Jared’s practice focuses on commercial, financing and real estate transactions.

Jared’s practice focuses on commercial lending, finance and real estate transactions. His experience includes the representation of national and international lenders and borrowers in various secured and unsecured credit transactions, including, upstream, midstream and downstream lending, real estate lending, asset based lending transactions, acquisition finance, syndicated finance and restructurings. Jared’s real estate practice includes representations of buyers, sellers and developers in the purchases, sales and financing of real property.

Representative Experience

  • In re EdgeMarc Energy Holdings, LLC, et al., finance and transactional counsel for prepetition bank agent, DIP lender and purchaser of gas producing properties in the Marcellus shale formation.
  • Represented a major global energy company in an extensive internal review and summary of all project documents and commercial agreements relating to the company’s entire wind energy project portfolio in the United States, including wind energy projects in Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Texas.
  • Assisted in the representation of administrative agent in documenting and closing a $1.3 billion revolving letter of credit facility to an international heavy machinery dealer.
  • Assisted in the representation of a publicly traded midstream oil and gas company in its $900 million amended and restated credit facility.
  • Assisted in the representation of administrative agent in documenting and closing a $300 million revolving credit facility to a national hospital system.
  • Assisted in the representation of administrative agent in documenting and closing a $160 million revolving credit facility to a national hospital system.
  • Assisted in the representation of a national developer for a construction loan in connection with the construction and development.
  • Assisted in the representation of administrative agent in documenting and closing a $200 million revolving credit facility to a technology company.
  • Assisted in the representation of administrative agent in documenting and closing a $75 million revolving credit facility to an oilfield services company.
  • Assisted in the representation of administrative agent in documenting and closing $125 million in the aggregate of term and revolving credit facilities for a construction material supply company.
  • Assisted in the representation of administrative agent in documenting and closing a $200 million revolving credit facility for a cloud computing company.
  • Represented national lender in a $34 million acquisition financing of a furniture company.  

The following represents experience prior to joining the firm:

  • Assisted in the representation of national commercial lender, as agent, in $35 million syndicated construction facility for Class-A apartments in Alabama. 
  • Assisted in the representation of a $25 million construction facility for student housing in Tallahassee, Florida.
  • Assisted in the representation of national lender in $8 million construction facility for big box retailer in Mississippi.
  • Assisted in the representation of a national commercial bank, as lead agent in $30 million syndicated construction facility. 
  • Assisted in the representation of an international bank in financing an unsecured credit facility for a minor league baseball team (AAA).  

Memberships

  • Member, Civil Rights Committee - Anti-Defamation League
  • Texas State Bar Association
  • Houston Young Lawyers Association
  • Houston Bar Association
  • Phi Delta Phi – International Honors Fraternity
  • National Order of Barristers
  • Adjunct Professor of Appellate Advocacy, South Texas College of Law
  • South Texas College of Law Young Alumni Council

Awards & Recognition

  • Selected as One to Watch for Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation and Energy Law, The Best Lawyers in America, 2024
  • Selected as a Rising Star for Banking, Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers Magazine, 2020-2022

  • Recipient of the Houston Volunteer Lawyers’ Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Achievement, 2019

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