G. Michael O'Leary
Partner

600 Travis
Suite 4200
Houston TX 77002
P: 713.220.4360
F: 713.238.7130

Mike's practice emphasizes substantial experience in all aspects of corporate transactions, including representation of public and private companies and investment banking firms. His work with financing transactions includes public offerings and private placements of equity and debt; redemptions and exchanges of preferred equity and debt; and project financings (including partnership and limited partnership financings). Mike also counsels on a wide range of strategic transactional matters, including formation of partnership and joint ventures, including international joint ventures and alliances; publicly traded limited partnerships; spin-offs; mergers, acquisitions and dispositions (by tender offer, exchange offer and otherwise) of corporations, divisions of corporations and other entities; changes of control and strategic alliances; structuring “going private” transactions; defensive techniques; director fiduciary duties; restructurings; and liquidations. He has particular experience with energy and oilfield service companies, pipeline transportation, staff leasings, royalty trusts, and forest products companies.

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Member

  • Houston Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas

Listed

  • Profiled as one of the leading Corporate/M&A lawyers in Texas, Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers (2006)
  • Texas Super Lawyer in Securities and Corporate Finance, Texas Monthly (2003-2007)

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Education
  • JD, 1980, honors, University of Houston Law Center
  • BS, 1977, cum laude, Finance, University of Alabama
Admitted
  • Texas 1980
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