering of common stock
Pioneer Natural Resources Company in its $1.6 billion public offering of common stock
A Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst fund in its underwritten public sale of common stock of Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.
CrownRock, L.P. in its $350 million 144A-for-life offering of high-yield senior notes
Pioneer Natural Resources Company in its $1 billion public offering of common stock
EZCorp, Inc. in its $230 million institutional offering of cash convertible notes with a call-hedge spread
CrownRock, L.P. in its $405 million 144-for-life offering of high-yield notes and related repurchase of existing high-yield notes
CrownRock, L.P. in its initial $150 million institutional offering of 144A-for-life high-yield notes
Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners, L.P. in its $180 million initial public offering of common units, a follow-on public offering of $65 million, and a $128 million underwritten sale by an affiliate

Bonanza Creek Energy in a merger to acquire HighPoint Resources Corporation that was valued at approximately $376 million, and included a registered exchange offer, consent solicitation, and simultaneous registered solicitation of a prepackaged plan of reorganization under chapter 11, which was followed by two subsequent out-of-court mergers and acquisitions by the combined company, resulting in a company with total expected enterprise value of $4.5 billion
Cloud Peak Energy’s sale in bankruptcy to Navajo Transitional Energy Company
LSB Industries in the $364 million sale of its Climate Control Business to NIBE Industrier AB of Sweden
EZCorp in the $50 million sale of its majority interest in Grupo Finmart, a provider of consumer loans to government agency employees in Mexico, to AlphaCredit
Lynden Energy in the $88 million sale of the company to Earthstone Energy in an all-stock transaction
BlueScope Steel in the $720 million acquisition of Cargill’s 50% share of North Star BlueScope Steel, taking BlueScope’s ownership of North Star to 100%
The controlling private equity stockholder of Viasystems Group, Inc., a publicly traded manufacturer of printed circuit boards, in the $927 million stock for stock-and-cash merger of Viasystems into TTM Technologies, Inc.
Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst in the sale of its minority investment in Grupo MVS, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican media company
The controlling private equity stockholder of LIN Media in the $2.6 billion stock for stock-and-cash merger of LIN Media, a publicly traded television company, into Media General
Pioneer Natural Resources in its $1.5 billion stock-for-units merger with Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners, a publicly traded upstream MLP
BlueScope Steel in the $145 million private auction sale of its U.S. metal and insulated panels division (Metl-Span) to NCI Building Systems
Southwest Airlines in its $3.4 billion acquisition of AirTran Holdings
Dell in its $3.9 billion public tender offer and acquisition of Perot Systems Corporation, an information technology company
Santos Limited in its worldwide tender process resulting in a $2.508 billion investment from PETRONAS to form a 60/40 joint venture for the development, operation, and marketing of Santos’ Gladstone LNG project in Queensland, Australia
Pan American Sports Partners Company in the $400 million sale of the controlling interest in a Latin American sports network to FOX International Channels
BlueScope Steel in its $750 million acquisition of the U.S. operations of an Argentine steel company

Southwest Airlines Co. in its funding from the United States Department of Treasury of $4.93 billion under the Payroll Support Program of the CARES Act and the extensions of that program, and in its negotiations of the related loans, warrants, and other agreements
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as co-counsel, in a $350 million royalty and equity investment in Reata by funds managed by Blackstone Life Sciences
CrownRock, L.P. in its $475 million Series A perpetual preferred equity investment from funds managed by Magnetar Capital and EIG Global Energy Partners
LSB Industries, Inc. in its $260 million strategic investment in senior secured notes and redeemable preferred stock and warrants by an affiliate of Security Benefit Corporation
Cowen and Company, LLC in its private placement of $22 million of ordinary shares of Thin Film Electronics ASA
Breitburn Energy Partners LP in its $1 billion strategic investment by EIG Global Energy Partners

Capabilities

Credentials

Education

University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1986 (Comment Editor, University of Chicago Law Review)
Brigham Young University, B.A. magna cum laude, 1983

Admissions

Texas

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“DOJ Cautions Execs With Novel Insider Trading Case,” Law360, March 6, 2023 (quoted)
Bonehead Lawyer Moves, Vinson & Elkins LLP Client Ethics, Dallas, Texas, April 22, 2021 (speaker)
CEOs Gone Rogue, Society for Corporate Governance, Houston Chapter Annual Conference, Houston, Texas, October 24, 2019 (speaker)
The IPO Process, from a Legal Perspective, KPMG & NYSE IPO Boot Camp, New York, New York, October 4, 2019 (speaker)
“The Gatekeepers’ Course: Navigating Evolving Trends in Corporate Governance and Compliance,” V&E Houston Office, June 12, 2019 (speaker)
“The Gatekeepers’ Course: Navigating Evolving Trends in Corporate Governance and Compliance,” V&E Dallas Office, June 5, 2019 (speaker)
Initial Public Offerings in the United States by Foreign Private Issuers, Irish Stock Exchange IPOReady Seminar, New York, New York, October 17, 2018 (speaker)
The IPO Process, from a Legal Perspective, KPMG IPO Boot Camp, KPMG, Dallas, Texas, September 18, 2018 (speaker)
SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2018, Donnelley Financial Solutions and Society for Corporate Governance, Dallas, Texas, September 13, 2018 (Co-Chairman); Employee Benefit Plans and the U.S. Federal Securities Laws (speaker)
Shareholder Activism, Corporate Governance Graduate Course, McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, March 29, 2018 (Professor William H. Cunningham) (Guest Lecturer)
Panelist, Restatements and Late Periodic Reports, Vinson & Elkins LLP Energy Finance Series (Houston, Texas, March 21, 2018)
“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)
Guest Lecturer, Shareholder Activism, Corporate Governance Graduate Course, McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Texas, October 12, 2017) (Professor William H. Cunningham)
Co-Chairman, SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2017, Donnelley Financial Solutions and Society for Corporate Governance (Dallas, Texas, September 14, 2017); Speaker, Securities Offering Developments, Speaker: Responding to Short Attacks
“Current Trends in M&A Clauses,” 4th Annual Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Conference, Institute for Energy Law, May 18-19, 2017 (panelist)
“Governance and Disclosure: 2017 Season Lessons, 2018 Season Expectations,” V&E Houston Office, May 10, 2017 (speaker)
Guest Lecturer, “Shareholder Activism,” Corporate Governance Graduate Course, McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin (March 2, 2017) (Professor William H. Cunningham)
“Short Attack Activism – A Growing Trend IROs Must Know About,” National Investor Relations Institute DFW Chapter Meeting, Dallas, January 20, 2017 (panelist)
Co-Chairman, SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2016, RR Donnelley (Dallas, Texas, September 8, 2016); Speaker, “Schedule 13D and 13G Issues”; Speaker, “Other Updates”
Co-Chairman, SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2015, RR Donnelley (Dallas, Texas, September 10, 2015); Speaker, “Proxy Access: Here to Stay”; Speaker, “Shark Repellent and Strike Suit Repellent”
Panelist, “Going and Being Public: PwC’s IPO Readiness Event,” PricewaterhouseCoopers (Dallas, Texas, September 18, 2014)
Co-Chairman, SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2014, RR Donnelley (Dallas, Texas, September 11, 2014); Speaker, “Related Party Transactions”; Speaker, “Key Financial Statement Issues in Public Company M&A”
Panelist, “M&A: Significant MLP and Corporate Transactions,” Vinson & Elkins LLP Energy Finance Series (Houston, Texas, November 21, 2013)
Co-Chairman, SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2013, RR Donnelley (Dallas, Texas, September 12, 2013)
Guest Lecturer, “Changing Roles of Directors”, Executive M.B.A. Program, School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas (April 27, 2013)
Guest Lecturer, “Corporate Governance,” School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas (March 27, 2013)
Co-Chairman, SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2012, RR Donnelley (Dallas, Texas, November 28, 2012); Speaker, “Stock Buyback Programs”
Speaker, “Suggestions for Success in the Law,” J. Reuben Clark Law Society Student Chapter, SMU Dedman School of Law (Dallas, Texas, November 6, 2012)
Guest Lecturer, “Corporate Governance,” Executive M.B.A. Program, School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas (October 31, 2012)
Guest Lecturer, “Corporate Governance,” School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas (March 28, 2012)
Guest Lecturer, “Corporate Governance,” Executive M.B.A. Program, School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas (February 3, 2012)
Co-Chairman, SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2011, RR Donnelley (Dallas, Texas, November 30, 2011); Speaker, “Insider Trading Policies”
Guest Lecturer, “Changing Roles and Liabilities of Corporate Directors,” School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas (October 26, 2011)
Guest Lecturer, “Changing Roles and Liabilities of Corporate Directors”, School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas (March 2, 2011)
Panel Moderator, “General Counsels on Corporate Legal Trends,” 2011 J. Reuben Clark Law Society National Conference, Southern Methodist University (Dallas, Texas, February 17-19, 2011)
Co-Chairman, SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2010, RR Donnelley (Dallas, Texas, November 17, 2010); Speaker, “Duties to Disclose and Materiality”
Speaker, “J. Reuben Clark and the Development of International Law,” J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Law School Chapter Regional Conference (Waco, Texas, November 13, 2010)
Panelist, “Preparing for an Initial Public Offering,” PriceWaterhouseCoopers (Dallas, Texas, November 11, 2010)
Guest Lecturer, “Changing Roles and Liabilities of Corporate Directors,” School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas (October 27, 2010)
Speaker, “J. Reuben Clark and the Development of International Law,” J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Lawyer’s Chapter (Dallas, Texas, October 21, 2010)
Speaker, “Running Red Lights in Latin America: Cultural Challenges in International Transactions,” College of Humanities Honored Alumnus Annual Address, Brigham Young University (October 7, 2010)
Guest Lecturer, “Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Transactional Lawyer’s Perspective,” SMU Dedman School of Law (April 1, 2010) [Will Pryor]
Guest Lecturer, “Changing Roles and Liabilities of Corporate Directors,” School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas (March 24, 2010)
Co-Chairman, SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2009, RR Donnelley (Dallas, Texas, November 17, 2009); Speaker, “Employee Benefit Plans and the Securities Laws”
Guest Lecturer, “Changing Roles and Liabilities of Corporate Directors,” School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas (October 28, 2009)
“Developments in Corporate Governance”, SEC Update Seminar, Bowne (Dallas, Texas, September 22, 2009)
“Securities Laws 101,” Energy Future Holdings Companies (Dallas, Texas, August 20, 2009)
Guest Lecturer, “Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Transactional Lawyer’s Perspective,” SMU Dedman School of Law (March 26, 2009) [Will Pryor]
Speaker, “SEC Developments,” Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals (Dallas, Texas, January 7, 2009)
Guest Lecturer, “The 2008 Financial Crisis,” Lake Highlands High School, Richardson Independent School District (October 2, 2008)
Co-Chairman, SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2008, RR Donnelley (Dallas, Texas, September 17, 2008); Speaker, “Rule 144 Developments”
Key-Note Speaker, “Implementing Cross-Border M&A Transactions—A Snapshot Introduction, Symposium on International Mergers & Acquisitions,” 45^th Academy of American and International Law, Institute for International and Comparative Law (Plano, Texas, June 17-18, 2008)
Speaker, “Private Equity Mergers & Acquisitions,” (New York, New York, April 14, 2008)
Adjunct Lecturer at Law, “Latin America Business Transactions,” SMU Dedman School of Law (Spring 2008)
Speaker, “Annual Reports and Proxy Statements 2008,” Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals (Dallas, Texas, January 9, 2008)
Presiding Officer, “The University of Texas 3^rd Annual Mergers & Acquisitions Institute,” 2^nd Day Morning Session (Dallas, Texas, October 4-5, 2007)
Co-Chairman, SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2007, RR Donnelley and Glasser LegalWorks (Dallas, Texas, September 12, 2007); Speaker, “Restatements and Late Periodic Reports”; Speaker, “Emerging Communications”
Adjunct Lecturer at Law, “Latin America Business Transactions,” SMU Dedman School of Law (Spring 2007)
Speaker, “J. Reuben Clark and the Foundations of International Dispute Resolution,” J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Student Chapter, SMU Dedman School of Law (Dallas, Texas, March 21, 2007)
Co-Speaker (with Martin Dunn, Deputy Director (legal), SEC Division of Corporation Finance), “Public Market Update,” 29^th Annual Conference on Securities Regulation & Business Law, The University of Texas School of Law (Dallas, Texas, February 22-23, 2007)
Speaker, “Merger & Acquisition Update,” Bowne/PLI Securities Law Update (Dallas, Texas, January 11, 2007)
Co-Chairman, SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2006, RR Donnelley and Glasser LegalWorks (Dallas, Texas, September 21, 2006); Speaker, “Private Equity Developments and Hedge Fund Activism”
Speaker, “The Rules of the Game: Disclosure and the SEC,” Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals (Dallas, Texas, August 9, 2006)
Speaker, “Form 8-K and Other Disclosure Issues,” SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2005, RR Donnelley and Glasser LegalWorks (Dallas, Texas, September 21, 2005)
Speaker, “Disclosure and SEC Developments,” Securities Law Section, Dallas Bar Association (Dallas, Texas, May 23, 2005)
Speaker and Moderator, “Selected Issues in Buying and Selling Divisions and Subsidiaries,” M&A Practice Group Client Briefings, Vinson & Elkins LLP (Houston, Texas, March 30, 2005)
Speaker, “Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and SEC Rule 205,” SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2004, RR Donnelley and Glasser LegalWorks (Dallas, Texas, September 29, 2004)
Speaker, “Partnership Agreement Terms,” Southwest Private Equity Round-Up, Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice University (Houston, Texas, May 13, 2004)
Speaker, “The Effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on Mergers & Acquisitions,” Dallas Bar Association, Mergers & Acquisitions Study Group (Dallas, Texas, November 11, 2003)
Speaker, “Certifications under Sections 302 and 906 and Sub-Certifications”; Speaker,“Non-GAAP Financial Disclosures and Earnings Releases,” SEC Hot Topics Institute Fall 2003, RR Donnelley and Glasser LegalWorks (Dallas, Texas, September 24, 2003)
Speaker, “Corporate Governance—Practical Solutions,” Value Creation Strategies for Small- & Mid-Cap Public Companies, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin (Dallas, Texas, April 8, 2003)
Event Chair, The Texas General Counsel Forum; Panel Moderator, “Finance and Legal—Cooperation, Not Conflict”; Speaker, “Lawyers and Accounting” (Irving, Texas, March 26, 2003)
Speaker, “Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” Energy Industry Client Briefings, Vinson & Elkins LLP (Dallas, Texas, February 20, 2003)
Speaker, “What a U.S. Attorney Needs to Know about Deals in Foreign Jurisdictions,” International Law Section, Dallas Bar Association (Dallas, Texas, January 31, 2003)
Speaker, “Formation of Private Equity Funds,” DFW Private Equity Forum (Dallas, Texas, January 14, 2003)
“Lawyers and Accounting,” SEC Issues Update Fall 2002, Bowne & Glasser LegalWorks Seminars, Dallas, Texas, October 22, 2002 (speaker)
“Excellence in Corporate Governance,” Navigating the New Environment for Directors, Aon Inc., Dallas, Texas, October 17, 2002 (speaker)
“International Business Transactions,” Cox School of Business Executive M.B.A. Program, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, November 30, 2001 (guest lecturer)
“The Rules of the Game–Update on Disclosure, SEC, FASB, Nasdaq and Other Regulatory Considerations,” IR in Today’s Tough Times, National Investor Relations Institute, Dallas, Texas, November 5, 2001 (speaker)
“Issues in Private Placements and Mergers and Acquisitions,” SEC Issues Update Fall 2001, Bowne & Glasser LegalWorks Seminars, Dallas, Texas, October 30, 2001 (speaker)
“Managing Disputes and Controversies Across Borders,” Martindale-Hubbel’s Counsel to Counsel Forum, Dallas, Texas, August 29, 2001 (panelist)
“Investing in International E-Commerce,” Doing Business Online: Marketing and Transactional Issues, Law Seminars International, Dallas, Texas, September 7-8, 2000 (speaker)
“Barriers and Enhancements to Innovation,” Chairman, Lessons from Innovating Firms, 4th International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation, Curitiba, Brazil, August 28-31, 2000 (speaker)
“International Business Transactions,” Cox School of Business Executive M.B.A. Program, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, June 30, 2000 (guest lecturer)
“Initial Public Offerings,” IPO Breakfast, American Lawyer Media, Inc. Law Journal Seminars, Austin, Texas, June 28, 2000 (moderator)
“Private Equity in Latin America,” International Business Transactions in Latin America, Harvard Latin American Law Society, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 15, 2000 (speaker)
“Private Equity in Latin America,” Latin America Briefing, Houston, Texas, November 18, 1999 (speaker)
“IPOs from a Lawyer’s Perspective,” I.P.O. Forum, Dallas, Texas, November 17, 1999 (speaker)
“Exit Issues in International Co-Investments,” in 11 International Quarterly 486, Business Laws, Inc., July 1999 (author)
“International Business Transactions,” Cox School of Business Executive M.B.A. Program, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, June 12, 1999 (guest lecturer)
“Buying and Selling a Business,” 4th Annual Conference, CLE International, Dallas, Texas, June 10-11, 1999 (chairman)
“Practicing Plain English,” Dallas Chapter, American Society of Corporate Secretaries, Dallas, Texas, April 13, 1999 (speaker)
“Exit Issues in International Co-Investments,” Enron Corporation Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Houston, Texas, June 19, 1998 (author and speaker)
“Exit Issues in International Co-Investments,” 10th Annual Advanced International Law Institute, The University of Texas School of Law & International Section of the State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas, April 23-24, 1998 (Planning Committee, Speaker and Moderator)
“Buying and Selling a Business Conference”; Author and Speaker, “Negotiating the Transaction,” CLE International, Dallas, Texas, April 20-21, 1998 (co-chairman)
“Contrasting Models of Equity Investment: Joint Ventures and the Financial Investor,” Texas-Mexico Bar Association Fourth Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas, September 14-16, 1997 (Planning Committee, Speaker and Moderator)
“Joint Ventures: Practical Ways of Bridging Differences and Complementing Virtues,” Texas-Mexico Bar Association Fourth Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas, September 14-16, 1997 (Planning Committee, Speaker and Moderator)
“Financing Biotechnology in the Public Capital Markets”; Speaker, “Common Pitfalls in Public Offerings,” BIO ‘97 International Biotechnology Meeting & Exhibition, Houston, Texas, June 8-12, 1997 (moderator)
“Recent Rule Changes under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,” Dallas Chapter, National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, Richardson, Texas, December 10, 1996 (speaker)
“Structuring Cross-Border Joint Ventures,” Texas-Mexico Bar Association Third Annual Conference, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, September 13-14, 1996 (Planning Committee and Speaker)
“How to Structure Mergers and Acquisitions in Mexico,” Doing Business with Mexico, American Conference Institute, New York, New York, March 14-15, 1996 (author and speaker)
“Merger & Acquisition Practice in Mexico,” Dallas Legal Assistants Association, Dallas, Texas, July 18, 1995 (speaker)
“How to Structure Mergers and Acquisitions in Mexico,” Doing Business with Mexico, American Conference Institute, Miami, Florida, March 9-10, 1995 (author and speaker)
“Mexico: Mergers and Acquisitions Laws 1994,” in LatinLaw (A LatinFinance Supplement), December 1994 (author)
“Investment Regulatory Issues,” Free Trade for the Americas: Issues in Economics, International Trade Policy and Law, Baylor University and the Embassy of Canada, Waco, Texas, November 11-12, 1994 (speaker)
“How to Structure Mergers and Acquisitions in Mexico,” Doing Business with Mexico, American Conference Institute (Chicago, Illinois, October 6-7, 1994) (Chairman October 7, 1994) (author and speaker)
“A Comparison of United States and Mexican Corporate Issues,” Third Annual United States-Mexico Law Institute (Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 15-17, 1994), related panel discussion published in Panel Discussion: A Hypothetical Problem, 3 United States-Mexico Law Journal 93, 1995 (author and speaker)
“A Comparison of United States and Mexican Securities Laws,” Third Annual United States-Mexico Law Institute (Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 15-17, 1994), related panel discussion published in Panel Discussion: Securities Law Questions and Comments on the Comparison of Corporate and Securities Laws in Mexico and the United States, 3 United States-Mexico Law Journal, 1995 (author and speaker)
“Raising Capital in the Public Market—Considerations and Alternatives,” Presentation for Clients of Cornwell Jackson & Co. P.C., Plano, Texas, July 28, 1994 (author and speaker)
“Selected Federal Securities Laws Matters Affecting Stock-based Compensation,” Current Issues for Executive Compensation, Price Waterhouse, Dallas, Texas, July 26, 1994 (author and speaker)
“How to Structure Mergers and Acquisitions in Mexico,” Doing Business With Mexico, American Conference Institute, New York, New York, June 13-14, 1994 (author and speaker)
“Changing Roles of Corporate Directors,” 16th Annual Conference on Securities Regulation & Business Law, The University of Texas School of Law, Dallas, Texas, March 10-11, 1994 (author and speaker)
“How to Structure Mergers and Acquisitions in Mexico,” Doing Business in Mexico, American Conference Institute, Los Angeles, California, February 14-15, 1994 (author and speaker)
“Special Report—How to Structure Mergers and Acquisitions in Mexico,” Direct Investment in North America, The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., January 1994 (author)
“NAFTA Will Boost Mergers and Acquisitions in Mexico,” Houston Business Journal, December 13, 1993 (author)
“Doing Business in Mexico—with or without NAFTA,” Dallas Business Journal, Week of November 19-25, 1993 (author)
“How to Structure Mergers and Acquisitions in Mexico,” Doing Business in Mexico, American Conference Institute, Chicago, Illinois, November 8-9, 1993 (author and speaker)
“How to Structure Mergers and Acquisitions in Mexico,” Doing Business in Mexico, American Conference Institute, New York, New York, March 18-19, 1993 (author and speaker)
“Proxy Rule Changes and Executive Compensation,” 15th Annual Conference on Securities Regulation and Business Law Problems, The University of Texas School of Law, Dallas, Texas, March 11-12, 1993 (speaker)
“Initial Public Offerings,” Baylor Law School, Waco, Texas, January 22, 1993 [Professor Mike Rogers] (guest lecturer)
“Covenants Not to Compete and the Acquisition,” Structuring Acquisitions and the Role of Counsel, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, June 6-7, 1991 (Co-Author and Speaker, R. Kimball & S. Schreiber)
S. Schreiber, R. Kimball & L. Horan, “Covenants Not to Compete: Are They Over the Hill?” Structuring the Negotiated Acquisition of a Business, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, July 2, 1990 (co-author)
“S. Schreiber & R. Kimball, Legal Opinions in Private Placements and Placement Agency Agreements in Private Placements,” 11th Annual Conference on Securities Regulation and Business Law Problems, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, March 2, 1989 (co-author)
“S. Morton & R. Kimball, The Issuer’s Obligations to Identify, Control and Disclose Material, Nonpublic Information,” American Corporate Counsel Association, Fourth Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November 9-11, 1988 (co-author)
Author, “Comment, Accretion and Severed Mineral Estates,” 53 U. Chi. L. Rev. 232 (1986)

Recognitions

Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A (Texas), 2007−2026
Legal 500 U.S., Technology: Transactions, 2011 and 2012
The Best Lawyers in America^©(BL Rankings, LLC), “Lawyer of the Year,” (Dallas/Fort Worth): Corporate Law, 2017, 2020, and 2026; Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2019 and 2020; Project Finance Law, 2020
The Best Lawyers in America^©(BL Rankings, LLC), (Dallas): Corporate Law, Project Finance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2006−2027
Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2007−2025
D Magazine, “Best Lawyers in Dallas,” 2017
IFLR1000, 2020–2023
Selected to the 500 Leading Dealmakers in America, Lawdragon, 2022, 2024, and 2026
Selected to the 500 Leading Energy Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2023–2026
Who’s Who Legal (Law Business Research Ltd.), Capital Markets: Debt & Equity, “Thought Leaders (USA),” 2024

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